What a week for the UW-Whitewater women’s basketball team. Keri Carollo’s krew knocked off Eau Claire last Saturday and went on the road and stunned UW-Stevens Point 58-55 at Berg Gym.
The Hawks started slow by not
scoring in the first 2:26 of the game. The funk ended with Whitewater going on
a 13 to 2 run to take a 13-4 lead with 12:36 left in the 1st half. They
would take a 30-24 lead into the locker room at half time.
Point opened the second half
on fire, reeling off a 16-2 bulge that put UW-SP up 40-32 with 13:19 on the
clock. Senior center Cortney Kumerow's basket in the lane cut the lead to
42-41, and at the 7:52 mark junior guard Mary Merg tied the game with a
fastbreak layup. Katie Burton put UW-W in front 46-44, and the Warhawks'
lead inched up to 57-48 on a layup by junior guard Kaitlyn Thill.
Point made one final run. The
Pointer’s Sam Barber hit a three with 0:41 left in the game to pull the
Pointers within two, 57-55.
Mary Merg sealed the deal for
Whitewater by hitting 1 of 2 free throws to give the Warhawks the 58-55
victory.
Courtny Kumerow led the Hawks
with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Katie Burton added 9 and 8 rebounds while Lisa
Palmer chipped in with 8 points and 7 boards.
Point’s Myranda
Tyler took game honors with 17 points. Senior guard Sam Barber added 10
points and nine boards for the Pointers.
With the win, Whitewater is
takes over first place in the WIAC at 4 & 0 a game up on Superior. Point falls to 1 & 2 in the
conference.
UW-Whitewater will participate in a tournament hosted by Hope College (MI) Friday and Saturday. The Warhawks will face Kalamazoo College at 4:30 Friday and matchup with host Hope College at 2:00 Saturday. The next home game for the Warhawks will be January 9 at 7:00 with UW-Platteville visiting Kachel Gym in Williams Center.
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