Women's Basketball: University of Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons vs. University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneers
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50
Col of St Scholastic CSS 1-3
73
Winner UW-River Falls UWRF 3-2
Col of St Scholastic CSS
1-3
50
Final
73
UW-River Falls UWRF
3-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Col of St Scholastic CSS 9 8 18 15 50
UW-River Falls UWRF 25 24 9 15 73

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Falcons Beat the Saints at Home

RIVER FALLS, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) – The women's basketball team hosted College of St. Scholastica on Friday night.  The Falcons dominated the first half, outscoring the Saints 49-17.  Contributing to the first half lead was a 12-0 run by the Falcons ending the second quarter.  River Falls had a second 12-0 run late in the fourth quarter. 

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls 73, College of St. Scholastica 50
Location: River Falls, Wis.
Record: UWRF 3-2, CSS 1-3
 
WHAT HAPPENED
  • The Falcons outscored the Saints in the first two quarters of the game.  The Falcons went 16-31 from the floor, including eight three pointers, shooting 51.6 percent.   
  • UWRF hit 9-10 from the free throw line also in the first half. 
  • They outscored CSS in points off turnovers 19-12, 15 of those points coming in the first half.
  • Overall the Falcons scored just six 2nd chance points in the game, four of them coming in the first half, finishing the half with just four offensive rebounds.
  • The Falcons went into halftime with a 49-17 lead. 
  • UWRF shot just 20 percent in the second half overall, making 6-30 field goals, and two three pointes.  They shot 58.8 percent from the free throw line (10-17).
  • The Falcons bench contributed 23 points in the win, eight coming in the second half.
  • River Falls was outscored in points in the paint 26-20.
  • The Falcons finished the game with 13 steals and 19 turnovers.    
 
IN-DEPTH LOOK
  • Biranna Koop was the leading scorer for Falcons with 21 points on 7-11 shooting, 3-4 from behind the arc. She also recorded 11 rebounds and two steals. 
  • Jenna Zeman scored 14 points for UWRF on 3-12, as well as hitting 7-9 free throws. Shelby Kelley contributed 10 points in the Falcons win.
  • UWRF made 22-61 shots (36.1 percent) from the floor in the win. They went 10-28 from behind the arc, and hit 19-27 free throws (70.4 percent).
  • As a team, the Falcons gathered 49 rebounds and 12 steals.

THE OPPOSITION
  • CSS was led by Kaylee Kennedy with 13 points. She shot 4-11 from the floor and went 5-6 from the free throw line.
  • Karlie Skog and Lizzie Altendorf each scored seven for the Saints.
  • From the field the Saints shot 15-64 (23.4 percent) and 1-12 (8.3 percent) from downtown.  They also shot 70.4 percent from the free throw line, 19-27.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
UW-River Falls will participate in the UW-La Crosse Thanksgiving Tournament next weekend, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
 
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