Game notes vs. Butler
March 16, 2011 | Women's Basketball
March 16, 2011
2011 WNIT First Round
Game Notes vs. Butler
March 16, 2011
Kohl Center, Madison, Wis.
Player of the Game
Senior Lin Zastrow led all scorers with 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting (.600) from the field. She was also 4-of-5 from the free throw line. Zastrow added a career-high seven assists and pulled down three rebounds in 35 minutes.
Play of the Game
At the end of the first half, Alyssa Karel dished off a pass to Lin Zastrow in the lane for an easy bucket to put Wisconsin up 30-23 at the half. The play looked like it was being set up for a 3-pointer by Taylor Wurtz on the baseline but Karel hit a wide-open Zastrow for the score.
Stat of the Game
Wisconsin dished off a season-high 22 assists. Lin Zastrow tallied a career-high seven assists while Alyssa Karel dished off a season-high six dimes. Taylor Wurtz added a career-high five helpers.
Notables
Junior Anya Covington equaled her season high with 16 points on 7-of-12 (.583) shooting from the field. She also went 2-of-3 from the free throw line and pulled down seven rebounds in 19 minutes of play.
Wisconsin improves to 4-0 in the first round of the WNIT. The Badgers also won first-round games in 1999 (32 teams), 2000 (32 teams) and 2007 (48 teams). UW earned first-round byes in 2008 (48 teams) and 2009 (48 teams).
The Badgers improve to 2-0 all-time against Butler.
All 11 players who were dressed saw action in the game. Nine of the 11 athletes scored at least two points.
Wisconsin outrebounded Butler 38-28, the third-highest advantage of the season. Three Badgers shared game-high honors with seven rebounds apiece – Anya Covington, Taylor Wurtz and Alyssa Karel. Wurtz hit career-rebound No. 300 tonight.
Senior Alyssa Karel has scored at least one 3-pointer in her last 18 games. The 5-7 guard was 2-of-6 from behind the arc tonight.
Wisconsin will host the winner of the Central Michigan (20-10) at Illinois State (20-10) game (to be played Thursday night) on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Kohl Center.
Other WNIT First-Round Scores
Toledo def. Delaware, 58-55 (Toledo, Ohio)
Loyola (MD) def. Old Dominion, 67-65 (Norfolk, Va.)
Charlotte def. Liberty, 62-56 (Charlotte, N.C.)
South Carolina def. Appalachian State, 67-54 (Columbia, S.C.)
Oklahoma State def. Pepperdine, 81-74 (Stillwater, Okla.)
Kansas def. Wichita State, 79-59 (Lawrence, Kan.)
Wyoming def. Portland State, 79-44 (Laramie, Wyo.)
