The No. 17 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's basketball team parlayed a strong third quarter into another non-conference victory on the road Wednesday night, besting Augustana 75-67 in Rock Island, Ill.
 
The Warhawks (4-1 overall) outscored the Vikings 23-12 in the third, holding Augustana to 5-of-15 shooting from the floor in the period to pick up their second straight win on a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin opponent's home floor. (at No. 12 Illinois Wesleyan on Nov. 20)
 
Four players scored in double figures for UW-Whitewater, led by junior guard Becky Raeder (Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls), who registered 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor. Sophomore guard Adriana Green (Racine, Wis./Horlick) collected a career-best 13 points and two steals, and sophomore guard Emily Schumacher (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha South) posted 12 points and six rebounds.
 
Senior center Becky Deichl (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) tallied 11 points and three rebounds, and senior forward Olivia Freckmann (Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI) grabbed a team-best 13 rebounds and added six points and one steal.
 
The Warhawks out-rebounded Augustana 42-31, including 16-6 on the offensive glass that led to 17 second-chance points, and shot 21-of-27 (77.8 percent) from the free-throw line. UW-Whitewater also committed only eight turnovers and scored 17 fast-break points.
 
The Warhawks started the game on an 8-3 run through the first two minutes, 29 seconds of the contest. Senior forward Sarah Schumacher (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) tallied five points during the spurt.
 
The Vikings (3-3) responded to tie the game at 10-10, the UW-Whitewater held a 16-13 advantage through one quarter as Raeder knocked down a jumper to account for the margin.
 
Augustana scored six points in the first minute of the second quarter to surge ahead 19-16, and the two teams traded the lead throughout the period. A pair of free throws by senior center Becky Deichl (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) with 32 seconds left gave the Warhawks a 32-29 halftime advantage.
 
Emily Schumacher (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha South) hit back-to-back 3-pointers to open the second half, giving UW-Whitewater a 38-31 advantage at the 8:20 mark of the third quarter.
 
The Warhawks finished the period on an 11-2 run as five different players scored during the span.
 
UW-Whitewater made 8-of-12 from the free-throw line in the fourth to help hold off the Vikings, who shot 50 percent in the quarter.
 
The Warhawks host fourth-ranked Thomas More (Ky.) Saturday at 3 p.m. on Parents/Family Day at Kachel Gymnasium.