The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's basketball team won its sixth consecutive game and moved to within one game of first place in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Monday night with a 78-70 triumph over No. 11 ranked UW-Oshkosh at Kachel Gymnasium.
 
The Warhawks (14-7 overall, 7-3 WIAC) are tied in second place with UW-La Crosse and now trail the Titans (18-3, 8-2) by one game in the standings after completing a season sweep.
 
Trailing by nine points early in the fourth quarter, UW-Whitewater chipped away at its deficit, drawing to within three points with 6:37 to play following a jumper by senior forward Sarah Schumacher (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater), her third make in the quarter.
 
The Warhawks drew to within one midway through the frame, but trailed 60-54 two minutes later and 63-57 one minute later following a 3-point play by UW-Oshkosh.
 
Junior guard Camri Conley (Sugar Grove, Ill./Kaneland) converted a jumper, senior forward Olivia Freckmann (Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI) hit a pair of free throws and Conley hit another jumper as UW-Whitewater held the Titans scoreless on the other end. Both teams had 3-point looks in the final 10 seconds of regulation, but neither was able to convert.
 
The Warhawks scored the first eight points of the extra period, highlighted by back-to-back jumpers by sophomore guard Emily Schumacher (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha South), to take a 71-63 advantage with 1:52 on the clock.
 
The Titans got as close as two, but UW-Whitewater hit 6-of-6 from the free-throw line over the final 30 seconds to seal the victory.
 
Emily Schumacher (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha South) tallied a team-high 22 points to go with eight rebounds and two steals, while Freckmann posted her fifth straight double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds to go along with four assists. Sarah Schumacher (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) registered 17 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals, and Conley recorded 16 points and two steals.
 
The Warhawks shot 48.3 percent from the floor and hit 17-of-26 from the free-throw line while holding UW-Oshkosh to 40 percent from the floor, including 3-of-13 (23.1 percent) in overtime.
 
Neither team led by more than five in the first quarter as UW-Whitewater overcame a 7-2 deficit and took its first lead of the game at the 1:46 mark, an 18-16 advantage following a jumper by Conley. The Titans converted a 3-point play on the other end to take the lead into the second quarter.
 
The two teams traded the lead over the first three-plus minutes of the second, and five straight points by Sarah Schumacher (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) gave the Warhawks a 28-24 lead.
 
The two teams combined for two points over the next six minutes, 45 seconds, and UW-Whitewater took a 28-26 halftime lead.
 
The teams traded the lead over the first half of the third quarter before UW-Oshkosh ended the period on an 8-3 run to stretch out to a 48-42 advantage. The Titans converted a 3-point play on the first possession of the fourth quarter before the Warhawks made their comeback.
 
UW-Whitewater plays its third game in five days Wednesday as it visits UW-Stevens Point at 7 p.m.