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No. 9 Michigan State Rolls Over Wisconsin, 84-60
2/13/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 13, 2005
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Michigan State's Kristin Haynie does many things well - including deflecting praise.
Haynie had eight points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals to lead the No. 9 Spartans over Wisconsin 84-60 Sunday afternoon.
With her effort against Wisconsin, Haynie became the fourth player in Big Ten history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 300 steals in her career.
"That means a lot, getting in the record books and stuff," Haynie said. "But of course you can't do it without your teammates. I definitely didn't get it alone, it was definitely a team thing."
Lindsay Bowen scored 18 points, and Victoria Lucas-Perry had all 17 of her points in the first half as the Spartans (22-3, 11-2 Big Ten) won their sixth straight game and pulled within one victory of tying the school record for victories in a season, set in 1976-77.
Liz Shimek added 13 points and became the fourth Michigan State player this season to surpass the career 1,000-point mark. The victory was the Spartans' second blowout victory on the road in four days. They beat No. 12 Minnesota 78-49 Thursday.
Haynie picked up her 500th career assist early in the game, and with her points, rebounds and steals, she joins Purdue's Katie Douglas, Ohio State's Yvette Angel and Wisconsin's Tamara Moore as the only Big Ten players to reach those totals in all four categories.
"Kristin has done so many great things," Michigan State coach Joanne P. McCallie said. "Her game is incredible, it's getting better. She's a special player."
Wisconsin coach Lisa Stone said Haynie's contributions to the Spartans go beyond numbers. "She's a tremendous leader. ... She makes her team better."
Jolene Anderson had 19 points to lead Wisconsin (10-12, 4-8), which shot just 34 percent from the field. The Badgers never led and were 3-of-20 from 3-point range.
Behind Lucas-Perry's 17 points, Michigan State jumped out to a 43-26 lead and played most of the first half without Kelli Roehrig, who picked up her second foul just over eight minutes in. With it's second-leading scorer on the bench, Michigan State turned to Lucas-Perry, who scored eight straight points for the Spartans on one run.
"I just try and be aggressive all the time, nonstop attacking," Lucas-Perry said.
 Liz Shimek became the fourth MSU player this season, and 16th in team history, to reach 1,000 career points.  | |
Michigan State held Wisconsin without a field goal for 6:24 late in the first half and used an 11-2 run during the stretch as the Spartans took a 41-24 lead with 2:01 remaining.
After Wisconsin used an 8-0 run to pull to 52-41 with 14:22 to play in the game, Stone was optimistic about a possible second-half rally. The Badgers have come back to win after facing a deficit of nine points or more four times this season.
"I kept saying to myself inside my head, 'Let's get this inside 10 and we can beat this team,"' Stone said.
But Bowen, who missed eight of her 10 shots from the floor in the first half, hit back-to-back 3-pointers to spark a 14-0 run for Michigan State.
