HOLLAND, Mich. (WLCSports.com) – Top-ranked Hope used an 18-0 scoring run that spanned across two quarters to quickly erase a three-point deficit, as the Flying Dutch defeated Wisconsin Lutheran College 84-52 on Tuesday at the DeVos Fieldhouse.
The Warriors (2-2) took their first lead of the game at 10-9 when sophomore
Meggie Scott (Yorkville, Ill.) knocked down a three at the 5:44 mark of the first quarter. WLC followed with a pair of three-point leads, the later being 14-11 after a layup from freshman Paige Werner (Neenah, Wis.) with 4:25 remaining in the opening period.
The Flying Dutch (5-0) closed the first quarter on a 15-0 scoring run to take a 26-14 lead behind 61.1 percent shooting. HC concluded its scoring run with a three for the first points of the second quarter. A five-point swing, capped by a three-point play from junior
Sam Leisemann (Fall River, Wis.) brought the deficit down to 10 points less than two minutes into the second quarter. Hope responded with a 14-0 scoring run to take a 45-21 lead into halftime.
Wisconsin Lutheran went toe-to-toe with Hope in the third quarter, out-scoring the hosts 22-21. A 7-0 scoring run brought the deficit down to 18 points after a layup from sophomore Ella Ten Pas (Oostburg, Wis.) at the 7:17 mark. The Flying Dutch lead reached 27 points with 2:18 remaining as they carried a 66-43 advantage into the fourth quarter.
The Warriors whittled their deficit down to 23 points with four minutes to play following a three-point play from freshman Jayden Hill (Kenosha, Wis.). HC finished the game on an 11-2 scoring run over the final 2:58 for the final margin of 84-52.
Leisemann, Hill, and senior
Ally Gough (Horicon, Wis.) led WLC with seven points apiece. Ten Pas totaled a team-high nine rebounds. Wisconsin Lutheran finished the game shooting 32.3 percent from the floor.
Savannah Feenstra posted a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds for Hope, which shot 54 percent from the floor for the contest.
The Warriors are idle until next Wednesday, November 30 when they host Concordia Wisconsin (1-2, 0-1 NACC) for their conference opener at 7 p.m. Live coverage links will be available for the game at WLCSports.com.
