UW-W Women's Basketball Beats Smith in OT, 78-76; Advances to Play in Elite 8 Vs. Oshkosh on Sat.

By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com

UW-W’s women’s basketball played a thriller Sweet 16 game on Friday evening in Kachel Gymnasium, with Whitewater native Rebekah Schumacher hitting a layup with essentially no time left in overtime versus Smith College of Massachusetts. The Warhawks move to the Elite 8 for the first time since 2014, to play conference rival UW-Oshkosh for the fourth time this season. UW-W won two of the previous three games, including the semifinal in the WIAC tournament, 67-59. Oshkosh advanced to the Elite 8 with a 74-63 defeat of Baldwin Wallace (OH) earlier on Friday evening. Saturday’s tip-off in Kachel Gymnasium is at 7:00 p.m.

Further details on Friday’s game will be posted upon receipt from UW-W.