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MADISON, Wis. - Eastern Illinois hung tough in its final non-conference game of the season falling on Thursday night 76-64 at Wisconsin.
EIU led 18-17 after one quarter of action and 39-35 at the half shooting 57 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes.Â
Macy McGlone scored 12 of her team-high 18 points in the opening half while
Miah Monahan had ten first half points.
The Badgers opened the second half with a 9-0 run taking the lead with 7:59 to play in the third on a 3-pointer by Sania Copeland.
EIU regained the lead on Monahan's third 3-pointer of the day as she finished with 13 points going 3-of-3 from 3-point range.  Her 3-pointer came with 2:08 left in the third quarter before Wisconsin closed out the period with a two-point lead at 58-56.
Wisconsin had another quick spurt of offense to open the fourth quarter taking a nine-point lead as Copeland closed out a 7-0 Badgers run with another 3-pointer at the 8:29 mark.
EIU would never get closer than five points in the final ten minutes of action.
McGlone finished with her eighth double-double this season adding ten rebounds to her 18 points. Â Charita "Tiny" Lewis chipped in with 11 points.
All five Wisconsin starters scored in double figures led by D'Yanis Jimenez with 19 points.  Copeland contributed 12 going 4-of-8 on 3-pointers.
EIU finishes non-conference play at 3-10 and opens OVC play on Friday, Dec. 29 at SIUE. Wisconsin is now 7-4.