The No. 6 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's basketball team recorded their second win over UW-Stevens Point this season with a 59-41 win on Wednesday night in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest.
 
The Warhawks (18-2 overall, 8-1 WIAC), who remained one game ahead of UW-Eau Claire in first place in the WIAC standings with the win, held the Pointers to just 28.6 percent from the floor and earned 17 points from turnovers throughout the game.
 
Junior center Johanna Taylor (Wauwatosa, Wis./East) led the team with a double-double, recording 12 points and 11 rebounds. Senior guard Becky Raeder (Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls) tallied 12 points and sophomore guard Veronica Kieres (Chicago, Ill./Resurrection) and freshman forward Aleah Grundahl (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) registered nine and eight points, respectively.
 
UW-W held UW-SP to just two points in the first quarter while tallying 14 of their own. The Warhawks led by as many as 18 points before the Pointers went on an eight-point run in the final five minutes of the quarter. The score would be 22-12 in favor of Whitewater heading into halftime.
 
The teams came out of the break much more competitive, as both recorded their highest number of points in the third quarter. The Warhawks held the Pointers scoreless through two and a half minutes of play while running up their score to an 18-point advantage once again.
 
During the fourth quarter, UW-W did not let UW-SP within 17 points and led by a game-high 23 points after a layup from Raeder with 2:27 left to play. The Warhawks wrapped up the game with a 59-41 victory.
 
UW-Whitewater will be back at Kachel Gymnasium on Saturday to play UW-River Falls and celebrating Senior Day. Tip-off is slated for 3 p.m.