La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned a 68-58 victory over Simpson College (Iowa) Saturday night in the Holiday Inn Express Thanksgiving Classic.  The Eagles improve to 3-2 on the season while the Storm drop to 1-2.

UWL scored the first 10 points of the game Saturday with MaKenzie Miller scoring six points and Elise DeNoyer four.  The Eagles led 17-11 at the end of the first quarter.  Simpson (Iowa) used a 15-2 run to start the second quarter to take a 26-19 advantage after Noreen Morrow's three-point play with 5:52 left.  After DeNoyer hit one of two free throws to cut the lead to 26-20 with 5:35 remaining, the Storm scored the next six points to take their largest lead of the game at 32-20 with 3:28 left. 

The Eagles responded with a 13-2 run to cut the deficit to 34-33 with :35 remaining in the quarter on a Rachel Atchison three-pointer.  Simpson (Iowa) led 36-33 at halftime.

UWL took a 37-36 lead with 7:08 left in the third quarter after DeNoyer's layup, but Simpson (Iowa) went on a 10-0 run to lead 46-37 with 4:13 remaining. The Storm led 54-44 late in the quarter before Delaney Schoenenberger's jumper with :11 remaining cut the lead to 54-46 at the end of the third quarter.

The Eagles opened the fourth quarter with a 14-0 run to lead 60-54 with 5:04 remaining on a Schoenenberger three-pointer.  A pair of Morrow free throws cut the lead to 60-56 with 4:29 left, but Simpson (Iowa) could get no closer the rest of the game as Schoenenberger hit a three-point field goal and layup to make it 65-56. 

UWL shot 39.7% from the field, including 50.0% (nine-of-18) from three-point range, and 72.2% (13-of-18) at the free throw line.  Schoenenberger led the Eagles with a career-high 24 points off the bench with 21 coming in the second half, including 14 in the fourth quarter. She finished eight-of-12 from the field, including six-of-eight from three-point range, and two-of-two at the line.  Schoenenberger's six three-point field goals made tied a single-game school record. She ties the record of Tammie Lukes (February 11, 1998 versus UW-Platteville), Nicole Palmer (February 14, 2007 versus UW-River Falls), Taylor Larson (January 13, 2010 versus UW-River Falls) and Melissa Lang (December 11, 2010 versus UW-Platteville). 

DeNoyer finished with 13 points and a team-leading 10 rebounds Saturday night while Miller totaled 12 points and eight rebounds. 

Simpson (Iowa) shot 30.8% from the field, including 11.8% (four-of-34) from three-point range, and 93.3% (14-of-15) at the line.  Morrow led the Storm with 22 points, 19 rebounds and four blocks.  Megan Lankford, Britney Boland, Kali Rasmussen and Ellen Gallagher each scored six points. 

UWL returns to action Sunday, November 27 hosting Ripon College (Wis.) at 5 p.m.