PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Host UW-Platteville pulled away in the final 10 minutes of the game and defeated the UW-Stevens Point women's basketball team 67-61 in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) matchup on Wednesday evening at Bo Ryan Court.

Box Score

UW-Stevens Point (7-6, 2-2 WIAC) trailed by one, 45-44, with 9:57 remaining but UW-Platteville (10-4, 3-2 WIAC) held the Pointers to two points over the next 6:02 to open up a nine-point lead that the hosts would not relinquish. Alyssa Krajco led all scorers with 24 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the field and 8-for-11 from the free-throw line.

Down 61-53 with 1:24 remaining, UWSP climbed to within four following four points from Jamie Destache (Sussex, WI/Sussex-Hamilton) in a three-second span. After the Pioneers split a pair of free throws, two more free throws by Destache made UWP's lead 62-59 with one minute remaining but that was as close as the Pointers would get.

Destache finished with a season-high 12 points on 3-for-5 from the field and 5-for-7 from the free-throw line. Allie Miceli (Marseilles, IL/Ottawa Township) came off the bench to record the first double-double of her UW-Stevens Point career, scoring 12 points and adding a career-best 13 rebounds, six of which came on the offensive end.

The Pointers' bench accounted for 45 of the team's 61 points, led by Destache and Miceli. UW-Stevens Point shot 37.5 percent for the game, while UW-Platteville shot at a 36.7 percent clip. The Pioneers held a 14-1 advantage in points off turnovers, forcing 18 UWSP turnovers in the game.

Stacy Clark added 17 points and nine rebounds to Krajco's 24 points and seven rebounds. The duo combined to shoot 13-for-34 from the field. Rachel Cropp contributed 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting for the Pioneers.

UW-Stevens Point trailed by five early in the second half but used a 9-2 run to take a 42-40 lead with 13:42 following a three-pointer by Lauren Anklam (Ringle, WI/D.C. Everest) and a layup by Sarah Gamillo (Colby, WI/Colby). Later, a jumper by Lexi Roland (New London, WI/New London) gave UWSP a 44-41 lead with 13:02 to go before UW-Platteville began to pull away.

In the first half, UWP led 28-21 with 4:21 left before the Pointers closed the half on a 12-3 run to take a two-point lead into the locker room. Taylor Barrett (Monroe, WI/Monroe) scored the final five points of the half, including a three-point play with 33 seconds remaining.

Next up for UW-Stevens Point is a home game against No. 11 UW-Oshkosh at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10 at Berg Gym.