by CHICAGO — Margie Stevens (Oneida) started and scored nine points with a team-high six rebounds Friday as Wisconsin Lutheran opened its season with a 61-47 loss at No. 10 Chicago at the Gerald Ratner Athletics Center.
Stevens played 24 minutes, shooting 4-of-13 from the field and 1-of-4 from three-point range, and added one assist and one blocked shot for the Warriors.
Chicago led 17-15 after the first quarter and 34-25 at halftime. Wisconsin Lutheran cut the margin to 43-34 in the third quarter on a second-chance putback by Stevens, and she opened the fourth quarter with a layup that pulled the Warriors within 48-40, but the Maroons closed out the win, 13-9, in the final period.
Kenly Frey led all scorers with 17 points for Wisconsin Lutheran, Madeline Leffel added nine points and Abby Cole scored eight. Christian Sanders paced Chicago with 16 points, Annabelle Spotts added 15 and Zora Burrell grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds as the Maroons outrebounded the Warriors 46-35.
Wisconsin Lutheran fell to 0-1 while Chicago improved to 1-0.
Wisconsin Lutheran plays next at Marian on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. in its Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference opener.
