DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The Loras women's basketball team finished it's first half of the Iowa Conference season with a 70-59 win over Central on Wednesday. Freshman Marissa Schroeder led the Duhawks with a 21 point, 13 rebound double-double.

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SERIES NOTABLES
- The Duhawks own the series lead, 33-26 including 11 of the last 12

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
- Loras jumped out to a quick 10-5 lead with four points from both Schroeder and junior Hanna Stokes
- From 7:49 in the first quarter to 5:22 in the second quarter, Schroeder and Stokes paced another Duhawk run, this time Loras outscore the Dutch 22-9
- With 2:44 remaining before the break, sophomore Macenzie Kraemer hit a shot from downtown for a 43-32 lead
- A 6-0 run, including a layup by junior Jess Brown made for a 13-point Duhawk advantage, Loras' biggest lead until that point
- Schroeder scored five-straight points including a made shot from outside the arc to put the Duhawks up 67-52 with 2:02 remaining in the fourth

TEAM NOTABLES
- Loras has finished the first half of the IIAC schedule currently in sixth place, with the rest of the conference completing it's first half on Wednesday
- The Duhawks outscored Central in the paint 20-4 in the first half
- In Wednesday's win, Loras recorded five blocked shots, a season-high for the Duhawks … Senior Addie Oberman finished with three blocks and Schroeder added two

INDIVIDUAL NOTABLES
- Schroeder finished with a career-high 21 points on Wednesday, which is also an individual single-game high this season for Loras
- Oberman's three blocks are a season-high and individual-high for the Duhawks this season
- Loras notched another individual single-game high for this season as senior Lauren Stanich recorded seven assists

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - Marissa Schroeder
- The Bellevue native recorded her ninth double-digit scoring effort of the season including her sixth straight … Schroeder completed the double-double by adding 13 rebounds, her second of the season

UP NEXT 
Loras heads back on the road to begin it's second half of the Iowa Conference schedule. First up for the Duhawks the second-time around will be Luther. In their last meeting, the Norse defeated Loras 78-53 in the Athletic & Wellness Center. Tip-off in Regents Center is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday.