COLUMBIA, Ky. -- The Lindsey Wilson College women's basketball team used a dominating first half to beat visiting Walsh (Ohio) University 75-65 tonight at Biggers Sports Center.

The Blue Raiders (9-2) shot 50 percent (17-of-34) in the first half to build a 15-point halftime lead and were never seriously threatened in the second half en route to their third straight win.

Lindsey Wilson used runs of 12-3 and 9-3 to build a 16-point advantage midway through the opening half. The Blue Raiders maintained their double digit lead throughout the rest of the first half and went into the locker room with a 42-27 lead.

In the second half, Walsh (4-6) scored on its first five possessions to cut the lead to eight (46-38) with 16:46 left. The Blue Raiders regained the momentum scoring the game's next four points and gradually extended their lead back to 15 with 9:40 remaining.

The Cavaliers climbed within seven (66-59) with 5:03 left but would get no closer.

Lindsey Wilson -- despite struggling much of the night from the free throw line -- made six of nine charity tosses in the final two minutes to secure the 75-65 win.

The Blue Raiders finished shooting 41.8 percent (28-of-67) from the field for the game after hitting just 33.3 percent in the second half. Walsh shot 43.9 percent (25-of-57) from the field, including 8-of-14 from beyond the three-point arc.

Lindsey Wilson junior guard Sierra Rambert scored a team-high 24 points in the win. Senior guard Ewa Bukowska contributed 13 points and sophomore center Viktoria Krell added 12. Krell finished with 12 rebounds -- her fourth double-double of the season -- helping the Blue Raiders to a 44-34 rebounding advantage.

Walsh sophomore forward Katie Berry finished with 24 points and junior guard Jessie Miller added 20.