Nov. 22, 2009

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Wisconsin vs. Cleveland State

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Game Notes

• Wisconsin trailed by as many as 15 points late in the first half. The Badgers were behind 40-25 with 1:49 left in the half. UW outscored CSU 42-28 in the second half to win.

• UW led 12-11 with 14:19 to go in the first half and didn't lead again until 1:39 left in the game. Freshman Taylor Wurtz hit a jumper in the paint to put the Badgers up 69-68.

• Alyssa Karel tied her career high with four steals.

• Lin Zastrow, who was held scoreless in the first half after picking up two early fouls, scored seven straight points in the second half. Zastrow scored three field goals and a free throw to pull the UW within four with 13:49 left. Her scoring spree started at 16:39 on the clock when the score was 45-36. Zastrow finished with 12 points in the game and also led all players with eight rebounds.

• Sophomore Jamie Russell scored a season-high seven points, all in the first half, as several Badger starters were in foul trouble. Russell played only nine minutes but shot 3-of-5 from the field, including 1-of-1 from 3-point range. She also pulled down one rebound and had two steals.

• Freshman Taylor Wurtz recorded her second straight double-figure scoring game. The 6-0 guard had 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting, including the game winner with 1:39 remaining. She also had four rebounds and one assist. • Wisconsin outrebounded Cleveland State 33-24, its largest rebounding margin of the season.

• The Badgers had 11 steals vs. the Vikings, their third straight game with double-digit steals. Wisconsin is averaging 12 steals per game this season.

• UW scored 70 points, its highest point total of the season. Wisconsin scored 70 points only once in 2008-09, a double-overtime game vs. Milwaukee. The Badgers also gave up 68 points, the highest by an opponent this season.