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University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneers

68
Winner Wis.-Platteville UWPWBB 1-1
51
St. Olaf STOW 0-3
Winner
Wis.-Platteville UWPWBB
1-1
68
Final
51
St. Olaf STOW
0-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wis.-Platteville UWPWBB 18 14 17 19 68
St. Olaf STOW 10 10 12 19 51

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Pioneers earn season's first victory

The UW-Platteville women's basketball team earned its first victory of the young season, beating St. Olaf 68-51 on the final day of the UW-River Falls Classic. 

The Pioneers scored the last seven points of the first quarter to lead 18-10 and never trailed after that. Coach Megan Wilson's squad led 32-20 at the half and extended the margin to 49-32 after three periods.

Morgan Horstman paced a balanced attack with 15 points; Allison Prestegaard scored 13; and Lexis Macomber came off the bench to total 10 points. Senior Amber Williams, the 15-time track and field all-American who is out for basketball for the first time, had nine points and eight rebounds. The Pioneers held a 55-33 advantage on the boards and forced 23 Oles turnovers.

Keegan Mulvihill paced St. Olaf (0-3) with 14 points, and Makenna Ash scored 13.

The 1-1 Pioneers play at Luther Tuesday at 7 p.m.

 

By Paul Erickson, Director, UW-Platteville Communications, 608.342.1194, pr@uwplatt.edu

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