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No. 6 UW-Whitewater Women’s Basketball Earns 13th Straight Win – 1/18/20

By Chris Lindeke, Asst. Athletic Director, UW-W

The No. 6 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team broke open a close game through three quarters with a strong fourth Saturday afternoon in a 72-56 victory over UW-Stout in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Kachel Gymnasium.

The Warhawks (15-1 overall, 5-0 WIAC), who extended their active win streak to 13 games, outscored the Blue Devils 23-14 in the fourth quarter and shot 56.0 percent in the second half overall.

Freshman forward Aleah Grundahl led UW-Whitewater with 17 points, while senior guard Becky Raeder tallied 16 points, five assists and two steals. Sophomore guard Veronica Kieres collected 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists, and junior center Johanna Taylor registered eight points, 10 rebounds, four assists and six blocks, which tied for the 11th-most in one game in program history.

The Warhawks scored the first seven points of the contest before the Blue Devils responded with their own 7-0 run to tie the game midway through the first quarter. UW-Whitewater found baskets on each of its last two possessions of the period on layups by Grundahl and sophomore guard Veronica Kieres to make it 18-10.

UW-Stout opened scoring in the second before the Warhawks ran off the next 12 points, including a Euro-step layup in transition by sophomore guard Yssa Sto. Domingo and a layup by Grundahl that capped the run for a 30-12 lead by the 4:19 mark.

UW-Whitewater led 32-15 with 3:08 left in the half before the Blue Devils ended the quarter with eight straight points to close within 32-23.

UW-Stout continued its momentum early in the third, drawing to within 39-37 near the midway point of the quarter. The Warhawks closed the frame on a 10-5 run, including four points by sophomore forward Courtney Oomens, to take a 49-42 advantage.

UW-Whitewater started the fourth quarter on a 9-0 run over the first two-plus minutes, capped by a layup by Grundahl, to take a 58-42 lead.

The Warhawks matched their largest lead of the game at 18 points with 3:41 to play following a 3-pointer by Kieres, and made 5-of-6 free throws in the period to maintain the advantage.

The Warhawks host UW-Platteville for Staff Appreciation Night Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Kachel Gymnasium.


UW-W Men’s Basketball: No. 14 UW-LaCrosse 84, UW-W 78 (OT)

Official Basketball Box Score
Wis.-La Crosse vs Wis.-Whitewater
01/15/20 7:00 pm at UW-W

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VISITORS: Wis.-La Crosse 13-1,3-1 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
00 Wyatt Cook.......... f 10-12   1-2    5-6    0  9  9   4  26  7  1  0  0  41
24 Terek Nesheim....... f  6-9    1-2    9-10   0  5  5   4  22  0  3  0  1  29
04 Ethan Anderson...... g  6-12   2-4    2-4    0  5  5   2  16  2  5  0  0  42
10 Luke Norcia......... g  2-3    2-2    0-0    1  4  5   1   6  3  3  0  3  43
25 Zac Haese........... g  3-7    2-6    0-0    0  3  3   1   8  0  1  2  0  23
02 Henry Noone.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   3
03 Sam Burkart.........    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   4   0  0  4  0  0  23
11 Seth Anderson.......    1-2    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   3   2  0  0  0  1  11
15 Sean Suchomel.......    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   2
34 Dylan Bunders.......    2-2    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   2   4  1  0  0  0   8
   TEAM................                         1  2  3
   Totals..............   30-49   8-17  16-20   2 30 32  21  84 13 17  2  5 225


TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-24 58.3%   2nd Half: 13-21 61.9%   OT:  3-4  75.0%   Game: 61.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-10 40.0%   2nd Half:  3-6  50.0%   OT:  1-1  100 %   Game: 47.1%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-3  100 %   2nd Half:  7-9  77.8%   OT:  6-8  75.0%   Game: 80.0%    1



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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Whitewater 5-10,0-4 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
24 Brahm, Jack......... f  5-6    1-1    0-0    1  2  3   5  11  0  0  2  0  21
25 Jensen, Riley....... c  1-3    0-0    0-0    2  0  2   5   2  0  0  0  0  19
05 Kale, Bailey........ g  4-13   1-6    4-4    0  0  0   0  13  2  3  0  1  39
21 Gates, Austin....... g  0-3    0-2    3-4    2  4  6   1   3  1  0  1  4  33
23 Ards, Equan......... g  9-20   2-6    4-5    1  6  7   1  24  3  2  0  2  41
03 Burks, James........    2-5    0-0    3-4    1  3  4   0   7  0  1  0  0  19
12 Fox, James..........    1-3    0-1    0-0    1  1  2   1   2  0  0  0  2  11
33 Chislom, Trevon.....    5-9    1-4    5-7    3  1  4   5  16  0  1  0  0  32
34 Martinez, Rocky.....    0-2    0-2    0-0    0  2  2   1   0  0  0  0  0   7
35 Grintjes, David.....    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   3
   TEAM................                            1  1             1
   Totals..............   27-65   5-22  19-24  11 20 31  19  78  6  9  3  9 225


TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-27 40.7%   2nd Half: 14-30 46.7%   OT:  2-8  25.0%   Game: 41.5%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-8  37.5%   2nd Half:  2-11 18.2%   OT:  0-3   0.0%   Game: 22.7%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-9  77.8%   2nd Half:  9-11 81.8%   OT:  3-4  75.0%   Game: 79.2%    2



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Officials:
Technical fouls: Wis.-La Crosse-None. Wis.-Whitewater-None.
Attendance: 318
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   OT   Total
Wis.-La Crosse................   35   36   13  -   84
Wis.-Whitewater...............   32   39    7  -   78
2019-20 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Wis.-La Crosse vs Wis.-Whitewater. Played

No. 6 UW-W Women’s Basketball 66, No. 18 UW-La Crosse 52 (12th straight win for the Warhawks)

Official Basketball Box Score
Wis.-Whitewater vs UW-La Crosse
1/15/20 7:05 p.m. at La Crosse, Wis. (Mitchell Hall)

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VISITORS: Wis.-Whitewater 14-1, 4-0 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
13 Raeder, Becky....... *  4-14   2-5    4-4    0  1  1   2  14  4  2  1  1  39
14 Schumacher, Rebekah. *  4-10   0-5    0-0    1  2  3   2   8  5  0  3  2  24
15 Kieres, Veronica.... *  1-5    0-1    0-0    1  4  5   3   2  1  4  0  0  31
33 Grundahl, Aleah..... *  2-7    0-0    0-2    2  6  8   2   4  3  3  1  0  20
40 Taylor, Johanna..... *  5-8    0-0    4-4    2  8 10   1  14  1  2  1  0  27
03 Sto. Domingo, Yssa..    2-3    1-2    3-4    0  4  4   3   8  1  2  0  3  27
30 Oomens, Courtney....    2-6    0-1    2-2    0  3  3   1   6  0  1  0  2  13
44 Belschner, Abby.....    5-8    0-0    0-0    1  7  8   0  10  0  0  1  0  19
   TEAM................                         1  2  3
   Totals..............   25-61   3-14  13-16   8 37 45  14  66 15 14  7  8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-32 46.9%   2nd Half: 10-29 34.5%   Game: 41.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-7  42.9%   2nd Half:  0-7   0.0%   Game: 21.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-4  100 %   2nd Half:  9-12 75.0%   Game: 81.3%    2


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HOME TEAM: UW-La Crosse 11-4, 2-2 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
15 Gamoke, Emma........ *  0-7    0-4    1-2    0  2  2   0   1  1  1  1  0  18
20 Craig, Dani......... *  8-20   2-8    0-0    1  4  5   1  18  2  3  1  1  36
24 Steiner, Kyah....... *  2-6    1-1    0-0    0  5  5   0   5  0  4  0  1  23
33 Higgins, Lexie...... *  1-2    0-0    0-0    1  3  4   3   2  0  2  1  0  21
35 Schoenenberger, D... *  4-11   2-4    2-2    6  3  9   2  12  2  2  0  2  32
05 Kramer, Ava.........    2-6    1-1    0-0    2  4  6   3   5  2  0  0  1  26
12 Jackoyo, Zeporah....    0-2    0-1    3-4    0  1  1   0   3  1  1  0  0   8
14 Coulthart, Carly....    0-4    0-4    0-0    2  2  4   3   0  3  1  2  1  15
25 Fitzgerald, Kat.....    3-11   0-2    0-0    1  2  3   1   6  0  1  1  0  21
   Team................                            3  3             1
   Totals..............   20-69   6-25   6-8   13 29 42  13  52 11 16  6  6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-33 27.3%   2nd Half: 11-36 30.6%   Game: 29.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-11 18.2%   2nd Half:  4-14 28.6%   Game: 24.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-4  75.0%   2nd Half:  3-4  75.0%   Game: 75.0%    1


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Officials: Jeremy Zacher, Jared Butson, James Harding
Technical fouls: Wis.-Whitewater-None. UW-La Crosse-None.
Attendance: 200
Score by Periods                1st  2nd  3rd  4th   Total
Wis.-Whitewater...............   17   20   10   19  -   66
UW-La Crosse..................   13   10   14   15  -   52
UW-W ranked 6th; UWL 18th on D3hoops.com...UW-W leads 19-15, goes on 13-3 run
UW-W leads by as many as 16 in the first half...UWL cuts lead to 57-49 w/ 3:35
left...UW-W scores next five points...UWL has not defeated UW-W at home since
2011...Taylor (UW-W) 14 points, 10 rebounds.

Early Deficit Sinks UW-W Men’s Basketball at Stevens Point

by Chris Lindeke, Asst. Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s basketball team fell behind early and was unable to recover from the deficit Wednesday night, January 8 in a 68-54 defeat at UW-Stevens Point in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest.

The Warhawks (5-8 overall, 0-2 WIAC) held the Pointers to 39.1 percent shooting in the second half but were unable to mount a comeback, drawing as close as nine in the period.

Sophomore guard Bailey Kale tallied 19 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals to lead UW-Whitewater. Junior forward Equan Ards collected 12 points, three rebounds and three assists, senior forward Riley Jensen totaled seven points, five rebounds and four steals, and sophomore guard Jack Brahm compiled seven points and four rebounds.

The Pointers (10-3, 2-0) scored the first 10 points of the contest and led 19-1 through six minutes of action.

UW-Stevens Point grabbed its largest lead of the half at 30-11 with 5:44 on the clock before UW-Whitewater chipped away at its deficit, drawing to within 35-25 with 42 seconds remaining on a pair of free throws by Jensen. The Warhawks trailed 37-25 at halftime.

The Pointers’ advantage swelled to 15 by the 14:30 mark of the second half before four straight points by Ards brought UW-Whitewater to within 46-35 with 13:42 left.

UW-Stevens Point built its lead up to 16 one minute later, but Kale sparked a 7-0 run with five straight points and the deficit was down to nine with 10:28 on the clock.

UW-W drew to within nine again with 1:50 to play, but was unable to draw any closer.

The Warhawks play at home for the first time since Nov. 22 this Saturday against UW-River Falls. Tipoff is slated for 5 p.m. at Kachel Gymnasium.

UW-W Women’s Basketball Picks Up its 10th Straight Win; UW-W 67, Stevens Point 49

Official Basketball Box Score

Official Basketball Box Score
Wis.-Stevens Point vs Wis.-Whitewater
01/08/20 7:00 pm at

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VISITORS: Wis.-Stevens Point 6-7,1-1 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
41 Bailee Collins...... f  6-12   0-3    1-2    2  2  4   2  13  1  2  0  0  23
42 Kellan Schmidt...... f  1-4    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   1   2  1  1  0  0  22
31 Carly Cerrato....... g  2-6    0-1    8-8    0  1  1   1  12  0  5  0  4  33
40 Taylor Greenheck.... g  3-8    1-2    2-4    0  5  5   2   9  0  2  0  2  35
44 Amber Baehman....... g  3-8    1-3    0-2    1  3  4   0   7  2  1  1  2  34
02 Sam Cappadora.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   0   0  0  1  0  0   4
05 Jessica Slowik......    0-2    0-0    0-2    0  1  1   0   0  0  2  0  0   8
12 Jamie Pfeifer.......    1-4    1-1    1-2    2  3  5   3   4  1  3  0  0  17
32 Grace Myklebust.....    1-3    0-1    0-0    1  0  1   2   2  1  0  1  0  12
34 Erin Moran..........    0-0    0-0    0-2    0  2  2   0   0  0  1  0  0  12
   TEAM................                         4  7 11             2
   Totals..............   17-47   3-11  12-22  10 27 37  11  49  6 20  2  8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  8-25 32.0%   2nd Half:  9-22 40.9%   Game: 36.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-6  16.7%   2nd Half:  2-5  40.0%   Game: 27.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-4  75.0%   2nd Half:  9-18 50.0%   Game: 54.5%    5


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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Whitewater 12-1,2-0 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
33 Grundahl, Aleah..... f  3-9    0-0    1-2    0  1  1   0   7  3  2  0  2  24
40 Taylor, Johanna..... c  9-10   0-0    0-1    2  3  5   2  18  2  3  3  0  22
13 Raeder, Becky....... g  3-10   3-8    2-2    5  3  8   1  11  4  3  0  2  37
14 Schumacher, Rebekah. g  1-4    1-2    2-2    0  0  0   4   5  0  0  0  0  14
15 Kieres, Veronica.... g  5-11   1-3    0-0    1  3  4   2  11  3  0  3  3  33
03 Sto. Domingo, Yssa..    1-5    0-4    0-0    0  2  2   3   2  3  1  0  1  26
10 Alexander, Lunden...    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  1   1
12 Matthews, Jordan....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0+
20 Corcoran, Megan.....    1-4    0-1    0-0    1  1  2   2   2  0  0  0  0   7
21 Ketz, Kailey........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
22 Green, Adriana......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
24 Johnson, Alexis.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
25 Simmons, Erika......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0+
30 Oomens, Courtney....    1-2    0-0    1-2    0  6  6   0   3  2  2  1  0  17
32 Baumgartner, Abi....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   2   0  0  0  0  0  0+
34 Czarnecki, Kenni....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
44 Belschner, Abby.....    4-7    0-0    0-1    2  3  5   0   8  0  1  1  1  15
   TEAM................                         1  2  3
   Totals..............   28-63   5-18   6-10  12 24 36  16  67 17 12  8 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-32 40.6%   2nd Half: 15-31 48.4%   Game: 44.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-10 20.0%   2nd Half:  3-8  37.5%   Game: 27.8%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-4  75.0%   2nd Half:  3-6  50.0%   Game: 60.0%   0,1


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Officials:
Technical fouls: Wis.-Stevens Point-None. Wis.-Whitewater-None.
Attendance: 192
Score by Periods                1st  2nd  3rd  4th   Total
Wis.-Stevens Point............   13    7   22    7  -   49
Wis.-Whitewater...............   13   18   14   22  -   67
2019-20 Women's Basketball. Round: 0. Wis.-Stevens Point vs Wis.-Whitewater. P

‘Very driven, very motivated:’ UW-Whitewater football program excited for alum Jake Kumerow in NFL Playoffs

From WTMJ Radio: “It’s not easy making the jump from Division III football to the NFL, but Packers wide receiver and Wisconsin-Whitewater alumnus Jake Kumerow is doing just that.”

“Kumerow’s success on the pro level isn’t lost on the program he helped lead to two national championships.”

“A lot of times people think when they go to Division III well [the NFL] is not going to be a chance anymore,” said Kevin Bullis, current head football coach at Wisconsin-Whitewater. “Jake never let that even be a thought in his head.”

For the complete story from WTMJ, click here.

WHS Gymnastics First Dual Meet; Parents Night!

Halee Peters

The Whitewater High School Gymnastics Team had their first dual meet of the season on Tuesday, January 7th against Jefferson at Whitewater High School. The gymnasts had many individual improvements placing some individuals in the top three varsity spots. The highlights of the dual meet included Halee Peters placing third in the Vault scoring a 7.95, third on the Balance Beam scoring a 7.3, second in the Uneven Bars scoring a season high of 7.3, and second in the All-Around scoring a 29.75. Jenna Caldwell also had a successful meet placing third in the Uneven Bars scoring a 6.95 and scoring a season high and personal best on the Floor exercise with a 7.5. Anna Ejnik had a stellar Floor routine scoring a personal best of 8.05 placing her into second place. Maddy Donnelly scored a personal best on the floor exercise scoring a 6.35 along with Brenda Aguilar scoring a personal best on the Balance Beam with a 6.25. Caleigh Yang competed All-Around for the first time this season scoring a 24.30. For many of our JV competitors it was their first competition of the season and they all did incredibly well. Ashly Xochipa placed second in the Vault scoring a 6.6 and third on the Balance Beam. The JV team consisted of Brooke Bazeley and Julit Feit. Kaylee Fell who is our team manager kept track of all scores and was a great help at the meet. The next gymnastics invitational is on Saturday January 25th at Southwestern High School. Come on out and support your Whippet athletes!

Men’s Basketball on 1/4/20: UW-Eau Claire 66, UW-Whitewater 59

Official Basketball Box Score

Official Basketball Box Score
Wis.-Whitewater vs Wis.-Eau Claire
1/4/20 5:00 PM at Zorn Arena

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VISITORS: Wis.-Whitewater 5-7, 0-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
05 Kale, Bailey........ *  5-11   1-1    0-0    0  2  2   1  11  4  0  0  2  37
11 Conaghan, Brian..... *  1-3    0-2    0-0    0  1  1   3   2  0  1  0  1  14
23 Ards, Equan......... *  5-11   0-1    5-8    1  6  7   2  15  3  4  0  3  33
24 Brahm, Jack......... *  1-2    0-0    1-4    1  5  6   1   3  1  1  0  0  29
25 Jensen, Riley....... *  4-6    0-0    0-0    3  0  3   3   8  1  0  1  0  26
03 Burks, James........    5-6    0-1    1-2    0  2  2   3  11  0  3  0  0  16
12 Fox, James..........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0+
21 Gates, Austin.......    0-2    0-1    0-0    2  2  4   2   0  0  2  0  0  19
33 Chislom, Trevon.....    3-5    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   3   6  0  1  0  0   9
34 Martinez, Rocky.....    1-4    1-2    0-0    1  0  1   0   3  0  1  0  0  17
   Team................                         1  2  3             2
   Totals..............   25-50   2-8    7-14   9 20 29  18  59  9 15  1  6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-25 40.0%   2nd Half: 15-25 60.0%   Game: 50.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-6  33.3%   2nd Half:  0-2   0.0%   Game: 25.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-11 63.6%   2nd Half:  0-3   0.0%   Game: 50.0%   0,3


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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Eau Claire 10-2, 1-0
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 Spencer Page........ *  5-12   3-7    0-0    0  2  2   2  13  2  3  0  1  36
20 Cole Rabedeaux...... * 10-14   1-2    2-4    0  1  1   4  23  4  2  0  2  30
22 Blake Wacholz....... *  0-0    0-0    3-4    0  3  3   0   3  2  2  1  1  32
23 Cam Kuepers......... *  2-6    1-1    3-4    1  1  2   4   8  0  2  0  1  32
24 Carter Brooks....... *  4-6    1-3    2-2    0  4  4   1  11  2  1  1  0  30
05 Clay Kujawa.........    2-2    0-0    1-2    0  3  3   1   5  0  0  0  0  13
30 Adam Link...........    0-2    0-2    0-0    0  2  2   2   0  0  0  0  0  10
34 Luke Reader.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   8
40 Brock Voigt.........    1-1    0-0    1-2    0  4  4   2   3  1  0  1  0   7
50 Luke Pannier........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   2
   Team................                         1  1  2             1
   Totals..............   24-43   6-15  12-18   2 21 23  17  66 11 11  3  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-22 40.9%   2nd Half: 15-21 71.4%   Game: 55.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-8  25.0%   2nd Half:  4-7  57.1%   Game: 40.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-8  62.5%   2nd Half:  7-10 70.0%   Game: 66.7%   0,2


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Officials: Jeff Lewis, Thaddeaus Hillard, Tom Turkes
Technical fouls: Wis.-Whitewater-None. Wis.-Eau Claire-None.
Attendance: 742
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Wis.-Whitewater...............   29   30  -   59
Wis.-Eau Claire...............   25   41  -   66

UW-W Women’s Basketball (#19) Defeats Eau Claire 67-41 in Ninth Straight Win to Open WIAC Play

Warhawks Win Ninth Straight to Open WIAC Play

The No. 19 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team overcame a slow start with a 25-point second quarter and a big run in the third Saturday, January 4 to defeat UW-Eau Claire 67-41 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener for both teams at Kachel Gymnasium.

The Warhawks (11-1 overall, 1-0 WIAC), who extended their active win streak to nine games, shot 68.8 percent (11-of-16) in the second quarter and 64.3 percent (9-of-14) in the third to overcome a 3-for-16 start in the first quarter.

UW-Whitewater forced 21 turnovers and held the Blugolds to 28.6 percent shooting for the contest.

Sophomore guard Veronica Kieres paced a group of four players in double figures for the Warhawks with 14 points to go along with a team-best seven rebounds. Senior guard Becky Raeder posted 11 points and three assists, junior guard Rebekah Schumacher totaled 11 points, four rebounds and three assists, and sophomore guard Yssa Sto. Domingo registered 11 points, four rebounds and a career-high seven assists.

UW-Eau Claire (5-6, 0-1) scored the first four points of the game, and UW-Whitewater finally got on the board on a 3-pointer by Sto. Domingo with 3:59 on the clock in the first quarter and started an 8-0 UW-W run. The two teams were tied by the end of the quarter.

The Blugolds grabbed a 14-12 advantage at the 7:43 mark of the second quarter. The Warhawks responded with a 10-0 spurt that included back-to-back 3-pointers by Sto. Domingo and Raeder.

UW-Whitewater built its lead to double digits on a layup by Sto. Domingo with 3:41 left, and junior guard Rebekah Schumacher made it an 11-point game just under a minute later with a 3-pointer.

Sophomore guard Veronica Kieres gave the Warhawks their largest lead of the first half, 33-20, on a layup with 1:29 to go in the half.

UW-Eau Claire drew to within six points at the 5:54 mark of the third quarter. From there, UW-Whitewater scored 16 straight points until a Blugold bucket in the waning moments of the period and held a 55-35 advantage heading to the fourth.

Raeder extended the Warhawks’ lead to 25 by the midway point of the fourth quarter on a layup. A pair of Kieres free throws with 2:53 remaining gave the team its largest lead to that point.

UW-Whitewater returns to action Wednesday, January 8 at 7 p.m. against UW-Stevens Point on Whitewater Community Night at Kachel Gymnasium.