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Wisconsin-Superior
Yellowjackets
Hannah Norlin
Jade Jensen
Hannah Norlin
74
Winner Wis.-Eau Claire UWECW 4-3
60
Wis.-Superior UWS 1-3
Winner
Wis.-Eau Claire UWECW
4-3
74
Final
60
Wis.-Superior UWS
1-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wis.-Eau Claire UWECW 13 28 17 16 74
Wis.-Superior UWS 17 11 22 10 60

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Joe Hansen

UW-Eau Claire out-guns UW-Superior in shootout game at Mortorelli Gym

The University of Wisconsin Superior shot 50.0 percent for the game, but it still proved not enough as in-state rival the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire shot 55.1 percent and hit 6-of-7 three-pointers in the first half en route to downing the Yellowjackets 74-60 at Mortorelli Gym on Tuesday night.

UW-Superior (1-3) hit just 2-of-10 from beyond the arc, while the Blugolds finished 8-for-16, distancing themselves down the stretch as UW-Eau Claire (4-3) averted a fourth quarter rally by the Yellowjackets. After leading 17-13 after the first quarter, UWS went quiet while Eau Claire started to heat up, hitting 9-of-11 shots in the second frame. The two teams combined for 19 first-half turnovers, but the Blugolds' lights-out shooting putting them up 41-28 at the break.

The Yellowjackets turned their luck around in the third quarter, quickly cutting the lead down to as little as two while out-scoring UWEC 22-17 in the period. Hannah Norlin (Litchfield, Minn./Litchfield H.S.) knocked down nine of her team-high 14 points in the third. UW-Superior had its worst shooting span in the fourth quarter, hitting its first three shots to pull within two once again before finishing the game going 1-for-11 while the Blugolds collected nine defensive rebounds in the period. Eau Claire finished 12-of-15 from the free throw line while the Yellowjackets were just 8-of-12.

Six different players had at least five points on the night for UWS. Junior Bailee Bartunek (Audobon, Minn./Lake Park-Audobon H.S.) scored each of her eight points in the first half. Juniors Justine Larson (Stanchfield, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti H.S.) and Jade Tucker (White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake Area H.S.) also knocked down eight points for the Yellowjackets. Arien Brennan had 15 points to lead the Blugolds.

UP NEXT
UW-Superior begins the defense of its Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championship this weekend as the Yellowjackets hit the road to take on the University of Northwestern on Friday night. Opening tip is set for 5:30 p.m. preceding the men's contest.
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