KENOSHA, Wis. (Interstat) — Lillie Petersen recorded 18 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocks as Wisconsin-Parkside defeated Minnesota State 88-68 on Monday in a women’s NCAA Division II game at DeSimone Gymnasium. The Rangers improved to 1-0, while the Mavericks fell to 1-2. Attendance was 433.

Petersen, a forward, led the Rangers with 18 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 34 minutes. Cassidy Arni added 30 points, five rebounds and three assists in 18 minutes. Alyvia Padgett paced Minnesota State with 16 points, six rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes. Alli Hampel finished with six points, nine rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes. Brylee Miller scored 13 points and grabbed three rebounds in 21 minutes for the Mavericks. Jaelyn Derlein had six points, seven rebounds and three assists in 28 minutes. Lexi Bugajski added four points, three rebounds, four assists and three blocks in 29 minutes. Katie Hamill scored 15 points and had three assists in 28 minutes. Amaya Pahl had two points and six rebounds in 22 minutes. Brielle Janssen finished with five points, six rebounds, two assists and one block in 17 minutes.

Wisconsin-Parkside shot 39 of 72 from the floor, 4 of 19 from three-point range and 6 of 11 from the free throw line. The Rangers committed 16 turnovers and had 12 assists, five blocks and 11 offensive rebounds. Minnesota State shot 23 of 61 from the floor, 5 of 13 from beyond the arc and 17 of 23 from the free throw line. The Mavericks finished with 15 assists and 11 offensive rebounds but committed 22 turnovers. Minnesota State scored 68 points from 83 possessions for an offensive rating of 82.0, while Wisconsin-Parkside scored 88 points from 82 possessions for an offensive rating of 107.0.

Minnesota State opened the scoring on Padgett’s floating jump shot, but Wisconsin-Parkside responded with layups from Petersen, Derlein, Arni and Bugajski to take a 10-4 lead. Miller’s 3-pointer cut the gap to 10-7, but the Rangers closed the first quarter on a 15-6 run, capped by Petersen’s 3-point field goal and tip-in layup, for a 25-13 lead. Minnesota State trimmed the margin in the second quarter. Miller made a layup, Janssen converted a driving layup, and Mallory Czinano added a floating jump shot and a jump shot. The Mavericks pulled to 34-25 on Padgett’s free throws. After Czinano’s 3-pointer made it 39-28, Miller made a free throw, Petersen answered with a tip-in, and Minnesota State scored the final seven points of the half on Miller’s 3-pointer, Natalie Mueller’s pullup jumper and Miller’s driving layup to make it 41-36 at halftime.

Wisconsin-Parkside led 41-36 at halftime and created separation in the third quarter. After Minnesota State cut the deficit to 45-41, Wisconsin-Parkside answered with layups from Bugajski and Arni and continued to build its lead. Arni’s layup with 3:15 remaining in the third quarter made it 56-43. Hamill converted a layup and free throw with 30.6 seconds left in the period to push the Rangers’ lead to 65-49, and Derlein’s pullup jumper with 1.7 seconds remaining sent Wisconsin-Parkside into the fourth quarter ahead 67-51.

Wisconsin-Parkside kept separation in the fourth quarter. Petersen made a 3-point jumper with 8:35 remaining to make it 70-53, and Arni added consecutive layups later in the period. Padgett made a 3-point field goal with 5:57 left and a layup with 4:04 remaining, but the Rangers answered each time. Harley Wock’s layup with 17.8 seconds remaining closed the scoring at 88-68. Petersen finished with a double-double, and Arni’s 30-point performance paced the Rangers’ offense.

Minnesota State’s previous results this season were a 66-54 loss to Northern Michigan on Nov. 1 and a 110-76 win at Lake Superior State on Oct. 31. The Mavericks next play at Quincy on Nov. 20. Wisconsin-Parkside next plays at Maryville (Mo.) on Nov. 13.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Minnesota State 81, Wisconsin-Parkside 70. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Minnesota State with a 79.9 percent probability to win.