Junior forward Erin Norling scored a game-high 20 points to lead Wayne State College in a 86-49 win Wednesday evening over Peru State College.
Wayne State raced to a 26-10 first quarter lead and outscored the Bobcats 28-6 in the second quarter to lead 54-16 at intermission. All 15 players saw action for the Wildcats with reserves dominating play in the second half.
Norling led Wayne State with 20 points. Wayne native Kylie Hammer followed with 13 points while Brittany Bongartz scored 11 to go with nine rebounds. Lauren Zacharias also hit double figures with 10 points coming off the bench for the Wildcats.
Wayne State out-rebounded the Bobcats 45-30 thanks to nine boards from Bongartz and seven by Kassidy Pingel. Norling and Bongartz each had three blocked shots while Josey Ryan, Zacharias and Pingel each had three assists.
It was the 46th straight home non-conference win for the Wildcats dating back to November 2008, moving Wayne State to 2-1 on the year while the game was an exhibition contest for the 1-2 Bobcats.
Wayne State returns to action on Thursday, Nov. 21 with a road game at South Dakota School of Mines.
