De Pere, Wis. – The Alverno College women's basketball team fell 56-32 on the road to St. Norbert on Wednesday evening at Mulva Sports Center.

Newcomer Shiauna Nixon-Boyd led Alverno (3-19, 1-12 NACC) with 10 points on 5-for-15 shooting and added one block and two steals. Keeshya Bellows corralled a team-high 11 rebounds becoming an Alverno All-Time recorder holder. Dionna Woodson finished with six points.  St. Norbert (14-9, 11-3 NACC) was led offensively by Emma Morrisey, who scored 14 points. Alverno College was hurt by several extended scoring droughts, and shot 24.1 percent for the game. The Green Knights shot 33.3 percent by comparison.

St. Norbert took the lead within the first three minutes of the first quarter and never relinquished it on Wednesday. The Green Knights opened the game on a 9-0 run, as Alverno was unable to find the bottom of the net until a jumper by Nixon-Boyd at the 5:30 mark. The Inferno continued to cut the deficit and held the Green Knights to 33 first-half points to remain down by only 26 at halftime.

However, Alverno managed just two points over the first six minutes of the second half, allowing St. Norbert to build a 49-11 lead by the third quarter's 1:32 mark. The Inferno fell victim to a similar shooting drought to start the fourth quarter, as St. Norbert built its lead to 34 with 6:06 to go before boosting it to the final 56-32 result.

NOTES

• Shiauna Nixon-Boyd led Alverno scoring 10 points, two rebounds, one assist, one block and two steals.
• Dionna Woodson finished the contest with six points, two rebounds, one assist, and three steals.
•  Keeshya Bellows corralled a team-high 11 rebounds becoming an Alverno All-Time recorder holder.

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The Alverno College women's basketball team returns home as they host the Warriors of Wisconsin Lutheran on Saturday, February 10 where they will honor the 2023-24 basketball seniors. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. inside Reiman Gymnasium.