MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Yellowjacket women's basketball team entered their final game of the 2024 calendar year Monday, traveling down to face Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) inside the Kern Center. The 'Jackets aimed to finish the five-game road trip on the right foot, as they wore a four-game losing streak entering the contest.
 
The last time these two teams met came on Nov. 25, 1995, a game that saw Superior emerge victorious by an 85-43 mark. Fast forward 29 years later, and the Yellowjackets pushed the pace in the second and third quarters of play to give them a 56-49 victory, snapping their losing streak and claiming the second of two victories in the team's history.
 
Game Notes

• Both teams were unable to muster up a consistent scoring line in the opening quarter. The Raiders were unable to capitalize on multiple Yellowjacket turnovers, leading to a 10-9 output from both teams that favored MSOE.
• Hitting an early three in the second quarter was MyKenzie Leccia (Somerset, Wis./Somerset), who was set up with a pass from Elise Besonen (Ewen, Mich./Ewen-Trout Creek) to lead 12-10. Katie Dobson (Black River Falls, Wis./Black River Falls) followed that up with a jumper before nailing a shot beyond the arc to lead the Raiders by seven.
• The 'Jackets would lead by as much as eight points, but the Raiders came back and came within four with under two minutes remaining. A long ball from Besonen gave Superior a seven-point advantage (26-19) heading into the intermission.
• UWS scored a game-high 17 points in the second quarter, their highest of the contest.
• The second half of play saw the Yellowjackets engineer two fifteen-point quarters. Highlighting the beginning of the third round was Leccia, drawing a pair of fouls that led to a three-point play and sinking all free throw attempts.
• MSOE outscored UW-Superior in the final quarter by 21-15, but the damage had already been done as the Yellowjackets broke a four-game losing streak to claim a win on the last game of the 2024 calendar year.
• Finishing the game with 23 points, along with three rebounds, steals and assists was Besonen. Leccia contributed 17 points of her own, while stealing two and grabbing three boards, as well.
• Emily Dehler (Pierz, Minn./Pierz Healy) and Charlotte Ferstl (Plain, Wis./River Valley) led defensively, finishing with eight and seven, respectively.
• Six Yellowjackets accounted for the scoring Monday afternoon, as they capped the game with a 34 percent field goal percentage while shooting 30 percent from long range.
• The Raiders' bench was responsible for 13 of their points, while also winning the advantage of points off turnovers by a 20-16 mark.

 
UWS will play its first conference game Wednesday, Jan. 8, as they host North Central. The opening tip inside the Mertz is set for 7:15 p.m.
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