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Kennedy Osterman had a 18-point five rebounds night in the Titans' win over UW-La Crosse on Wednesday
Kennedy Osterman had a 18-point five rebounds night in the Titans' win over UW-La Crosse on Wednesday

Titans Roll Past Eagles On The Road

Box Score

LA CROSSE, Wis.- The nationally ranked UW-Oshkosh women's basketball team won its third straight game after taking down UW-La Crosse 68-56 on the road at Mitchell Hall Gymnasium (Jan. 17).

The Titans (13-3, 4-1 WIAC), ranked No. 21 in the nation by D3hoops.com, shot 47.7 percent (21-of-44) from the field and 39.1 percent (nine-of-23) from behind the arc. UW-Oshkosh paced the Eagles (9-7, 2-3 WIAC) in assists (14-12), bench points (20-12), steals (13-6) and forced 21 La Crosse turnovers.

Oshkosh was led by guard Kennedy Osterman (Sr. • Pewaukee) who scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds on six-of-nine shooting from the floor. Forward Kayce Vaile (Sr. • Greendale) added 16 points and nine rebounds while guard Kate Huml (So. • Janesville) finished the game with 11 points.

The Eagles opened the scoring in the first quarter with a Lauryn Milne 3-pointer, but Vaile responded with a layup on the other end for UW-Oshkosh and the Titans proceeded to go on a 16-3 run to take a 12-point lead. UW-La Crosse scored the last five points of the period, but the Titans held onto an 18-11 lead after the first quarter.

The Eagles began the second quarter on a 12-6 run and UW-La Crosse took a 26-24 lead following a jumper from Milne with under five minutes to go in the half. Osterman responded with five-straight points two minutes later to put the Titans ahead of the Eagles 29-28 at halftime.

Bridget Froehlke (Jr. • Wrightstown) knocked down a three-pointer to kick off the scoring in the third quarter and with under eight minutes to go in the period, the Titans embarked on an 8-0 run to take a 40-31 lead. The Eagles trimmed the Oshkosh advantage to six points, but an Olivia Argall (So. • Dodgeville) three-point shot started a 7-0 run to give the Titans a 13-point lead. La Crosse scored the last four points of the period, but UW-Oshkosh maintained a 47-38 lead at the end of the third quarter.

The Titans extended their lead to 12 points at the start of the fourth quarter following a pair of Huml free throws. The UW-Oshkosh lead reached as high as 15 points in the final period as the Titans cruised to a 68-56 win.

UW-Oshkosh, who remains in second place in the WIAC standings, will return to the Kolf Sports Center on Saturday (Jan. 20) to take on UW-Stevens Point (13-3, 2-3 WIAC) at 3 p.m. for Alumni Day.

Written by Jacob Link, UW-Oshkosh Sports Information