Box Score
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Box Score

SOMERS, Wis. (Dec. 4, 2012)-- The University of Wisconsin-Parkside women's basketball team was firing on all cylinders on Tuesday night inside DeSimone Gymnasium, nailing its first 15 shots from the floor en route to a 100-28 blowout victory over non-conference foe Finlandia University.

Shooting a scorching 80.6 percent (25-for-31) in opening 20 minutes of play, the 24th-ranked Rangers (4-1) enjoyed a 51-point buffer at the halftime break, holding a comfortable 63-12 lead. UW-Parkside accounted for the first 13 points of the contest and 25 of the first 27 against the Division III Lions (1-4) from Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

UWP continued to outplay Finlandia in the second half, outscoring the visitors 37-16 over the final 20 minutes with 12 of the 13 Rangers seeing action on the court tallying at least a point.
Tara Knapstein came off the bench and led the way with 21 points for UW-Parkside, shooting nine-for-11 from the floor. Gaby Bronson tallied 11 points and five rebounds while Kristin Conniff and Stephanie Furr each added 10 points. Sierra West chipped in nine points while distributing a game-high eight assists while Jaleesa Trussell collected a team-best four steals along with eight points and three assists.

Hailey Gervais led the Lions with nine points with Brierra Ruska adding seven points and three assists.

UWP dominated in nearly every statistical category, holding a 36-16 edge in turnovers, a 44-23 rebounding edge while shooting 62.5 percent (40-for-64) for the contest and limiting Finlandia to just 23.9 percent (11-for-46) from the floor. Over half of the Rangers points production (56) came from the bench while scoring 46 points off turnovers and holding a 42-8 edge in points in the paint.

The Rangers' 100-point outburst was the first time the team cracked the triple digit barrier since pouring 102 points on Olivet Nazarene University on Dec. 15, 2010.
UWP returns to the court on Tuesday, Dec. 18, facing Grand Canyon University in the Division II Hoops Classic in Las Vegas, Nev.