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Women's Basketball Celebration
77
Winner Minnesota Morris UMM 9-7,5-3 UMAC
48
Martin Luther MLC 1-15,1-7 UMAC
Winner
Minnesota Morris UMM
9-7,5-3 UMAC
77
Final
48
Martin Luther MLC
1-15,1-7 UMAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Minnesota Morris UMM 27 16 17 17 77
Martin Luther MLC 12 3 18 15 48

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Big First Half Leads Cougars to Victory

Women’s basketball defeats Martin Luther, 77-48

NEW ULM, Minn. – The UMN Morris women's basketball team (9-7, 5-3 UMAC) scored early and often en route to a 77-48 victory over Martin Luther (1-15, 1-7 UMAC) Wednesday night. Mia Wassink paced the Cougars with a 20-point outing.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • After Martin Luther tallied its only lead of the game at 4-2 with 8:16 to go, it was all UMN Morris.
  • The Cougars then went on a 17-2 run over a four-minute span to take a 19-6 lead over the Knights.
  • Following the first quarter of play, UMN Morris led Martin Luther, 27-12.
  • The second quarter saw UMN Morris outscore Martin Luther by a margin of 16-3 to take a 43-15 lead into halftime.
  • During the third quarter, Martin Luther outscored UMN Morris, 18-17, but still trailed, 60-33.
  • UMN Morris then outscored Martin Luther by two points in the fourth quarter en route to the 77-48 win.

NOTABLES

  • Wassink recorded her fourth 20-point game this season.
  • Abby Van Kempen posted her fourth double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
  • The Cougars led for all but 1:20 of game time.
  • UMN Morris tallied a season-high 12 blocks.

UP NEXT
The Cougars return home to the Cougar Sports Center on Saturday, Jan. 25, to host Bethany Lutheran. Game time is set for 4:45 p.m.

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