The Warhawks set the tone in the first couple of minutes, rolling to a 13-2 lead on Mary Merg's three pointer at 16:33.  Emily Bestor hit a three-pointer, making Whitewater 6-6 on three point field goal attempts, to put UW-W up 23-10 at the 12:17 mark.  With the lead 27-14 Whitewater ran off ten straight to increase the margin to 37-14 as Kaitlyn Thill hit a pair of free throws with 7:13 on the clock.  Leading 39-16 UW-W reeled off another 10-0 and took a 50-18 lead into halftime.

Whitewater cooled off to 7-11on three point attempts, shooting 52% from the field in the half.  Superior shot 30% from the field, and went 2-2 from the line.  UW-W was 11-13 on free throws, and led in the turnover column 10-17 and in rebounding, 21-13.  Merg topped all scorers with ten first half points, and senior forward Chantel Burg had six assists and five steals. 

The number one scoring team in the WIAC averaging 71.0 points per game, UW-W reached its average on a Sam Quandt three point play with 10:47 left, with Whitewater up 72-33.  With the Warhawks leading 72-33, the Yellowjackets put together an 11-0 run to cut the margin under thirty points.  Connie Urmanski's three-pointer made it 72-44 with 6:53 left. 

But there were too many points and not enough time, and UW-W went had the margin back over 30 on the way to the 92-55 final.

Whitewater made 14 of 25 three point field goal attempts, breaking the WIAC Tournament record for three's made, which had been 12 by UW-Stout versus UW-River Falls in a 2000 tourney game.  The 14 made three's also tops the UW-W record, previously 11 accomplished seven times, most recently February 18, 2009 against UW-Oshkosh.  The 25 attempts and .560 accuracy are both Warhawk highs for the 2011-2012 season.

Merg led three Warhawks in double figures, with 18, including 3-3 from beyond the arc.  Jamie Swanson added 17 points, 4-6 on three's, and Sam Quandt had 10, 1-2 three-pointers.  Bri Davis and Hailey Hart led UW-S with eight point apeice.

UW-Superior ends the season 12-14.

Fourth seeded UW-River Falls, 21-5, defeated number five seed UW-La Crosse 62-55 in the other first round game Tuesday.  UW-RF will travel to league champion and number one seed UW-Stevens Point, 21-4, for a second round game Thursday.  The winners of Thursday's semifinals will meet at the home of the top remaining seed Saturday.