The score was a little closer this year, but the result was the same.

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After routing the Eagles by 42 last season, the Warhawks led by just nine points at halftime, but they pulled away in the second half for a 76-57 victory.

UW-Whitewater, ranked first in both polls, began the second half on a 14-6 run to push the margin to 17, and Edgewood never closed the gap to less than 12 points.

Dana Thompson (Belleville/Belleville) (13) and Kelsey Hendrickson (Monroe/Monroe) (12) combined for 25 points, and Mary Donohoo (Wauwatosa/West) and Rachel Woolever (Colfax/Colfax) added nine apiece.

Megan Scheele led the Eagles with 24 points.

The Warhawks shot 41.2 percent (30-for-64) from the field, compared to just 27.6 percent (19-for-58) for Edgewood.

The teams combined for 45 turnovers.  UW-W committed 20, while the Eagles were guilty of 25 turnovers.

Heidi Sonntag (Milwaukee/Wisconsin Lutheran) and Sarah Moran (Waukesha/South) led the Warhawks with five assists, and Tiffany Morton (Beloit/Memorial) led UW-W with 10 rebounds.

Five Edgewood players had five rebounds, and Scheele led them with five assists.

The Warhawks play again on Saturday, November 29, when they host Loras College at 7:00 p.m. for Parents Day.

For additional information:
UW-W Coach Keri Carollo
262-472-5782