Jan 23, 2016
LA CROSSE, Wis. – Mickey Roland scored a career-high 19 points off the bench and the No. 19 UW-Stevens Point women's basketball team made eight consecutive free throws in the final 54 seconds to defeat UW-La Crosse 55-48 on Saturday evening at Mitchell Hall.
Roland shot 5-for-8 from the field, including 2-for-4 from behind the arc and 7-for-9 from the free-throw line and also grabbed seven rebounds for UW-Stevens Point (14-3, 5-1 WIAC). The Pointers led UW-La Crosse (6-11, 0-6 WIAC) by just three points with 1:17 remaining but Roland made six of UW-Stevens Point's eight consecutive free throws down the stretch.
Roland accounted for 19 of UW-Stevens Point's 28 bench points in the game and helped the Pointers' reserves outscore UW-La Crosse's bench 28-6. Taylor Barrett chipped in with seven points off the bench as well.
UW-Stevens Point led 19-18 with 3:35 remaining in the second quarter before closing the half on a 10-0 run to go into the break up 11. Lauren Anklam started the spurt with a three and Roland scored six during the run, including a three at the buzzer.
UW-La Crosse started a rally in the third quarter, doubling up the Pointers 16-8 in the period to go to the fourth down 37-34. The Eagles were within three twice in the final quarter but could get no closer.
In addition to Roland's career night, Anklam and Allie Miceli each scored 10 points in the victory for UW-Stevens Point, which shot 40.5 percent (17-for-42) from the field. The Pointers shot 81.8 percent (18-for-22) from the charity stripe to help overcome 18 turnovers.
MaKenzie Miller paced UW-La Crosse with 13 points and eight rebounds, while Maggi Bishop added 11 points. The Eagles shot 50.0 percent (19-for-38) from the floor but were plagued by 26 turnovers.
UWSP stays on the road as they take on UW-Stout on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at Johnson Fieldhouse. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.