March 16, 2011
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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.)
