SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Yellowjacket women's basketball team entered play Friday night looking to do something it hadn't done yet this year – win back-to-back games.
 
The Yellowjackets had a win-on-lose-one thing going early in the year, and last week put an end to a two-game skid with a win over Lakeland. That victory meant a win over Crown in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) opener Friday would give them their first two-game winning streak of the campaign.
 
And earn the win they did.

The Yellowjackets put their foot on the gas from the opening tip and never let up, defeating Crown 70-26 at Mertz Mortorelli Gym Friday.
 
Elise Besonen (Ewen, Mich./Ewen-Trout Creek) led all Yellowjackets (4-4, 1-0 UMAC) with 15 points Friday, while Elsa Olson (Cottage Grove, Minn./Park) chipped in 10 points off the bench. The lopsided win allowed the Yellowjackets to play 17 players, with 11 scoring at least one point.
 
The Yellowjackets trailed early Friday, but a pair of free throws from Besonen put them ahead 5-3 and they would never relinquish the lead. The 'Jackets scored the final six points of the first quarter, with five of them coming courtesy of Olson.
 
In the second quarter the Yellowjackets padded the lead. Chloe Peterson (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson), who finished with nine points off the bench, hit a layup to increase the lead to 16. A three from Besonen put the Yellowjackets up by 20, and in the final minute she hit another three, increasing the lead to 36-13 heading into halftime.
 
The third quarter is where the Yellowjackets put their stamp on the game, outscoring the Polars 17-3 in the frame. The Yellowjacket lead hit 30 points when MyKenzie Leccia (Somerset, Wis./Somerset) finished a fast break with a layup. Leccia had eight points and added four more steals to her season total. When the buzzer sounded the 'Jackets led 53-16 after three.
 
The bench got in on the act in the fourth quarter, Colleen Claude (Centuria, Wis./Homeschool), Hannah Hause (Stanley, Wis./Stanley-Boyd), Hailie Evans (Proctor, Minn./Proctor) and Kyra Latvala (Solon Springs, Wis./Solon Springs) all hitting the scoresheet as the 'Jackets closed things out.
 
Charlotte Ferstl (Plain, Wis./River Valley) had five points to go along with a team-high 11 rebounds, while Emily Dehler (Pierz, Minn./Pierz Healy) grabbed nine boards. In addition to her nine points, Peterson had seven boards.
 
The Yellowjackets will be back home Saturday when they host Minnesota Morris. The opening tip is set for 3 p.m. at The Mertz.