Head coach Suzy Merchant walks with senior forward Courtney Schiffauer on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, during the game against Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Breslin Center after Schiffauer was injured. The Spartans beat the Panthers 81-50. Julia Nagy/The State News
It was a total team effort as the MSU women’s basketball team improved to 7-0 for only the second time in program history with a 81-50 win over Milwaukee (3-3) on Saturday.
Seven players scored at least 5 points, and five of them were in double figures, led by sophomore center Jasmine Hines, who set a new career high with 19 points to go along with her four rebounds.
Senior forward Courtney Schiffauer led the domination on the boards with 8 rebounds, just one away from her season high. MSU outrebounded the Panthers 49-29 and improved their Big Ten best rebounding margin.
With the country’s best statistical defense, MSU held Milwaukee to 18-for-63 shooting, (28.6 percent) and have not trailed since the opening minutes against Albany on Nov. 21.
MSU also kept their Big Ten best 12 turnovers per game statistic the same by having just that many.
The Spartans travel to Oakland to face off against the Golden Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. this Wednesday.
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