The No. 5 University of WIsconsin-Whitewater women's basketball team topped Messiah 62-36 in the team's final game in Puerto Rico Tuesday. 

For the second consecutive game, the Warhawks held their opponent to less than five points in the third quarter leading to the win. In the last two games, UWW's opponents are a combined 1-30 from the field in the third quarter. 

UW-Whitewater dominated inside with a 32-18 sway in points in the paint. The Warhawks also pushed the pace with a 17-4 advantage in fast break points. 

Aleah Grundahl (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) got the scoring started for UWW with a jumper in the first minute and the Warhawks held the lead the rest of the way. UW-Whitewater extended their three-point lead after the first quarter to nine points by halftime. 

On the other side of the intermission, UWW dropped in the first two buckets before Messiah hit a jumper to make it 36-25 with 7:26 to go in the quarter - that was their lone field goal of the period. By the end of the third, the Warhawk lead ballooned to 17 and never dipped below that mark the rest of the way. 

Grundahl paced UWW with 26 points on 12-20 from the floor adding four steals. Katie Hidebrandt dropped in 15 bolstered by 2-3 from three-point range. She was 5-8 from the field adding 10 boards for the double-double. Kacie Carollo (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds and added six assists. 

The now 11-0 Warhawks will have a big break before returning to the hardwood for Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action in the new year. UW-Whitewater opens league play at UW-Oshkosh January 3.