LA CROSSE, Wis. - The Mount Mercy women's basketball team scored only  one point in the fourth quarter Friday and lost to Viterbo, 62-47, in  the season opener.

The Mustangs led 46-45 after three periods, but they were outscored  17-1 in the final stanza to fall by the wayside.

Abbi Kinnaird led Mount Mercy off the bench with 15 points on five  3-pointers. Brianna Thomas scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

Alyssa Nilssen scored 19 points for Viterbo.

MOUNT MERCY (47): Brianna Thomas 4-12 2-2 10, Sofia Popp 1-3 5-6 8,  Paris Sheck 1 0-0 2, Sarah Moffett 0-4 2-2 2, Kyleigh Milan 0-0 0-0 0,  Abbi Kinnaird 5-11 0-0 15, Kennedi Fulwylie 2-7 0-0 4, Taseandra  Parker 1-3 1-2 3, Grace Stalzer 1-1 0-0 3, Aliyah Robinson 0-10 0-0 0,  Chailey Cabalis 0-2 0-0 0, Emma Popp 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-54 10-12 47.

VITERBO (62): Alyssa Nilssen 7-14 5-8 19, Madison Doerr 4-7 1-1 12,  Madison Lindauer 2 0-0 5, Ambree Schlosser 2-10 0-2 4, Allie Wojtysiak  2-2 0-0 4, Sophie Leinfelder 3-10 0-2 7, Natalie Leguizamon 2-6 0-0 5,  Madessa Collins 1-1 0-0 2, Kacie Gross 1-1 0-0 2, Aria Breedlove 1-2  0-0 2, Justyne Burgess 0-1 0-0 0, Brook Becker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25  6-13 62.

Halftime - Mount Mercy 34, Viterbo 33. 3-point goals - Mount Mercy 7  (Kinnaird 5, Popp 1, Stalzer 1), Viterbo 6 (Doerr 3, Lindauer 1,  Leinfelder 1, Leguizamon 1).