MORRIS, Minn. - The Minnesota Morris women's basketball team broke open a tight game at halftime and outscored Martin Luther by 10 in the third quarter en route to a 65-52 win in UMAC action Saturday afternoon at Jim Gremmels Court.

The Cougars were paced by a season-high 22-point effort from sophomore forward Kendra Raths and a second straight double-double performance from freshman Abby Van Kempen (11 points, 10 rebounds). From the backcourt, Elli Stevenson scored 14 points while Mauren Thiesen added 10.

Two lay-ups each from Raths and Van Kempen ended a 10-0 spurt that gave UMM a 29-17 with 5:27 left in the first half. The Knights countered with a 13-1 run to tie the game at 30. A Van Kempen lay-in at the end of the half gave the Cougars a two point edge going into the locker room.

The Cougars outscored the Knights 22-12 in the third to take a double-digit lead into the final quarter. UMM closed out the quarter with a 10-3 run that was sparked by Raths. She scored eight of the Cougars 10 points in the stretch.

Martin Luther would get no closer than seven in the final quarter.

Minnesota Morris (5-4, 3-0 in UMAC) is off until next Saturday when they host Crown at 3 p.m.