OSHKOSH, Wis.- The UW-Oshkosh women's basketball team cruised to a 71-40 victory over Benedictine University (Ill.) on Monday (Dec. 16). The Titans remain undefeated through their final nonconference contest of the season at Kolf Sports Center.
 
UW-Oshkosh is off to its first 7-0 start since the 2018-19 campaign, when it won nine games straight before losing to Hope College (Mich.) in the Dutch's tournament on Dec. 28, 2018.
 
The Titans shot 49.1 percent (27-of-55) from the field, 50 percent (7-of-14) from three, and 66.7 percent (10-of-15) from the charity stripe in the game, while holding the Eagles (3-4, 1-1 NACC) to 31.1 percent (14-of-45) from the field and 20 percent (3-of-15) from three. Benedictine led with a 75 percent (9-of-12) free throw percentage.
 
Thirty-four of Oshkosh's points came in the paint, with 29 points on the Eagles' 18 turnovers, 15 points on second chances, and 42 points off the bench.
 
Alex Rondorf (Gr. • West Bend) and Sammi Beyer (So. • Appleton) each scored a team high nine points. Rondorf shot four times from beyond the arc, making three attempts. Beyer went 4-of-8 from the field and 1-of-3 from three. Kayce Vaile (Fifth • Greendale) pulled down seven rebounds (two offensive), while Kate Huml (Jr. • Janesville) registered six assists. Beyer and Paige Seckar (Fr. • Oshkosh) both notched a pair of steals.
 
Rondorf and Avery Poole (Jr. • Cottage Grove) made back-to-back 3-pointers to open scoring and Vaile converted a layup to put UW-Oshkosh up 8-0 before Benedictine scored its first point on a free throw. Five consecutive Eagle points pulled them within three points (12-9) with 2:50 left in the opening period before Mahra Wieman (Jr. • Sparta) and Beyer combined for five points of their own. Allison Jarvis tallied the final points of the quarter on a layup, making the score 17-11.
 
UW-Oshkosh led by as much at nine points three times throughout the second quarter before Beyer stole a possession and made a fast break layup with 1:57 remaining, putting the Titans up, 30-19. After two Eagle baskets, Mallory Hoitink (So. • Hartford) and Seckar each converted a layup to make the score 34-22 headed into the half.
 
The Titans scored the first seven points of the third quarter with a Vaile layup, a Huml jumper, and a Rondorf three. The Eagles outscored Oshkosh 6-2 over the next three minutes with two 3-pointers, decreasing the deficit to 15 points. In the last 4:30 of the period, UW-Oshkosh scored 10 points to Benedictine's two, six of which came at the charity stripe. The Titans led 53-30 after three quarters of play.
 
Seckar helped Oshkosh pick up where it left off, starting the Titans' 9-0 streak at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Neither team scored more than twice in a row the rest of the way, while UW-Oshkosh increased its edge to as much as 33 points, eventually winning by 31.
 
The Titans head down to Wisconsin Dells later this week for the UW-Oshkosh Titan Classic at JustAGame Fieldhouse. They face Augustana College (Ill.) (3-6, 1-2 CCIW) on Friday (Dec. 20) at 7 p.m. and the University of Northwestern (Minn.) (3-4) on Saturday (Dec. 21) at 2 p.m.