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The women's basketball team used a well-balanced performance to down UW- La Crosse 64-55 in the opening round of the WIAC Tournament at the Karges Center.

The Falcons came into the game as the No. 4 seed, and La Crosse was the No. 5 seed.

The Falcons were in control for most of the first half, building a lead by as many as 12 with 7:11 remaining in the half. They would go into the locker room at halftime leading 32-25.  However, the Eagles opened the second half on an 8-0 run to be right back into the game, and it showed.  The second half was a back-and-forth contest until UWRF pulled away in the closing minutes.  Clutch free throws by Alise Holst (Plainview, MN, Plainview-Elgin-Millville), and the Gregorich sisters, Brittany Gregorich (Altoona, WI, Altoona) and Tiffany Gregorich (Altoona, WI, Altoona) sealed the victory and kept the Falcons' season alive.

Holst would lead all Falcons with 18 points.  She was 7-8 from the charity stripe.  Four Falcons would end the game with double-digits.  Brittany Gregorich was just shy of a double-double.  She had 14 points and nine rebounds.  Nikki Guhr (Muskego, WI, Muskego) added 12 points on 6-12 shooting from the field.  As a team, the Falcons shot 39.7 percent from the field on 23-58 shooting.  La Crosse meanwhile, shot 35.1 percent on 20-57 shooting.  Tifffany Gregorich added 10 points to round out the balanced Falcon attack.

Maranda Dohrn (Lake City, MN, Lake City) led the battle of the boards.  She pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds in helping the Falcons out-rebound UWL 44-34, which included 18 offensive rebounds for the Falcons.

The Falcons have now swept all three games against La Crosse this season.  The Eagles will end their season with a 16-10 record.

With the victory, the Falcons improve their record to 21-5.  Their next game is the WIAC Semifinals against the No. 1 seed, UW-Stevens Point.

Action is set to get underway at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23 at Stevens Point.  On Jan. 4 the Falcons defeated UWSP 67-63 at Stevens Point.  However, on Jan.  21, the Pointers came back to beat the Falcons 71-59 at the Karges Center.

"This time of year it's about playing another day and we're doing that," said Falcon Coach Cindy Holbrook after the game. "But we'll have to play a whole lot better at Stevens Point."

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