The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's basketball team remained undefeated for the season and increased its regular season non-conference win streak to 15 games Saturday with a 71-55 victory over Simpson (Iowa) in a non-conference contest at the UW-Eau Claire Tipoff Tournament.

The Warhawks (3-0 overall) made decisive runs in the second and third quarters, holding the Storm to 16 points combined in the periods after surrendering 21 in the first.

UW-Whitewater limited Simpson (1-1) to 33.3 percent shooting for the contest and made 42.9 percent on the offensive end, including a 48.3 percent clip in the second half.

Junior guard Brooke Trewyn tallied a game-high 24 points to go along with a team-beset nine rebounds to lead the Warhawks. Junior forward Andrea Meinert collected 11 points, five rebounds and five assists, and junior guard Malia Smith finished with six points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals.

The Storm jumped out to a 16-9 advantage six minutes into the affair, UW-Whitewater ended the first quarter on a 12-5 run, including five points from senior guard Riley Stewart, to tie the game at 21-21.

In the second, sophomore guard Emily Kraft capped a 6-0 run with a 3-pointer to make it 27-21 midway through the period. Simpson drew to within three by the 3:21 mark, but the Warhawks scored the final four points of the half on a jumper by freshman guard Camri Conley and two free throws by Trewyn.

UW-Whitewater started the third quarter on a 13-3 run, highlighted by five points from Meinert and a 3-pointer by Trewyn, to take a 43-29 advantage with 7:05 left in the frame. The Warhawks increased their lead to as many as 19 in the quarter.

The two teams traded baskets in the fourth and UW-Whitewater never led by fewer than 15 the rest of the way.

The Warhawks resume non-conference play Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Illinois Wesleyan.