UW powered by offense in 70-64 win over Huskies

Fueled by a career-high 25 points from sophomore guard Alyssa Karel, the Wisconsin women's basketball team rolled to its eighth-straight win Sunday by defeating Northern Illinois, 70-64, in front of 4,825 fans at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin improves to 8-1 on the season, its best start since beginning the 2006-07 season 10-1, while Northern Illinois drops to 3-5. COMPLETE POST-GAME COVERAGE: (Visit http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/wbb/headlines/story.html?sportid=135&storyid=16008 to view comprehensive post-game coverage)     * Final Box Score     * Cumulative Stats     * Wisconsin head coach Lisa Stone post-game quotes     * Northern Illinois head coach Carol Owens post-game quotes     * Post-game press conference (video)     * Courtside Blog Karel led all players with 25 points and went 11-of-14 from the field. Her 11 made field goals is also a new career high. Karel went 2-of-3 from beyond the 3-point line and is the first 20-point scorer for Wisconsin this season. Her .786 (11-14) field goal percentage ranks No. 6 on the UW single-game record list. Juniors Rae Lin D'Alie and Mariah Dunham chipped in 11 points each as Wisconsin finished at 61.9 percent from the field, which is a new Kohl Center record and the team's best shooting percentage all season. The Badgers were hot in the first half, going 17-of-23 for 73.9 percent but cooled off in the second, shooting 47.4 percent.