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Abby Van Kempen
70
Winner UW-Superior UWS 13-6, 9-2 UMAC
63
Minnesota Morris UMM 10-9, 5-5 UMAC
Winner
UW-Superior UWS
13-6, 9-2 UMAC
70
Final
63
Minnesota Morris UMM
10-9, 5-5 UMAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UW-Superior UWS 24 17 15 14 70
Minnesota Morris UMM 16 13 15 19 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Van Kempen Reaches 1,000 Point Club

Abby Van Kempen tallied her 1,000th career point Saturday

MORRIS, Minn. – Senior Abby Van Kempen became the 24th Cougar in program history to score 1,000 career points Saturday as the UMN Morris women's basketball team (10-9, 5-5 UMAC) dropped a 70-63 contest to UW-Superior (13-6, 9-2 UMAC). Van Kempen finished the game with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Needing just two points to reach the 1,000-point plateau, Van Kempen missed her first shot of the game, but with 1:53 remaining in the first quarter her second shot attempt was good, giving her the milestone.
  • The two teams opened the game trading baskets as the game remained with two points for the first 6:27 of action.
  • With 1:09 to go in the first quarter, Marissa Ruiz made hit a 3-pointer to give the Yellowjackets a 10-point lead at 24-14.
  • After Haley Wollschlager made a pair of free throws late, the Yellowjackets held a 24-16 lead after the first quarter.
  • Van Kempen brought the Cougars within four points on a free throw at 24-20, but the Yellowjackets held a double-digit lead for the majority of the second quarter.
  • With two quarters of play in the books, UW-Superior held a 41-29 lead over UMN Morris.
  • The Yellowjackets continued to control the pace of play as the built a 15-point over the Cougars with 3:26 to go in the third.
  • UW-Superior held a 56-44 lead over UMN Morris with one quarter to go.
  • The Cougars then trailed by double-digits for the majority of the fourth quarter as they weren't able to bring the deficit to single-digits until 1:14 to play in regulation. UW-Superior held off the Cougars down the stretch en route to the 70-63 victory.

NOTABLES

  • Van Kempen recorded her fifth double-double of the season.
  • Van Kempen tied a season-high 20 points.
  • Mia Wassink finished the game with 19 points and nine rebounds.
  • Wassink has scored in double-figures in 18 of 19 games this season.
  • Freshman Jadyn Sondrol scored 14 points – her third straight game in double-figures – and secured a career-high eight rebounds.

UP NEXT
The Cougars are set to Northwestern on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 7:15 p.m. inside the Cougar Sports Center.

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