There seemed to be a lid on the basket on Whitewater's end of the court as the Warhawks missed their first six shots. On the other end, Elmhurst couldn't miss. The Bluejays dropped in their first four shots to take an early 8-0 lead with 17:12 left in the half. Amy Mandrell put the Warhawks on the board with their first field goal at the 16:00 mark to bring the score to 8-2. 

EC rattled off the next nine points to push the lead to 15, 17-2 at 13:18. The Bluejay lead would hit 20 twice, the first time at 11:39 and the second with Whitewater trailing 27-7 with 10:29 left in the half. UW-W was able to close the gap into single digits twice in the remaining ten minutes but Elmhurst scored six of the final eight points of the half to head into intermission with a 45-32 lead. 

Whitewater shot just 26% from the floor but made up for some of the deficit at the free throw line making 10 of their 11 attempts. Elmhurst shot over 58% from the field but only registered four charity shots in the first twenty minutes. 

UW-W came out of the locker room firing on all cylinders. An 11-4 run was keyed by seven points from Mary Merg to narrow the margin to six, 49-43 at 17:42. Elmhurst responded with a 13-2 run of their own to extend the lead to 17, 62-45 with 14:23 remaining. The teams traded buckets to make the score 64-47 at the 13:30 mark but the final 13 minutes was all Whitewater.

The Warhawk defense shut down the Bluejays the rest of the way allowing just seven points in the final 13:30 of the game. UW-W's 30-2 run capped by two free throws from Mandrell gave the Warhawks a 77-66 lead. Whitewater outscored EC 38-7 in the final 13 minutes of the game to solidify the comeback win, 85-71. 

UW-W turned their shooting efficiency around from the first half making 49% from the field in the second twenty minutes. The Warhawk defense forced 15 turnovers in the second half leading to 21 points but UW-W did most of the damage from the free throw line. Whitewater ended the game 26-29 from the charity stripe while Elmhurst made 10 of their 17 opportunities. 

Two Warhawks joined Thill in double figures with Mandrell and Merg each posting 16 points. Four Bluejays recorded double figures led by Hannah Lipman's 19. 

Whitewater will open Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play in front of their home crowd against UW-Stout Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:00.