Green Knights top Lawrence

DE PERE, Wis. — Brianna Byrne and Tasha Giese both scored in double figures to lead the St. Norbert College women’s basketball team to a 76-30 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Schuldes Sports Center.

Byrne came off the bench to score a game-high 15 points, and Giese had a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Twelve players scored in the game for St. Norbert (8-2, 5-0 MWC).

Kanae Nishitani came off the bench to lead Lawrence (3-7, 1-4) with eight points. Katie Schumacher and Kassidy Rinehart had six points apiece for the Vikings, and Schumacher added a team-high eight rebounds.

St. Norbert neede less than six minutes in the game to build a double-digit lead at 12-2. The Green Knights went on to lead 36-18 at the half. St. Norbert’s biggest lead of the game was the final margin of 46 points.

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