STEVENS POINT, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) – The women's basketball team was on the road facing UW-Stevens Point. The Falcons fell to the Pointers in their WIAC opener, 57-65.
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls 57, UW-Stevens Point 65
Location: Berg Gym, Stevens Point, Wis.
Record: UWRF 4-7 (0-1 WIAC), UWSP 6-6 (1-0 WIAC)
WHAT HAPPENED
- The Falcons shot 25 percent from the field in the first half, hitting 8-32, including 2-12 from behind the arc.
- Crystal Pearson led the Falcons, scoring six points in the first half, all coming from the free throw line (6-6).
- The Falcons scored 13 points off the bench overall, four in the first half.
- Overall the Falcons scored four 2nd chance points in the half, 16 total in the game, on 15 offensive rebounds.
- The Falcons went into halftime tied at 29.
- UWRF shot 32.4 percent in the second half overall, making 12-37 field goals and making just 1-17 three-pointers (5.9 percent).
- Jenna Zeman led the Falcons in the second half with six points on 2-7 shooting and 2-2 from the free throw line.
- The Falcons finished the game with 30 points in the paint. They also scored 14 points off turnovers.
IN-DEPTH LOOK
- Pearson and Zeman led the Falcons with 11 points each.
- Cassie Heinrichs contributed 9 points on the night.
- UWRF made 20-69 shots (29 percent) from the floor in the loss. They went 3-29 from behind the arc (10.3 percent), and hit 14-16 free throws (87.5 percent).
THE OPPOSITION
- UWSP was led by Taylor Greenheck with 24 points. She shot 7-11 from the floor and went 9-9 from the free throw line.
- From the field, the Pointers made 19-52 (36.5 percent) and 2-11 (18.2 percent) from behind the arc. They also shot 86.2 percent from the free throw line (25-29).
LOOKING AHEAD
UW-River Falls will host UW-La Crosse on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Game time is 7 pm.
