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UW-La Crosse knocks off Warhawk women

WHITEWATER — A team ranked No. 2 in the national Division III college polls is supposed to receive a little respect, right?

UW-La Crosse had no such notion on the way to a 62-53 upset victory over UW-Whitewater in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women’s basketball here Wednesday night.

The visiting Eagles (14-5, 6-4 WIAC) led all the way in handing the Warhawks (17-2, 8-2) their second defeat in the WIAC and overall this season. It was Whitewater’s first regular-season home loss in 17 games, going back to Jan. 13, 2007.

Whitewater which moved to No. 2 in the rankings this week, fell victim to horrible shooting, making a season-low 20 of 61 (33 percent) field-goal, including 6-for-28 from three-point range.

Meanwhile, La Crosse had the baskets at Williams Center zeroed in, making 23 of 48 (48 percent), including 5 of 10 three-point attempts.

The Eagles didn’t mess around with the Warhawks, rolling to a 19-6 lead with 14 minutes to play in the first half. La Crosse marched on to a 29-19 halftime lead.

La Crosse led by as many as 14 points in the second half. Whitewater cut the margin to five twice, but could draw no closer.

Tiffany Morton earned her 11th double-double, scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds for Whitewater. Teammates Kelsey Hendrickson and Heidi Sonntag added 11 and 10 points, respectively.

MacKenzie Hunter scored a game-high 19 points for La Crosse, while Dana Churchill chipped in 14 points.

Whitewater plays at UW-Eau Claire on Saturday.

LA CROSSE 62, WHITEWATER 53

La Crosse (62)—Waldvogel, 1-2 2-6 4; Halat, 1-2 0-0 2; Hunter, 8-16 2-2 19; Churchill, 6-10 1-1 14 Wahl, 2-6 5-6 9; Larson, 2-4 0-0 5; Litrenta, 1-3 0-0 2; Lang, 2-5 1-2 7. Totals: 23-48 11-17 62.

Whitewater (53)—Hendrickson, 4-15 0-0 11; Woolever, 1-6 0-0 3; Morton, 7-16 3-6 17; Sonntag, 4-10 0-0 10; Schmidt, 1-4 0-0 2; Bundy, 1-5 3-4 5; Thompson, 1-2 1-3 3; Burg, 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: 20-61 7-13 53.

UW-La Crosse 29 33—62

UW-Whitewater 19 34—53

Three-point goals—La Crosse 5-10 (Hunter 1-2, Churchill 1-1, Larson 1-3, Lang 2-4). Whitewater 6-28 (Hendrickson 3-12, Woolever 1-5, Morton 0-2, Sonntag 2-6, Schmidt 0-1, Bundy, 0-2). Rebounds—La Crosse 34 (Churchill 8), Whitewater 36 (Morton 10). Assists—La Crosse 9 (Wahl 3), Whitewater 13 (Woolever 3). Total fouls—La Crosse 16, Whitewater 17. Fouled out—Sonntag.