Box Score The UW-Whitewater women's basketball team started an eighteen point run over a five minute span to start the second half on the way to a 82-60 win over Carroll University Tuesday night in Kachel Gym of Williams Center in Whitewater. 

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photo gallery (courtesy of Crystal Meyer)

Whitewater opened the game with an 8-0 run and built up a thirteen point lead three times, the latest 19-6 with11:04 in the first half.  Over the next six minutes the Pioneers responded, cutting the lead to 23-21 with 4:27 left.  UW-W went into the locker room with a 37-29 lead.

Whitewater shot 47% in the first half, Carroll 32%, and the Warhawks had a 21-13 rebounding advantage.

For all practical purposes the game was decided over the next four and a half minutes, as UW-W out-scored Carroll 18-0 to build a 56-29 bulge.  The Warhawks eventually built a 29 point cushion, 72-43 with 6:39 left in the game.  The closest Carroll would come the rest of the way was 80-60 with 0:53 on the clock. 

Whitewater shot 45% for the game and hit 19-25 from the line.  Carroll shot 32%, making 22-28 free throws in a game that lasted more than two hours.

Sophomore guard Mary Merg (Greendale/Greendale) led UW-W with 17 points, including 5-5 from the line.  Junior center Cortney Kumerow (Bartlett, IL/South Elgin) added 16 points and a game high eight rebounds.  Senior guards Jamie Swanson (Fox Lake, IL/Grant Community) and Emily Bestor (North Fond du Lac/Horace Mann) led the Warhawks with four assists apiece. 

Carroll was led by junior forward Janelle Groer's 11 points and ten from sophomore guard Emily DeNoyer.  Groer also had a game high six assists, and topped the Pioneers with four rebounds.

UW-W, 1-0, will play in the Millikin University Tournament November 19-20.  Whitewater will face Whitworth College at 3:00 on the 19th, and Millikin at 3:00 on the 20th.  The next home game for Whitewater will be November 23, with Illinois Wesleyan University visiting for a 6:00 tipoff.


For additional information:  Keri Carollo, UW-W coach