Today is Sunday, July 28, 2024
Editor’s note: The following announcement is from the UW-W Women’s Basketball page.
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater senior forward Aleah Grundahl (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) reached the 1,000-point milestone as the Warhawks topped Millikin University 79-69 Saturday evening in the team’s final game of the UW-Whitewater Tipoff Tournament.
Grundahl became the 18th player in program history to record 1,000 career points. She hit the mark on a jumper with just over six minutes left in the contest. She was named to the All-Tournament Team at the conclusion of the four-game tournament. Kacie Carollo (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) was voted the UW-Whitewater Tipoff Tournament MVP.
The Warhawks came out on fire hitting 64-percent of their shots in the first quarter but the Big Blue hung in. After an even first quarter, 21-21, the Warhawks broke out in the second. UWW outscored the Big Blue 25-13 in the second to take a 46-34 lead into halftime.
Millikin outscored UWW 15-13 after a third quarter but the Warhawks had ample cushion to seal the win.
UW-Whitewater took advantage of their 19 offensive rebounds outscoring Millikin 22-12 in second chance points. The Warhawks enjoyed a 10-rebound advantage on the glass in the game.
UWW shot 46-percent from the floor and 47-percent from long range in the game. Both teams dropped in 12 free throws.
Grundahl paced the Warhawks with 25 points on 10-15 from the floor adding six boards, three assists, three steals and a pair of blocks. Kacie Carollo (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) posted a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Renee Rittmeyer (Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago) and Lunden Alexander (Dolton, Ill./Thornwood) rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 and 10 respectively.
Whippet Volleyball Senior Kindyl Kilar was selected by the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association (WVCA) as a First Team All-State selection. Kindyl played a 6 rotation outside for the Whippets and ended her career as a Whippet on top of the leaderboard.
Kindyl was selected as the RVC first team All-Conference, AVCA Best and Brightest First Team, Team Offensive Player of the Year, Team Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Team MVP and Captain, and now 1st team all-state.
Kindyl averaged 6.3 kills per set, with 564 kills this season, which placed her number one in the Whippet record book, and number one in Division 2 for the state. Her season stats include .322 hitting percentage, 62 Aces (99.2%, 1 error), 25 total Blocks, and 314 Digs.
Even more impressive are her career stats, which she accomplished in only 2 ½ years. Her time as a Whippet was shortened due to a knee surgery her freshman year, and a shortened COVID year playing only in the Spring her sophomore year. Career stats include; 1172 Kills (1st in school history), 147 Aces (4th in school history), 50 blocks, 727 Digs (5th in school history).
Kindyl will be signing her National Letter of Intent to play at Florida International University (FIU) on November 30th.
Coach Kilar commented, “Kindyl was a great leader for this Whippet Program. Her presence will be missed, but we know she left her teammates with an example of what it means to be a team leader that will not soon be forgotten. Kindyl is a special player, and FIU is getting a great one!”
Article and Photos Submitted by Mary Kilar
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
mkilar@wwusd.org
Action Photos Courtesy of Bob Mischka
By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
According to an announcement on November 13 from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), UW-Whitewater (8-2) will host Aurora University (Ill.) (9-1) in the first round of the NCAA Division III Football Championship. The game will be played on Saturday, November 19, with kickoff at noon. UW-W received the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) automatic bid. UW-LaCrosse (9-1) will also participate in the championship, having secured one of five at-large bids into the 32-team field.
The Warhawks hold six national championships (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014) in 18 NCAA appearances.
All contests through the national semifinals will be conducted on campus sites, while the national championship Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl will be held December 16, at Navy Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Md. The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU at 6 p.m. CST.
What a way to close out the 2022 Girls Swim Season! The Whippets competed at the State Meet on Friday, November 11, at Waukesha South High School, and man did they show up to compete!
Makayla Bazeley started off the State meet in the 200 Freestyle. She was originally seeded 11th overall, however her competitive edge earned her a 7th place finish with a time of 1:57.79. That’s about a 3 second drop!
Makayla Bazeley didn’t stop there…she competed in the 100 Butterfly where she earned herself a spot on the podium with a 5th place finish by going a time of 59.77!
Grace Foucault finished out her high school individual swim career in the 100 Backstroke. She placed 12th overall with a time of 1:00.37!
To finish off the State Meet, Makayla Bazeley, Brooke Bazeley, Emerson Dunham, and Grace Foucault competed in the 400 Freestyle Relay. And boy was this a race! The girls beat their seeded time by 6 seconds with a time of 3:51.24!
With Makayla’s lead off performance in the 400 Freestyle Relay, she is now the NEW school record holder for the 100 Freestyle with a time of 54.04! Everyone else on the relay also had some amazing splits including Brooke Bazeley (58.99), Emerson Dunham (1:01.87), and Grace Foucault (56.34).
We would like to give a special shout out to our relay alternates, Josie Treder and Ashly Xochipa. We appreciate their continued work at practice and endless support to their teammates!
Another shout out to our Whippet swimmers who came to support their teammates – Charlotte Hajewski, Lucy Davis, Sanibel Fox-Simes, and Georgia Esch. We appreciate you all!
And that’s a wrap for the 2022 Girls’ Swim Season!
Article and Photos Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org
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