LISLE, Ill. – The Wisconsin Lutheran College women's basketball team moved to 5-0 in the Northern Athletics Conference with a 75-56 victory over Benedictine Saturday afternoon at the Dan and Ada Rice Center.

The Warriors got rolling right away by building a 24-7 lead with 11:05 remaining in the first half. The Eagles (4-9, 1-5 NAC) cut Wisconsin Lutheran's lead to nine points, but WLC expanded its advantage to 12 points as it led 39-27 at the break. Benedictine got no closer in the second half as the Warriors coasted to the 19-point victory.

Krissy Day (West Allis, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) led Wisconsin Lutheran as she scored 16 points by making 5-of-8 shots from behind the arc. For the game, Wisconsin Lutheran made nine three-pointers as Rachel Hoft (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) and Alyssa Allister (Lake Mills, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran) each drained two from downtown.

Allister and Rachel Johnson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) each finished in double figures to help aid the Warriors offense with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Jenna Neuberger (Muskego, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) scored seven points and pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds.

The host Eagles were led by Kam Haifleigh and Katie Hunzinger as both players scored a team-best 12 points. Hunzinger also pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds.

The Warriors defense proved to be challenging for Benedictine all game as they held the Eagles to just 31.4 percent (17-for-54) shooting from the floor. Conversely, WLC connected on 43.9 percent (29-for-66) of its shots in the contest.

Wisconsin Lutheran (8-3, 5-0 NAC) returns to action Tuesday night when it hosts Concordia Wisconsin (8-5, 8-1 NAC) in a matchup that features the top two teams in the NAC North Division. Tip-off between the Warriors and Falcons is set for 7 p.m. at the Recreation Complex. Fans unable to attend the game can follow the action via Live Audio, Video and Stats at wlcsports.com.