Camri Conley December 19
Michael McLoone
Camri Conley tallied nine points and three assists against Dubuque. (Michael McLoone file photo)
47
Dubuque DBQW 1-1
73
Winner Wis.-Whitewater UWW-W 1-1
Dubuque DBQW
1-1
47
Final
73
Wis.-Whitewater UWW-W
1-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Dubuque DBQW 11 9 12 15 47
Wis.-Whitewater UWW-W 19 23 10 21 73

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Big First Half Sends No. 21 Women’s Basketball to Victory

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.
 
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