Warhawk women win battle of ranked teams

By GAZETTE STAFF Friday, Dec. 11, 2009

STEVENS POINT — The 1-2 punch of Heidi Sonntag and Kelsey Hendrickson lifted UW-Whitewater's women's basketball team to victory Thursday night.

Sonntag and Hendrickson combined for 43 points, and the Warhawks used a 21-3 run late in the first half en route to a 76-71 win over UW-Stevens Point in a WIAC thriller.

Whitewater (6-1, 2-1) trailed 22-9 in the first half before going on its 21-3 run to take a 30-25 halftime lead.

The 11th-ranked Warhawks pushed the lead to double digits in the second half and were never threatened after that.

Sonntag paced Whitewater with 22 points, and Hendrickson added 21.

WHITEWATER 76, STEVENS POINT 71

Whitewater (76)—Hendrickson, 6-7-21; Bundy, 1-0-2; Sonntag, 7-6-22; Burg, 3-2-9; Kumerow, 4-4-12; Bestor, 1-0-3; Glynn, 1-0-2. Totals: 24-19-76.

Stevens Point (71)—Bandow, 5-4-18; Flease, 5-2-12; Windt, 1-2-5; Peterson, 6-4-16; Schultz, 2-2-6; Buechel, 0-2-2; Althoff, 0-3-3; Coles, 1-0-3; Allen, 0-1-1; Glodowski, 2-1-5. Totals: 22-21-71.

UW-Whitewater 30 46—76

UW-Stevens Point 25 46—71

Three-point goals—Whitewater 6 (Hendrickson 2, Sonntag 2, Bestor, Burg), Stevens Point 6 (Bandow 4, Windt, Coles). Free throws missed—Whitewater 5, Stevens Point 13. Total fouls—Whitewater 25, Stevens Point 20.

Attendance—507.

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