CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The UW-River Falls women's basketball team returned from a two-week break with a 51-35 non-conference win at Coe College Thursday afternoon.

With its second win in a row and second win of the season over an American Rivers Conference opponent, the Falcons' overall record improves to 6-4.

The 35 points against were the fewest conceded by UWRF since 2016 (71-34 over Viterbo), and the fewest points given up against a fellow Division III opponent since 2012 (68-34 over Martin Luther).

given up are the fewest points given up in a Falcons WBB game since 2016, and fewest points given up against a fellow D3 opponent since 2012!

Jenna Zeman and Macy Nilsen led the Falcons with 14 and 11 points, respectively, combining for five steals as well.

Nilsen also came away with a double-double, collecting a game-high and career-high 10 rebounds. Katelyn Karch added four assists off the bench.

UWRF forced 18 Kohawk turnovers, converting those into 20 points. The Falcons also led 14-2 in second-chance points.

After earning a three-point lead after the first 10 minutes, UWRF limited the home team to just three points in the second quarter to take a 32-19 lead into halftime, capped off by a triple from Nilsen with just over 30 seconds left on the clock.

Both teams struggled to find a shooting stride in the second half, but the Falcons maintained the lead for the remainder of regulation, eventually claiming their largest lead of the game at 16 with layups from freshmen Annie Feine and Olivia Miron late in the game.

The Falcons shot 20-of-62 from the field and 5-of-25 from three-point range. 
 
UW-River Falls opens the new year hosting Concordia College on Sunday, Jan. 2 at Page Arena.