karge drives in UWRF
Kathy M Helgeson
57
Winner UW-La Crosse UWLWBB 9-7, 3-2 WIAC
44
UW-River Falls UWRFW 5-11, 0-5 WIAC
Winner
UW-La Crosse UWLWBB
9-7, 3-2 WIAC
57
Final
44
UW-River Falls UWRFW
5-11, 0-5 WIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UW-La Crosse UWLWBB 13 15 11 18 57
UW-River Falls UWRFW 13 11 13 7 44

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | UWRF Sports Information

Falcons Struggle on the Glass in Home Loss to Eagles

River Falls, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls women's came up short in a home contest against UW-La Crosse after giving up 27 offensive rebounds in a 57-44 loss.

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls: 44, UW-La Crosse 57
Location: Karges Center, River Falls, Wisconsin
Record: UWRF: 5-11 (0-5 WIAC), UW-La Crosse 9-7 (3-2 WIAC)
 
WHAT HAPPENED
  • Taylor Paulsrud had nine first half points and the Falcons trailed by just four at the break, but the Eagles used a 22-6 run in the second half and defeated the Falcons at home.
  • UWRF scored the first five points of the game, but the Eagles used an 11-3 run to take the lead in the first. The Falcons would end the quarter knotted up with the Eagles 13-13.
  • Paulsrud hit another three at the start of the second, but the Eagles would quickly take the lead back with an 11-0 run and lead 24-16, the Falcons would close in at halftime with the score 28-24 at the buzzer.
  • In the second half, UWRF would quickly take the lead early on with back-to-back buckets by Ali Clark, but UW-La Crosse scored the final six points of the quarter to take a two point lead into the fourth quarter.
  • The UW-La Crosse would lead by as much as 14 points in the fourth quarter, and the Falcons would score just seven points in the period in route to the loss.        
 
IN-DEPTH LOOK
  • Paulsrud finished with 13 points, seven rebounds two blocks, and two steals in 37 minutes.
  • Taylor Karge and Clark each finished with eight points. Karge had six rebounds and Clark finished with three.
  • UWRF shot 17-53 (32.1 percent) from the floor in the loss.

THE OPPOSITION
  • MaKenzie Miller for UW-La Crosse was dominating in their road win. She finished with 23 points and 17 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes of the game.
  • Elise DeNoyer scored 10 points for the Eagles and grabbed seven rebounds.
  • As a team the Eagles shot 20-61 (32.8 percent) from the floor. The team also shot 14-22 (63.6 percent) from the free throw line.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
UW-River Falls will next play host to UW-Oshkosh (14-2, 4-1 WIAC) on January 21st at 3 p.m. The Falcons last season were 2-1 against the Titans.
 
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