UW women hang on to beat Michigan
MADISON Despite leading by 16 points with less than five minutes to play, the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team had to hang on for a 58-54 Big Ten Conference victory over Michigan here Sunday afternoon.
The Badgers (13-4, 3-3) led 53-37 with 4:32 left, but the Wolverines (9-7, 2-3) eventually cut the lead to seven on a three-point basket with 1:19 left to play. Four Wisconsin free throws in the last minute of play sealed the victory in front of a season-high 7,857 fans at the Kohl Center.
Three Badgers finished in double figures, and junior forward Mariah Dunham led all scorers with a season-high 17 points. Dunham was 7-of-9 from the field and added two blocks and two steals. Junior guard Rae Lin D’Alie added a season-high 15 points and finished a perfect 6-of-6 from the field.
After scoring a season-low five points against Ohio State Thursday, sophomore guard Alyssa Karel got back into double digits and finished with 10 points, all of which came in the second half, including 3-of-4 from three-point range.
Wisconsin is at Indiana on Thursday for a 6 p.m. tipoff at Assembly Hall.
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