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Ashley Neustifter scored seven points while counting four rebounds and two assists against the Falcons.
Ashley Neustifter scored seven points while counting four rebounds and two assists against the Falcons.

Early Second-Half Surge Ignites Titans To Win Over Falcons

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The UW-Oshkosh women's basketball team erased a second-half deficit with a long run and cruised to a 65-50 victory over UW-River Falls on Saturday (Feb. 7) in Kolf Sports Center.

Trailing 31-25 with 16:39 remaining, the Titans scored 16 of the next 18 points to take a 41-33 lead with just over 11 minutes to play. UW-Oshkosh made 6 of 9 shots from the field and both free throws during the run that began with a 3-pointer by Taylor Schmidt and ended with a layup by Eliza Campbell. The Titans scored on seven of nine possession during the flurry while UW-River Falls committed two turnovers and missed 5 of 6 shots from the floor and both free throws.

The Titans shot 60 percent (15-25) from the field and committed just three turnovers during the second half. The period featured an 11-minute stretch where UW-Oshkosh converted 10 of 13 shots from the field.

Campbell led UW-Oshkosh with 13 points, while Schmidt and Marissa Selner added 12 and nine points, respectively. Alex Richard contributed eight points, and game-high totals of 10 rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

UW-Oshkosh (18-3, 10-2 WIAC), ranked 21st in the NCAA Division III by D3hoops.com, maintained sole possession of first place in the league standings. UW-River Falls (8-13, 3-9 WIAC), which lost its sixth straight game to the Titans, remained in ninth place.

The Titans ran their season winning streak to five games by shooting 44.2 percent (23-52) from the field, 35.7 percent (5-14) from beyond the 3-point arc and 58.3 percent (14-24) from the free throw line.

UW-River Falls opened the scoring with a three-point play by Katie Messman and led for the first 5:11 of the contest. The first of two straight layups by Campbell gave UW-Oshkosh its first lead at 6-5, and another layup by Richard pushed the Titan advantage to 10-5. The Falcons responded with six unanswered points to reclaim an 11-10 edge midway through the first half, increased their lead to 22-16 with 2:25 to go and went into halftime with 25-19 advantage.

The teams exchanged three baskets to begin the second half before two free throws by Katelyn Kuehl cut UW-Oshkosh's deficit to 29-25 with 17:38 left. UW-River Falls matched its largest lead of the game with two free throws of its own for a 31-25 lead.

UW-Oshkosh's lead reached double figures for the first time on a jumper by Ashley Neustifter that made the score 49-39 with 7:39 remaining. Two free throws by UW-River Falls trimmed the Titans' lead to 51-42, but UW-Oshkosh held an advantage of at least 11 points for the remainder of the game following a layup by Campbell at the 5:36 mark.

UW-Oshkosh, which has won 35 of its last 44 WIAC games, improved to 7-1 at home this season.

Cassy Saxton paced UW-River Falls with nine points. Taylor Karge added eight points, five rebounds and two blocks for the Falcons, who ended the game shooting 36.5 percent (19-52) from the floor, 11.1 percent (2-18) from behind the 3-point line and 62.5 percent (10-16) from the charity stripe.

UW-River Falls held a slim advantage in rebounds (37-36).

The Titans remain at home to face UW-La Crosse on Wednesday (Feb. 11) in Kolf Sports Center. UW-Oshkosh defeated the Eagles, 57-48, on Jan. 21 in La Crosse.