MADISON, Wis. – The Edgewood College women's basketball team dropped their first game of 2017 against NACC leader Wisconsin Lutheran, 85-49, on Tuesday night.

Sophomore Allison Gordon paced the Eagles with 16 points and six rebounds, but it wasn't enough against a Warrior team that jumped out to a 19-9 advantage after the first quarter en route to a 48-21 halftime advantage. The Eagles hung tough against the Warriors in the second half, 37-28, but could not make up enough ground on Wisconsin Lutheran's lead.

The Warriors (7-4, 7-0 NACC), one of two undefeated teams in NACC play, shot 45.3 percent from the field, including 13 of 31 (41.9 percent) from 3-point land in their third NACC victory of 36 or more points.

Against one of the NACC's premier teams, the Eagles (0-11, 0-6 NACC) shot 36.7 percent and 0-for-5 from deep. Gordon, who scored in double digits for the third time this year, finished 6-of-9 from the field and is now tied for the team lead at 10.1 ppg. MacKenzie Meyers and Marissa Hoyer each added nine points.

Warrior starter Caitlin Knueppel led all scorers with 22 points and five assists while Jen Dowden (23.2 ppg), the NACC's leading scorer coming into the game was held to 12 points, as Wisconsin Lutheran improved to 33-23 in the all-time series.

The Eagles play their third game in six days when defending NACC champion, Concordia Wisconsin, visits the Edgedome on Thursday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m. The game was rescheduled from the original date of December 17.