The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's basketball team posted a strong second-half performance Wednesday night in a 67-52 victory over UW-Platteville in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Kachel Gymnasium.
 
The Warhawks (16-1 overall, 6-0 WIAC) outscored the Pioneers 44-24 in the second half, including a 24-12 margin in the fourth quarter, when UW-W pulled away after leading by three points through three quarters.
 
UW-Whitewater's 14-game winning streak matches the second-largest in program history, tying the 2013-14 team and the 2007-08 team.
 
Junior forward Johanna Taylor (Wauwatosa, Wis./East) recorded 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and seven blocks, tied for the sixth-most in one game in program history and tied for her career high.
 
Seniro guard Becky Raeder (Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls) totaled 12 points, four rebounds and two steals, and freshman forward Aleah Grundahl (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) collected 11 points and three rebounds. Sophomore guard Veronica Kieres (Chicago, Ill./Resurrection) finished with nine points, four rebounds and two steals, and sophomore forward Courtney Oomens (Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger) tallied eight points, six rebounds and two blocks.
 
UW-Whitewater held UW-Platteville (9-8, 1-5) to 30.4 percent shooting in the contest while converting at a 42.9 percent clip on the other end, including a 51.9 percent showing in the second half.
 
The two teams combined for only eight points over the first 5:28 of the first quarter. The Warhawks took their largest lead of the period at 15-10 following a 3-pointer by junior guard Rebekah Schumacher (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) with 57 seconds on the clock.
 
The Pioneers tallied the first six points of the second quarter for an 18-15 advantage at the midway point. UW-Whitewater got on the board at the 4:08 mark with a layup by Taylor.
 
UW-Platteville built a seven-point lead until Taylor and freshman forward Erika Simmons (Blair, Wis./Melrose-Mindoro) converted layups on back-to-back possessions. The Pioneers recorded the final bucket of the quarter to take a 28-23 halftime lead.
 
UW-Platteville continued its momentum early in the third, taking its largest lead of the game at 35-25 with 8:22 remaining in the quarter.
 
UW-Whitewater rallied with a 10-0 run to tie the game, and took the lead for good on Grundahl's jumper in the paint with 3:14 left in the period.
 
The Warhawks pushed their one-possession lead to seven early in the fourth on back-to-back buckets by Taylor and Grundahl. UW-Whitewater continued to extend its lead, gaining a double-digit advantage by the midway point of the quarter.
 
The Warhawks visit UW-Oshkosh Saturday at 3 p.m. to close the first half of the WIAC schedule.