STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point women's basketball team used an early 17-0 run and led by double digits the rest of the way in a 71-59 non-conference win over No. 22 St. Norbert on Saturday evening at Berg Gym.

Box Score

After St. Norbert (7-2) opened the scoring 14 seconds into the game, UW-Stevens Point (6-4) scored the game's next 17 points, holding the Green Knights scoreless for a stretch of 7:28. The Pointers made five of their first six shots and Lexi Roland (New London, WI/New London) scored eight of her career-high 14 points in the first five-plus minutes of the game.

UWSP led by as many as 20 with 5:30 remaining to record its first win over a ranked opponent since the Pointers topped No. 20 UW-Whitewater 76-71 in overtime in Whitewater on Feb. 24, 2013.

UW-Stevens Point took its largest lead of the evening at 61-41 with 5:30 remaining after Roland completed a three-point play. St. Norbert gradually chipped away at the lead to get within 66-56 with 52 seconds remaining but Taylor Douglas (Brodhead, WI/Brodhead) made four-straight free throws in the final minute to end any hope of a comeback.

Roland connected on 5-of-7 shots from the field, including 3-of-4 from behind the arc, on her way to the first double-figure scoring performance of her collegiate career. Joann Wolfenberg (Adell, WI/Plymouth Comprehensive) added her first-career double-double with 14 points and a career-best 14 rebounds. Kaitlyn Jacobs (New Franken, WI/Green Bay Preble) was also in double figures with 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Brianna Byrne led St. Norbert with a game-high 16 points on 4-for-13 from the field and 7-for-8 from the free-throw line. Heidi Van Sistine added 13 points, while Jill Kleiman and Tasha Giese each scored 11.

UW-Stevens Point led 24-8 midway through the first half but St. Norbert scored the next six points to get within 10. The Pointers extended their lead back to 16 with 5:05 left in the half before the Green Knights again got within 10 in the final two minutes. UWSP took a 40-26 lead into the break after Jacobs scored the final four points of the half in the final 30 seconds.

The Pointers shot 62.5 percent in the opening half and shot a season-best 51.0 percent for the game. The Green Knights shot 35.3 percent in the game and were just 1-for-14 (7.1 percent) from behind the arc and 14-for-24 (58.3 percent) from the free-throw line.

UWSP held a 42-33 advantage on the glass and its bench outscored St. Norbert's 18-8.

UW-Stevens Point has a couple weeks off before heading to the D3hoops.com Classic in Las Vegas for a pair of games in late December. The Pointers face Occidental at 12 p.m. MT on Sunday, Dec. 28 and top-ranked and defending national champion FDU-Florham the following day at 2 p.m. MT.