The No. 4 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's basketball team turned in a second consecutive strong all-around performance Monday afternoon in a 94-38 victory against Centre (Ky.) in a non-conference contest on the team's second and final day at the Daytona Beach Shootout in Daytona Beach, Fla.
 
The Warhawks (10-0 overall) shot 50.7 percent from the floor and held the Colonels to 30.4 percent on the other end. UW-W also forced 31 turnovers while committing only six of its own and held advantages on points in the paint (48-22), fast-break points (21-2), second-chance points (21-2) and points off turnovers (40-2).
 
Abby Belschner (Grafton, Wis./Cedarburg) led all scorers with a career-high 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor and 5-of-7 at the free-throw line. She added four rebounds, two assists and one block.
 
Rebekah Schumacher (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) collected 12 points, three rebounds, three assists and a team-best five steals, while Johanna Taylor (Wauwatosa, Wis./East) posted 11 points and a team-best six rebounds.
 
Aleah Grundahl (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) finished with eight points, and Rebecca Schauer (Fredonia, Wis./Ozaukee) totaled eight points, three rebounds, two assists and three steals.
 
Centre (4-6) held a 4-2 lead early in the contest, but Grundahl tied the game and Schumacher gave UW-Whitewater the lead for good with a 3-pointer at the 7:49 mark of the first quarter. Veronica Kieres (Chicago, Ill./Resurrection) gave the team its first double-digit advantage on a layup with 2:54 remaining, and UW-W led 29-13 at the end of the period.
 
Belschner made it a 21-point game on a layup with 8:13 left in the second quarter and gave UW-Whitewater its largest lead of the first half at 51-22 with a layup at the 2:13 mark.
 
The Warhawks extended their 28-point halftime advantage early in the third, tallying the first 20 points of the quarter and not allowing the Colonels to score until there was 3:02 on the clock. UW-W's lead extended all the way to 49 points and was at 77-30 by the end of the period.
 
Lunden Alexander (Dolton, Ill./Thornwood) gave UW-Whitewater a 59-point advantage, its largest of the contest, on a 3-pointer with 1:38 on the clock in the fourth quarter.
 
The Warhawks host Lake Forest (Ill.) next week Wednesday, Dec. 29, on the first day of UW-Whitewater's two-day Holiday Tournament. Tipoff is slated for 4 p.m. in the team's first home game since its regular season opener on Nov. 9.