SUPERIOR, Wis. – In the final non-conference outing of the 2025-26 season, the Yellowjacket women's basketball team hosted Lawrence to begin the calendar year. Despite the 'Jackets closing the gap nearing the end of the first half, the Vikings logged 33 points in the latter half to prevail 70-45.
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Game Notes
- Despite LU taking a seven-point lead following a three pointer from Kate Adams, Charlotte Ferstl (Plain, Wis./River Valley) logged an offensive rebound and put it back at 3:44, and later a trey from Kyra Latvala (Solon Springs, Wis./Solon Springs) brought Superior within two at 11-9.
- Lawrence began to push the pace and led by as many as 17, but the Yellowjackets showed sparks of life late in the second. Latvala logged another shot beyond the arc with under a minute to go, and a pair of steal-and-scores from MyKenzie Leccia (Somerset, Wis./Somerset) and Hope Carlson (Duluth, Minn./Proctor) trimmed the Viking lead to just 11 at the break.
- The Yellowjackets gave up a handful of turnovers in the third and Lawrence took advantage, expanding their lead to 25 at 59-34.
- As Yellowjacket head coach turned to her bench in the fourth, Abby Johnson (Lake Nebagamon, Wis./Northwestern) took a pass from Megan Schafer (Grantsburg, Wis./Grantsburg) and finished a layup shortly after checking in.
- Late in the quarter Sydney Crawford (Wausau, Wis./Wausau Area) drew a foul, and she'd finish all three free throw attempts given.
- Chesney Phillipp (Jacksonville, N.C./Holdingford) would draw a foul shortly after an offensive board, and she converted on half of her attempts from the charity stripe.
- Latvala led with nine points, while Ferstl had eight. Defensively Carlson, Schafer and Leccia had six rebounds apiece.
- Lawrence was led by Adams and Sophie Morey, each scoring 18 points. Collectively, the Vikings shot 43.1 percent from the field and 34.8 from three-point range.
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The Yellowjackets commence Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action Wednesday, traveling to North Central. The opening tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. inside Clark-Danielson Gym.
