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Warriors Stage Late Rally For Victory

Story by: Winona State Sports Information Office


LA CROSSE, WI -- Winona State University went on a 14-0 run to come back from a 10-deficit late in the second half and went on to post a 68-65 win over the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in the 2007 Holiday Inn Express Thanksgiving Classic held a Mitchell Hall.

The Warriors trailed 65-51 with 5:11 left to play when they went on a run of 14 unanswered points and held the Eagles scoreless for three minutes and 52 seconds. Jenny Steffen led the charge for the Warriors by scoring all of her 12 points in the second half, with 10 coming during the run. Steffen began the run with a jump shot that found the bottom of the net at 4:47 and then gave the Warriors a 62-61 lead with 1:48 left to play with another good jump shot. Steffen wrapped up the run, and eight straight WSU points by her, with a conventional three-point play for a 65-61 Winona State lead with 1:19 left in regulation play.

WSU had trailed 37-25 at the halftime intermission but managed to hold UWL to just 28 points in the final 20 minutes of play.

WSU held a slim 33-31 edge on the boards and made the difference in the game by going 9-of-18 from three-point field goal range.

Amanda Reimer led the Warriors with a game-high 16 points and Anna Wurtz finished with 14 points. Molly Anderson was the top rebounder for the Warriors with ten.

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Last Modified: Sunday, November 25, 2007 8:44 by Michael Herzberg