To pull out a basketball cliche, it's a good thing that games are made of two halves. Nineteenth ranked UW-Whitewater, 10-3, was tied 33-33 at halftime with Clarke College, 3-14, but a 16-5 spurt after intermission led UW-W to an 82-53 win Wednesday night at Kachel Gym in Williams Center in Whitewater, Wisconsin.
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Whitewater had a slight margin at the free throw line in the first half, 5-9 compared to 3-6, and Clarke countered by hitting 4-12 threes versus 2-9 for the Warhawks. Sophomore guard Michelle Jamison scored 12 points for the Crusaders on 5-9 shooting. Freshman center Cortney Kumerow had eight for UW-W.
After a 16-5 run to open the second half Whitewater went on to lead by twenty, 64-44 with 8:18 left on a basket by Kumerow. The margin never dipped below twenty the rest of the way, with the final margin, twenty-nine, the largest difference.
UW-W forced 18 turnovers in the second half while limiting the Crusaders to 29% shooting from the floor over the final twenty minutes. Whitewater made more free throws than CC attempted, going 16-26 to 6-15 for Clarke. The Warhawks wore down the Crusaders, who dressed just seven players for the game. The Warhawks used eighteen players in the contest, eleven broke in to the scoring column.
Kumerow led all scorers with 16 points, also topping Whitewater with eight rebounds and two blocked shots. Senior guard Nicole Bundy added 15, senior guard Heidi Sonntag had 14 points and game high honors with six steals, and sophomore guard Megan Theune contributed ten points. Clarke was led by junior forward Molly Browning's 13 points, Jamison wound up with 12 after not scoring in the second half, and freshman guard Amanda Crawford scored ten. Senior Joquetta Rolle grabbed a game high eleven rebounds.
UW-W will host UW-River Falls for Alumni Day Saturday, January 9 at 5:00 pm. The event has also been designated Harris Golf Cars Warhawk Camper day.
For additional information: Keri Carollo