The No. 24 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's basketball team was stymied in the fourth quarter Wednesday night in a 75-57 setback against UW-Stevens Point in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest at Kachel Gymnasium.
 
The Warhawks (18-4 overall, 8-3 WIAC) led by five with 7:33 to play following a 3-point play by junior guard Brooke Trewyn (Whitewater/Whitewater).
 
From there, the Pointers (15-7, 7-4) closed the game on a 25-2 run and scored the last 15 points of the contest, taking the lead for good with 5:19 on the clock and holding UW-Whitewater to a pair of Trewyn free throws that made it a 60-47 game with 2:57 remaining.
 
Sophomore forward Becky Deichl (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) recorded career highs in both points (17) and rebounds (10) to lead the Warhawks, who were limited to 34.4 percent shooting in the game and 21.4 percent (3-of-14) in the fourth quarter.
 
Trewyn collected 12 points and four assists, and junior guard Malia Smith (Bolingbrook, Ill./Neuqua Valley) posted 11 points, four rebounds and two steals. Sophomore forward Olivia Freckmann (Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI) grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds to go with five points and three assists.
 
UW-Whitewater grabbed a 9-4 lead with 2:24 left in the opening quarter following a 3-pointer by Smith. The team led 14-10 by the end of the period.
 
The Warhawks upped their lead to double digits early in the second as Deichl tallied five straight points to make it 24-14 with 8:14 on the clock.
 
UW-Stevens Point cut its deficit in half by the 4:57 mark of the quarter, but UW-Whitewater held firm to take a 30-26 advantage into the locker room.
 
The two teams traded the lead five times in the third quarter, and a 3-pointer by Smith cut the Pointers' lead to 48-47 heading into the fourth.
 
The Warhawks had their way early in the fourth quarter before UW-Stevens Point took over, shooting 57.1 percent and outscoring UW-Whitewater 27-10 in the frame.
 
UW-Whitewater, which trails first-place UW-Oshkosh by two games in the conference standings, hosts UW-River Falls Saturday at 3 p.m. on Senior Day and Play4Kay Day at Kachel Gymnasium.
 
Fans are encouraged to wear pink along with both teams to support Play4Kay, a cause named after former North Carolina State women's basketball head coach Kay Yow, who passed away from breast cancer. All proceeds from t-shirt sales and Pass the Bucket will benefit Play4Kay, which raises funds for breast cancer awareness and research.