Johnson, Dillon power Warriors past Falcons

Game Leaders

Concordia (Wis.)
Pts: Brittany Zietlow - 15
Reb: TEAM - 7
Ast: 5 Players (#04, #33, #12, #30, #22 - 2)
Wisconsin Lutheran
Pts: Rachel Johnson - 22
Reb: Rachel Johnson - 9
Ast: 2 Players (#32, #21 - 3)

Team Stats

Concordia (Wis.)
Wisconsin Lutheran

Field Goals

(23-57)
(25-62)

Field Goal %

40.4%
40.3%

Rebounds

36
41

Assists

11
10

Turnovers

19
13

Pts off Turnovers

12
18

2nd Chance Pts

9
13

Pts in the Paint

8
20

Fastbreak Pts

0
8

Bench Pts

4
25
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More news about: Wisconsin Lutheran
Jan 10, 2012

MILWAUKEE - Rachel Johnson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) scored a game-high 22 points and Shavon Dillon (Milwaukee, Wis./Hope School) added 21 off the bench to lead the Wisconsin Lutheran College women's basketball team to a 70-60 win over Concordia Wisconsin Tuesday night at the Recreation Complex.

The majority of the first half featured a closely contested contest as there were seven ties and three lead changes. Trailing 17-14 with 9:53 left in the first half, Wisconsin Lutheran went on a 21-4 run to take a commanding 35-21 lead into halftime. Dillon netted 13 first-half points as the Warriors out-scored the Falcons 11-3 in points off turnovers and 12-2 in points in the paint.

WLC shot 44.1 percent (15-for-34) from the floor in the first half, while CUW shot 27.6 percent (8-for-29). No player in the Falcons lineup had more than five points in the opening 20 minutes.

Wisconsin Lutheran scored the first three points of the second half to take its largest lead of the game of 17 points just 1:50 into play. The Warriors maintained their double-digit lead until just under 10 minutes to play when the Falcons began to climb closer. An 8-0 CUW run closed the Warriors' lead to just four points, 49-45, with 8:52 left in the game. The Falcons would get no closer however as WLC led by double-digits for the final 3:41 of the game.

Dillon and Johnson combined to shoot 16-for-30 from the floor and Kristen Schulz (Safford, Ariz./Arizona Lutheran) was the third Warrior to tally double figures with 10 points. Johnson also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds as WLC won the battle on the glass, 41-36. WLC was narrowly out-shot by CUW, 40.4 percent (23-for-57) to 40.3 percent (25-for-62).

Brittany Zietlow scored 15 points to pace four players in double-figure scoring for the Falcons (8-6, 8-2 NAC).

Wisconsin Lutheran (9-3, 6-0 NAC) resumes its three-game week Thursday when it travels to Watertown, Wis. to face Maranatha (6-4, 1-4 NAC) at 7 p.m. Fans unable to attend the game can follow the action via live audio and video at wlcsports.com.