Nov. 4, 2010
Wisconsin 82, Winona State 53
Kohl Center • Madison, Wis.
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| 1st | 2nd | Final | | Winona State | 25 | 28 | 53 | | Wisconsin | 36 | 46 | 82 | | | | | | Stats at a Glance
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| WIS | FG Percentage
| 34.6 | 54.7 | | 3-Point FG Percentage | 25.0 | 25.0 | | FT Percentage | 63.2 | 76.9 | Offensive Rebounds
| 8 | 12 | | Defensive Rebounds | 15 | 29 | | Total Rebounds | 23 | 41 | Turnovers
| 12 | 13 | Blocks
| 2 | 5 | Steals
| 7 | 5 | | |
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Box Score | Box Score 
| Gameday Blog | Quotes
MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin women's basketball team cruised past the NCAA Division II Winona State Warriors to record a 82-53 victory in its first exhibition game Thursday night. Senior Tara Steinbauer led the Badgers with a double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds) including 6-of-8 shooting from the field in front of 4,007 fans at the Kohl Center.
Fast Facts
| • Steinbauer led the Badgers with 15 pts, 10 reb
| • UW's largest advantage was 34 points
| • In her career debut, Paige notched 12 points
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The Cardinal and White started off strong, with senior Lin Zastrow grabbing the opening tip and first points. The 6-foot-4 center gave the Badgers the 2-0 lead with a smooth dribble penetration in the paint and a right-handed lay-up.
After taking the lead from the first play, the Badgers stayed strong and never relinquished the role.
Wisconsin finished with an impressive 29-of-53 from the field for 54.7 percent. Joining Steinbauer, three other Badgers reached double figures with 10 different players recording points.
In her first appearance at the Kohl Center, freshman Morgan Paige tabbed 12 points for the Badgers. It was the spark of the Marion, Iowa, native that set Wisconsin off in the second half. In the first minute of the half, Paige beat a Warrior defender with a dribble penetration and after she laid the ball in off the glass, she drew a foul, notching the extra point. She sealed a five-point streak with a baseline jumper from the left side of the court to give Wisconsin the 43-27 lead with 18:10 to play.
Sophomore Taylor Wurtz, who played 29 minutes, finished with 10 points as did Zastrow to complete the Badgers' double-figure quartet.
Although an injury sidelined senior co-captain Alyssa Karel with a minute left in the first half, the St. Paul, Minn., native slated eight points and two steals including a key steal with 7:48 left in the half that gave her the opportunity to carry the ball up the court for an easy lay-up.
The majority of Wisconsin's 82 points came from inside the arc as the Badgers finished just 4-of-16 for 25 percent shooting from 3-point land. However, the Cardinal and White held the Warriors to just 25 percent shooting (5-of-20) from the beyond the arc as well.
The Badgers out-rebounded the Warriors, 41-23, including 12 offensive rebounds. Steinbauer led the rebound race with 10, including two offensive boards in each half.
Wisconsin obtained its largest lead of the matchup with 2:18 left in the contest when freshman Cassie Rochel sunk back-to-back free throws to up the Badgers' lead to 34 points (78-44). UW finished 20-of-26 from the line for 76.9 percent.
UW and the Warriors both displayed impressive showings in the possession game with just 13 and 12 turnovers, respectively.
Wisconsin wraps up exhibition play on Sunday against in-state NCAA Division III UW-Superior. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at the Kohl Center.
