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Hendrickson’s 30 propel Warhawks

WHITEWATER — Senior point guard Kelsey Hendrickson scored a career-high 30 points Thursday night to lead the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team to a 73-68 victory over UW-Eau Claire in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament semifinal.

Hendrickson connected on 9 of 16 shots from the field, including 4 of 8 three-point shots, and 8 of 9 free throws. She also had three assists, four steals and one rebound.

The No. 1-seeded Warhawks (20-6) advance to Saturday’s championship game against No. 2 seed Stevens Point in Whitewater. Tipoff will be at 3 p.m. Stevens Point defeated Stout 82-74 in Thursday’s other semifinal.

The Warhawks and Pointers split earlier this season. Whitewater won at Point 76-71 in early December, and the Pointers winning 68-51 in Whitewater in late January.

Whitewater senior guard Sarah Moran, who scored 14 points, made the first of two free throws with 2:26 remaining to tie it at 65. After an Eau Claire turnover, freshman center Cortney Kumerow hit two free throws with 1:40 left. Kumerow recorded a steal, leading to a Moran jump shot.

WHITEWATER 73, EAU CLAIRE 68

UW-Eau Claire (68)—Mansdorf 1-1 0-0 2, Olson 1-3 2-2 5, Lindner 1-2 3-4 5, Freagon 0-0 0-0 0, Bingea 8-13 3-3 20, Feyereisen 0-1 0-0 0, Mesick 5-9 5-8 15, Halama 3-5 2-3 8, Plendl 3-6 7-10 13. Totals: 22-40 22-30 68.

UW-Whitewater (73)—Hendrickson 9-16 8-9 30, Moran 4-8 5-6 14, Theune 0-0 0-0 0, Bundy 2-12 2-2 7, Swanson 0-1 0-0 0, Glynn 0-1 0-0 0, Olsen 1-1 0-0 2, Beese 0-1 0-0 0, Sonntag 3-8 0-0 7, Burg 1-12 3-4 5, Kumerow 2-4 4-6 8. Totals: 22-64 22-27 73.

Eau Claire 38 30—68

Whitewater 37 36—73

Three-point goals—Eau Claire 2-5 (Olson 1-3, Bingea 1-1, Feyereisen 0-1), Whitewater 7-21 (Hendrickson 4-8, Moran 1-2, Bundy 1-6, Sonntag 1-3, Burg 0-2); Fouled out—Olson, Lindner. Rebounds—Eau Claire 42 (Mesick 10), Whitewater 24 (Burg 5); Assists—Eau Claire 13 (Bingea 3, Mesick 3); Whitewater 9 (Hendrickson 3); Total fouls—Eau Claire 22, Whitewater 23.