The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's basketball team posted its 18th straight regular season non-conference victory Sunday with a 79-50 triumph over Simpson (Iowa) on the second and final day of the Holiday Inn Express Classic at UW-La Crosse.
 
The Warhawks (6-0 overall) held the storm to 36.5 percent shooting and forced 27 turnovers, scoring 28 points off the miscues.
 
For the second straight game, junior guard Brooke Trewyn (Whitewater/Whitewater) achieved a career high in scoring, totaling 28 points on 12-of-20 shooting, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, and added a game-high nine rebounds and three steals.
 
Freshman center Kaelynn Lesniak (Pewaukee, Wis./Lake Country Lutheran) and freshman guard Becky Raeder (Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls) contributed nine points apiece, and junior guard Malia Smith (Bolingbrook, Ill./Neuqua Valley) posted eight points, five rebounds and team bests of four assists and five steals.
 
Following the conclusion of play, Trewyn and Smith were selected to the All-Tournament Team.
 
The Storm (1-3) held its only lead after scoring the first basket of the game. UW-Whitewater ran off eight straight points, including five from Trewyn and three from Lesniak, during a one-minute, six-second stretch in the first quarter to take a double-digit lead with 2:07 on the clock.
 
The Warhawks extended their lead to 18 early in the second quarter on two more baskets by Trewyn and held a 38-23 advantage by the end of the half.
 
Trewyn opened the second half with a 3-pointer as UW-Whitewater extended its lead to 26 points by the midway point of the third quarter. Junior guard Niki Lazar (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) hit a 3-pointer in the waning moments of the frame to give the Warhawks a 60-33 lead.
 
UW-Whitewater led by as many as 32 points in the fourth quarter en route to its second win over Simpson of the season.
 
The Warhawks resume non-conference play on Saturday, Dec. 10, against Coe (Iowa) on Parents' Day at Kachel Gymnasium. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m.