ST. BONIFACIUS, Minn. - The Minnesota Morris women's basketball team stretched their winning streak to seven after a convincing 72-44 win Saturday afternoon at Crown. This marks the Cougars 16th victory in their last 17 games.

The game was tight early on before the Cougars started taking charge with the scored tied at 7. Courtney Dague's 3-point play broke the tie to start a run and Mauren Thiesen's back-to-back 3s ended the 11-4 spurt that gave Minnesota Morris an 18-11 lead after one quarter.

The Cougars lead would get to double digits on a number of occasions in the second quarter and did stay that way by halftime after Elli Stevenson's jumper before the end to give UMM a 36-25 edge at the break.

The lead would only grow in the second half as the Cougars outscored the Storm 36-20 en route to the 28-point victory.

Stevenson led all scorers with 18 points. Dague (13) and Bailey Miller (12) combined for 25 points off the bench. Thiesen added 11 points.

Minnesota Morris (16-5, 11-1 in UMAC) stays on the road next weekend, beginning with a Friday tilt at Northwestern.