NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Senior Taylor Barrett (Monroe, Wis./Monroe) grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds and recorded her first career double-double as the UW-Stevens Point women's basketball team (4-3) rolled past North Central (1-7) on Monday night, 68-44.
 
Barrett scored 13 points, tying freshman Ashley Leiterman (Morrison, Wis./Denmark) for the team-high in points.  Leiterman added four assists, two steals and a block.
 
Lexi Roland (New London, Wis./New London) scored eight points with four rebounds.  Mickey Roland (New London, Wis./New London) snagged nine rebounds and scored six points for UWSP.
 
Leiterman got the Pointers on the board and a Mickey Roland (New London, Wis./New London) three led to a 5-0 lead as UWSP held NCC off the board for nearly three minutes to begin the game.  Barrett completed an and-one to give the Pointers a 10-4 lead and Lexi Roland (New London, Wis./New London) hit four free throws as UWSP held a 10-point edge after one quarter.
 
Two minutes into the second quarter, Leiterman finished an and-one as the Pointers built the lead to 13 points.  With 34 seconds remaining in the half, Taylor Greenheck (Sauk Prairie, Wis./Sauk Prairie) buried a three to end a five-minute drought from the field.  UWSP held the Cardinals to just seven points in the quarter and led 37-20 at the half.
 
Carly Cerrato (De Pere, Wis./De Pere) capped a 7-2 run with a three-pointer to begin the third quarter as the Pointers held NCC scoreless over the first three minutes of the period.  Leiterman wrapped another dominant quarter with a fast-break layup to send the game to the fourth quarter with UWSP ahead 53-29.
 
Barrett snapped a two and a half minute scoreless streak to begin the quarter.  With 3:38 to go, Cerrato hit her second three-pointer of the game to give UWSP its biggest lead at 62-36.
 
The Pointers return home to face Ripon on Friday (Dec. 15) at 7:00 p.m. in Berg Gym.