at Wisconsin-Parkside (10-6, 4-4 GLVC): 69
#23 Southern Indiana (13-3, 5-3 GLVC): 53
Box Score:
HTML |
Sortable
SOMERS, Wis.—A rash of late turnovers and fouls haunted the University of Southern Indiana women's basketball team Thursday evening as the Screaming Eagles suffered a 69-53 setback to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
After committing just four fouls in the opening period, USI was whistled for 18 penalties in the second half, including 11 in the final 9:30 of the contest as the host Rangers outscored the Eagles 26-7 during that time.
The Rangers (10-6, 4-4 GLVC) capitalized on the Eagles' foul problems as they scored 16 of those 26 points from the charity stripe.
“A lot of those fouls came late in their possessions and put them on the foul line,” Head Coach
Rick Stein said. “It was just too much, too many opportunities in the paint and too many opportunities at the free throw line.
“I thought we defended well for about 20 seconds in most of those possessions,” Stein continued, “but the last 10 seconds was when it broke down, whether it was a dribble-drive in the paint or a dribble-drive to get to the foul line.”
USI (13-3, 5-3 GLVC), which trailed 27-22 at the break, used an 8-3 run to begin the second period and tie the contest at 30. The Eagles took their first lead (46-43) of the second period when junior guard
Aubrey Minix connected on a three-pointer with 9:49 to play in the game.
A jumper by sophomore forward/center
Cayla Herbst moments later put the Eagles up 48-45 with just over nine minutes to play.
UW-Parkside senior guard Jenna Endish, who led all scorers with 22 points, tied the contest with less than eight minutes to play when she drained her fifth three-pointer of the game. Her shot kick-started an 11-0 run that staked the Rangers to a 56-48 advantage with five minutes remaining.
The Eagles aided the Rangers during their run as they committed four of their five second-half turnovers in a one-minute, 30-second stretch that saw UW-Parkside score six of its 11 points.
“One of the things we talk about from day one is we have to defend and take care of the ball,” Stein said. “To have four turnovers in that short of a stretch is just too much. Bad offense can lead to bad defense.”
USI scored four of the next five points to trim its deficit to five with 4:23 to play, but that was as close as the Eagles would get as the Rangers ended the game with a 12-1 outburst.
“They made some tough shots,” Stein said. “I think we needed to defend better, but give them credit for making some tough shots.”
Sophomore forward/center
Anna Hackert recorded her third straight double-double and sixth of the season to lead the Eagles. Hackert finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out of the contest, while fellow classmate
Mary O'Keefe added 11 points.
USI committed just 14 turnovers, but the Rangers held a 35-28 edge on the boards. The Rangers shot 70.6 percent from the field in the second half and 52.3 percent for the game. They were 16-of-24 from the charity stripe in the final 20 minutes.
The Eagles return to action Saturday at 1 p.m. when they travel to Romeoville, Illinois, to take on Lewis University. The Flyers (13-3, 6-2 GLVC) defeated Kentucky Wesleyan College, 79-61, Thursday evening in Romeoville.
