ASHLAND, Wis. -- The University of Minnesota Morris women's basketball team traveled across the border to face Northland College in hopes of crossing back over the Minnesota line with a five-game win streak within the UMAC. 

Junior Abby Van Kempen's performance was nothing short of spectacular. 

In 31 minutes of action, the junior from Elbow Lake, Minn. scored a game-high 21 points as the Cougars overpowered the Jills 90-54 in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference play Saturday in front of 87 fans. 

The Cougars jumped out to a 13-3 lead midway through the first quarter much in large part to the play from the stellar junior. Becca Holland's three pointer at the 1:08-mark of the contest provided Minnesota Morris with a commanding 23-7 lead to end the first quarter. Holland provided the Cougars with nine points after going 2-of-7 from the field and 1-of-2 from three point range. The Cougars' ability to score points off the fast break continued into the second quarter as Grace Olson's lay up on the fast break would give the Cougars a 33-11 lead. The Minnesota Morris defense provided quite the spark, forcing 30 total turnovers. The key to those turnovers is that the Cougars were able capitalize on the offensive end, scoring 40 points off turnovers while Northland managed just 11. In fact, Minnesota Morris was able to create 14 turnovers off of steals with Van Kempen, Elli Stevenson and Lexus Eagle Chasing each generating three. It was a solid showing from Eagle Chasing, going 3-for-4 from the floor. 

While the Cougars were able to generate points in transition, the ability to score in the paint proved to be the biggest factor as Minnesota Morris was able to scored 60 points in the paint. While 21 came from Van Kempen, senior Kendra Raths continued her hot streak as of late, scoring 13 points after going 6-of-10 from the floor. As the Cougars held a 24-point lead for much of the second half, Elli Stevenson also continued her scoring streak of late. In 26 minutes of action, the senior guard scored 15 points, going 5-of-7 from the floor and 5-of-6 from the line. 

A factor that also helped provided the Cougars with the ability to strengthen its grip on the large lead was the ability to capitalize from the free throw line as Minnesota Morris shot 62.5 percent from the charity stripe in the contest. 

The Cougars (9-6, 6-1 UMAC) will be back in action Wednesday, playing host to the University of Northwestern. Tip-off is set for 5 P.M.