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MENOMONIE, Wis. – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team lost its second game of the Quality Inn & Suites Turkey Shootout, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Stout, falling to UW-Oshkosh 68-44 Sunday afternoon at Johnson Fieldhouse.
Today's meeting between the Saints and Titans was the first since the 1989 season. Oshkosh shot 44-percent in the first half, while holding the Saints to just 25-percent as it opened up a 39-17 halftime lead. The Titans extended a 10-point lead to 19 following a 9-0 run in the last five minutes of the first half. The Titans scored 21 points off of 15 CSS turnovers in the first 20 minutes.
In the second half, the Oshkosh lead got as high as 27 points and as low as 19, but was evenly played as the Titans won the half just by two points 29-27. The final score this afternoon would be 68-44.
St. Scholastica shot 42-percent in the second half to finish at 33-percent for the game. The Titans finished at 41-percent and went 8-for-17 on 3-point attempts. The Saints outscored the Titans 16-13 in second chance points.
#Caitlin McKernon# had a season-best 12 points off the bench in just 21 minutes of action. #Kelly Cinquegrani# was also in double-figures with 10 points. #Laura Amys# led the team with eight rebounds. Megan Wenig and Katie Kitzke each had 14 points to lead the Titans.
The Saints will have next week off and won't play next until Tuesday, December 7th when they play at Division II's Bemidji State. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.