PLYMOUTH, Wis. - MLC women's basketball got an opening-night win on the road on Friday night, 60-47 at Lakeland University.
Anna Kieselhorst led MLC with 22 points and played all 40 minutes of the game. She went 7-for-8 from the line. She was also impactful on the defensive end with six steals.
The Knights started the fourth quarter on an 11-3 run to open up a 15-point lead. The Muskies got the deficit as low as 7, but Kieselhorst and
Ella Walz combined to go 6-for-6 from the line in the final 1:35 to clinch the game.
MLC used a big run in the second quarter to open up a sizable first-half lead. The Knights rattled off a 15-2 run that included six points from Walz, who finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.
MLC led 28-21 at halftime.
Junior
Ava Stein was the third MLC player in double figures with 10 points and
Wilhelmina Wenz added seven points to go with a team-high 12 rebounds and four assists.
The Knights earned the win despite being outshot 40.5 percent to 27.5 percent. MLC earned extra possessions defensively and on the boards. The team forced the Muskies into 24 turnovers while committing just 12. They out-rebounded Lakeland by 48-29.
