RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The UW-River Falls women's basketball team fell 65-54 to UW-Whitewater Saturday afternoon at Page Arena.
Three Warhawk starters scored double figures while
Macy Nilsen and
Cassie Heinrichs led the Falcons with 11 points each. UWW held a 34-32 edge in rebounds and shot 49 percent from the field compared to UWRF's 32.1.
Whitewater led 15-8 after the first quarter before the home team started to gain momentum late in the first half, coming within one paint of UWW at 20-19 after a Heinrichs triple and a free throw from
Jocelyn Plonski with under five minutes left. The Warhawks regained an eight-point advantage before another Heinrichs three-pointer at the buzzer to trim the visitors' lead to 32-27 at the half.
UWRF earned its first lead of the day with a Nilsen three-pointer at the 6:38 mark of the third quarter, leading 39-37. Whitewater quickly regained an advantage however and led for the rest of regulation.
Olivia Miron and
Kameri Meredith shared the UWRF lead in rebounds with five each.
Up next, UWRF (12-7, 2-6 WIAC) hosts nationally-ranked UW-Eau Claire Jan. 25.
