WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (Interstat) — MacKenzie Bisballe scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Grand Valley State to a 68-40 victory over Central Missouri in a women’s NCAA Division II basketball game Saturday at JustAGame Fieldhouse. Grand Valley State improved to 1-0, and Central Missouri fell to 0-1. Attendance was 112.

The Lakers controlled the game from the opening minutes. Avery Lay opened the scoring with a layup, Bisballe followed with a layup, Reese Gaytan made a free throw and Bisballe added another layup to give Grand Valley State a 7-0 lead. Central Missouri answered with a 7-2 run, but Grand Valley State kept pace with Bisballe inside and built a double-digit advantage by halftime. Bisballe had several layups and free throws in the second quarter, and the Lakers’ defense limited the Jennies to five points in the period.

The decisive stretch came in the third quarter. After Neely Schaaf’s 3-pointer pulled Central Missouri within 34-26, Grand Valley State responded with a 20-2 run. Bisballe started the surge with a hook shot, Lay added a jumper off a turnover, and Gaytan converted two layups. Ava Scanlon scored inside twice, and Bisballe capped the run with a 3-pointer and two free throws to make it 54-28. Central Missouri never got closer than 21 points after that.

Central Missouri opened the fourth quarter with consecutive baskets from Taylor Weishaar and Enola Papin and a free throw from Mckinli Mays, but Anayya Davis answered with two layups, and Gaytan added another layup. Rayah Hitt scored on a layup, Destiny Webster hit a 3-pointer, and Kelly Kray closed the scoring with a 3-pointer in the final seconds.

Grand Valley State shot 26 of 58 from the floor, 3 of 8 from 3-point range and 13 of 24 from the free-throw line. Central Missouri shot 15 of 45 overall, 1 of 21 from beyond the arc and 9 of 12 at the line. The Lakers had 13 offensive rebounds to the Jennies’ 7, posted 17 assists to Central Missouri’s 6, and committed 12 turnovers while forcing 26. Central Missouri blocked five shots to Grand Valley State’s two. Grand Valley State finished with 68 points on 68 possessions and an offensive rating of 99.4. Central Missouri had 40 points on 70 possessions and an offensive rating of 57.4.

Bisballe led all scorers with 28 points and added two assists in 30 minutes. Taylor Weishaar of Central Missouri had 12 points, five rebounds and two blocks in 32 minutes; the 6-foot-3 forward from Wathena, Kan., previously at Riverside, was the Jennies’ top scorer. Gaytan finished with nine points, four rebounds and four assists. Hayden Heim added 11 points and four rebounds for Central Missouri. Lay had eight points, four rebounds and two assists. Rylee Vierthaler, a 5-foot-11 guard previously at Maryville, had two points, five rebounds and two assists, and Regan Becker contributed two points, seven rebounds, one assist and one block. Anayya Davis scored six points and added two rebounds and one assist, Lauren Slagle contributed two points and three rebounds, and Ava Scanlon had six points and three rebounds.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Grand Valley State 71, Central Missouri 60. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Grand Valley State with a 96 percent probability to win.