Cornell’s women’s basketball team ran virtually even with one-loss UW-Stout for a half in Friday’s 64-46 nonconference setback inside the Small Athletic and Wellness Center.
Senior post Madison Wauters notched her fourth double-double of the season with 14 points and a game-high 10 rebounds to guide the Rams (5-6) in their final action of 2022.
The Rams had it going early, getting 3-pointers from Megan Gandrup and Madison Osborn on their first two possessions. Cornell added two more treys in the opening quarter and led 16-13 against a talented Blue Devils squad (9-1) after 10 minutes.
UW-Stout held a narrow 31-28 lead at halftime, and then outscored the Rams 33-18 in the second half.
Cornell limited the Blue Devils to 36.8-percent shooting from the field. UW-Stout, however, sank all 16 of its free throw attempts and owned a 38-29 advantage on the boards.
Gandrup had eight points and four assists. Kali March led all players with six assists. Osborn pitched in seven points.
The Rams led for more than 16 minutes of the contest.
Raegan Sorensen came off the bench to pace UW-Stout with 19 points and six rebounds.
Earlier in the week, Cornell lost to Coe, 49-43.
Cornell’s women’s basketball team charged back from 17 points down in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t complete a valiant comeback by Coe.
The roller-coaster affair saw the Kohawks open a 14-5 lead after one quarter. The Rams countered with a 15-2 run in the second quarter and led 20-16 at halftime.
The Kohawks raced back ahead with a 20-6 spurt in the third quarter and built their largest lead at 43-26 with 7:31 left in regulation. Cornell mounted a furious rally and drew within 45-41 on a conventional 3-point play by Madison Wauters with 24 seconds remaining.
Coe knocked down its final four free throw attempts down the stretch and escaped with the win.
Wauters paced the Rams with 15 points and five rebounds. Madison Osborn pitched in 11 points and had three steals.
Junior guard Kali March, among the national leaders in steals, came away with six more swipes against the Kohawks, who were pressured into 22 turnovers.
The Kohawks owned a 42-25 advantage on the boards and limited Cornell to 29.6-percent shooting for the game, including 2-of-15 from 3-point range. Ani’ja Simmons grabbed a team-high eight rebounds for the Rams.