Box Score
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Box Score

SOMERS, Wis. (Nov. 24, 2012)-- The University of Wisconsin-Parkside women's basketball squad suffered a rare home loss on Saturday inside DeSimone Gymnasium as the Rangers were unable to overcome a sluggish start, falling 66-53, to Michigan Tech University.

The visiting Huskies (2-1) never trailed in the contest after accounting for the opening seven points of the game. The Rangers battled back, utilizing a 5-0 run to pull within two before Michigan Tech tallied the next six points to build an eight point edge with just under 10 minutes left in the opening frame. Tara Knapstein converted a three the old fashioned way, draining a jumper and sinking a free throw to close the gap to two points at 16-14 before back-to-back-to-back threes by Sam Hoyt gave the Huskies an 11-point cushion. MTU's lead grew to as many as 15-points in the opening 20 minutes, enjoying a 33-20 lead at the break.

UW-Parkside cut the lead to 10 points on three occasions in the second half but was unable to come any closer in the 13-point defeat, just the Rangers third loss in their last 52 games inside DeSimone Gymnasium.

Three Rangers ended the day in double figures with Gaby Bronson leading the way with 11 points and seven rebounds. Jaleesa Trussell and Jenna Endisch each chipped in 10 points while Tara Knapstein came off the bench and added nine points along with seven boards and four steals.

Hoyt drained four threes for the Huskies, ending the day with a game-high 23 points. Taylor Stippel added 10 while Kylie Moxley led MTU on the boards with six rebounds.

The Rangers shot just 26.9 percent (seven-for-26) from the field in the first half while the Huskies sunk 44 percent (11-for-25) of their opportunities. Both teams shot nearly equal in the second stanza, UWP hit 40 percent (12-for-30) while MTU hit 42.9 percent (12-for-28). Michigan Tech drilled six threes on 14 attempts during the game (42.9 percent) while the Rangers hit just one of their 14 attempts (7.1 percent).

UW-Parkside continues its homestand on Tuesday, Dec. 4, welcoming Finlandia University to DeSimone Gymnasium for a 5:30 p.m. tipoff.