La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned a 64-52 victory over UW-Stout Saturday afternoon in Mitchell Hall.  The Eagles improve to 8-7 overall and 2-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Blue Devils drop to 5-10 overall and 1-3 in the conference.  UW-Stout had won nine of the previous 13 meetings with UWL entering Saturday. 

With the win, UWL surpasses last year's overall (7) and league (1) wins from 2015-16.

UW-Stout took an early 10-7 lead with 6:00 left in the first quarter on a Jenna Goldsmith jumper, but UWL responded with a 10-0 run to lead 17-10.  Delaney Schoenenberger and Alyssa Clemment each hit a three-pointer in the run.  The Eagles led 19-12 at the end of the first quarter.  UW-Stout cut the lead to 19-16 with 9:40 remaining in the second quarter, but UWL used another 10-0 run to lead 29-16 with 4:44 left on Taylor Nelson's three-pointer.  UWL led 33-23 at halftime. 

UWL led 39-28 with 7:23 remaining in the third quarter when it went on a 11-2 run to take its largest lead of the game at 50-30. The Blue Devils scored the final six points of the third quarter and the first two points in the fourth to cut the deficit to 50-38, but Schoenenberger's three-pointer gave UWL a 53-38 advantage with 8:32 left.  UW-Stout could get no close than 10 points the rest of the game.  Delaney Schoenenberger finished with 15 points Saturday afternoon.

UWL shot 38.7% from the field, including 36.0% (nine-of-25) from three-point range, and 58.3% (seven-of-12) at the free throw line.  The nine three-point field goals made ties a season-high.  UWL finished with 18 assists on 24 made field goals. 

The Eagles outscored the Blue Devils, 40-6, in bench points.  Nelson and Schoenenberger each finished with 15 points. Nelson went five-of-10 from the field, including two-of-five from three-point range, and three-of-four at the line while Schoenenberger finished six-of-10 from the field, including three-of-five from three-point range. 

MaKenzie Miller recorded her second straight double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Five different players recorded a three-point field goal made for the Eagles. 

UW-Stout shot 31.9% from the field, including 13.3% (two-of-15) from three-point range, and 54.5% (six-of-11) at the line.  Kyncaide Diedrich and Bailey Diersen led the Blue Devils with 13 points while Goldsmith finished with 12 points.  Diedrich had a team-high nine rebounds, six assists and four steals. 

UWL returns to action Wednesday, January 18 at UW-River Falls at 7 p.m.