ST. BONIFACIUS, Minn. - The Martin Luther College women's basketball team overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to win going away at Crown College by the score of 67-54 on Monday.

The Knights struggled mightily on the offensive end in the first half, shooting 3-25 to start the game and finishing the first half shooting 21.9 percent as Crown took a 34-24 halftime lead.

The roles would reverse in the second half, however, as MLC opened the third quarter with a 15-0 run to take the lead. The Knights out-scored the Storm 21-4 in the period, and held them without a field goal for the full ten minutes as they took a 45-38 lead into the fourth quarter.

In the final period, Crown could never cut its deficit closer than five, while the Knights stretched their lead into double figures and held on down the stretch for the win.

MLC shot 48.6 percent in the second half, moving their overall percentage to 35.8 for the game. Crown slumped to just 18.8 percent in the second half and shot 27.9 overall.

The Knights' depth showed in the win, as only one player reached double figures (Emily Witkowski with 10 points), but 11 of 12 MLC players scored, and the Knights' reserves out-scored the Storm's bench 33-6 for the game.

Emma Nelson, Ally Platzer and Meghan Blaine each scored nine points for MLC. Witkowski also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.

MLC improved to 3-9 on the season and 2-5 in UMAC play with the win. Crown fell to 0-6 overall and 0-5 in league play in defeat.

The Knights will return to action on Thursday, March 4, when they play in the opening round of the UMAC Postseason Tournament. Monday's win clinched the sixth seed for the Knights in the tournament.