Box Score WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's basketball team combined ferocious, full-court defense with white-hot 3-point shooting early in the second half Tuesday to defeat Bethany Lutheran (Minn.) 71-45 in a non-conference affair at JustAgame Fieldhouse.
Freshman guard Brook Trewyn unofficially led the Warhawks (5-6 overall) in scoring with 16 points, including five 3-pointers.
UW-Whitewater forced several first-half turnovers by the Vikings (1-9) and knocked down a barrage of 3-pointers early in the second half to put the game out of reach.
In the first half, the Warhawks sprinted out to a 7-2 advantage with 16:44 to play in the period behind consecutive jumpers by Reeves to start the contest.
After back-to-back 3-pointers by sophomore guard
Reilly Stewart (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) and sophomore guard
Kelsey Frey (Oak Creek/Wisconsin Lutheran), UW-Whitewater led 13-6 with 12:30 on the clock before increasing its lead to nine by the 10:23 mark following a Reeves 3-pointer.
The Warhawks continued to increase their lead behind their relentless full-court defensive press, taking their first double digit advantage at 24-13 with 4:07 left after two straight lay-ups by junior wing
Jaya Perkins (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville).
UW-Whitewater ended the half on an 8-0 run to take a 32-15 lead, its largest of the game to that point, into the locker room. Trewyn fueled the spurt with four points on a 3-pointer and a free throw.
The Warhawks began the second half the same way they started the first.
Behind four 3-pointers from Trewyn in the first four minutes of the period, UW-Whitewater opened the half with a 14-2 run to lead 46-17 with 16:40 on the clock.
The Warhawks took their largest advantage of the contest at 56-23 following a 3-pointer by sophomore guard
Andrea Olsen (East Troy/East Troy) with 12:11 to play.
Official statistics from the contest are currently unavailable. Check back later this week for an update.
The Warhawks resume Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play for the remainder of the regular season this Saturday at home against UW-River Falls. Tip-off for Alumni Day at Kachel Gymnasium is slated for 3 p.m.
