The No. 21 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's basketball team forced 28 turnovers and jumped out to a 22-point lead at halftime Saturday on its way to a 73-47 triumph against Dubuque (Iowa) on the second day of the UW-Stevens Point Tip-Off Classic in Stevens Point.
The Warhawks (2-1 overall) held the Spartans to 31.9 percent shooting, including a 27 percent clip in the first half, when they jumped out to a 12-3 advantage and didn't look back.
Sophomore guard
Emily Schumacher (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha South) totaled 15 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals to lead UW-Whitewater. Senior forward
Sarah Schumacher (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) collected 12 points, and junior guard
Megan Corcoran (Madison, Wis./LaFollette) posted 11 points, four rebounds and three steals off the bench.
Junior guard
Camri Conley (Sugar Grove, Ill./Kaneland) tallied nine points and three assists, and junior guard
Becky Raeder (Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls) finished with seven points, five rebounds and two assists.
Following the conclusion of the tournament, Conley was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. She was joined on the All-Tournament Team by
Emily Schumacher (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha South).
The Warhawks led by as many as nine in the first quarter, took an eight-point lead into the second and increased their lead to 25 points by the 5:38 mark following a 17-0 run to start the period. Three different players hit 3-pointers during the stretch.
UW-Whitewater's lead stretched to 50-22 with 6:53 left in the third quarter before Dubuque (1-1) scored nine straight points to close within 19 with 1:53 remaining.
Corcoran gave the Warhawks a 26-point advantage four minutes into the fourth quarter on a 3-pointer, and the team led by as many as 29 points following a jumper by senior forward
Olivia Freckmann (Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI) with 4:07 on the clock.
UW-Whitewater continues non-conference play with its first true road game of the season Tuesday at No. 12 Illinois Wesleyan. Tipoff in Bloomington, Ill., is slated for 6 p.m.