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On Tuesday, March 15, the Whippet Boys’ Basketball Team enjoyed their end of season banquet. Overall, the season didn’t play out as well as the players, the coaches, or the fans hoped. There were, however, some bright spots, and the players at all three levels improved as the season progressed. The JV2 squad came together as a team to overcome inexperience, illness, and injury to finish strong. The JV1 team, always in a tough spot as their players are always on notice to challenge Varsity in practice, provide minutes for Varsity in game situations, and work on developing their team chemistry in their own games, overcame these challenges to finish the season on a positive note.
The Varsity team, at different times throughout the season, was battling injuries and illness. Near the end of the season, the team started to find their rhythm and were more competitive than earlier in the season. This was most evident when the #12-seeded Whippets traveled to the #5-seeded Mariners of St. Francis near the shores of Lake Michigan in the first round of the WIAA playoffs. The boys battled through 13 lead changes and 11 ties to experience their most satisfying win of the season. The final score was 60-56 behind Jonathan Aron’s 25 points and five assists and Wyatt Nickel’s 13 points, six rebounds, and five steals. Arno Crowley contributed nine points and three steals, Ramon Wence poured in seven points and dropped seven assists and three steals, with Sam Brown providing a steady rudder guiding the Whippet ship with six points, four rebounds, and five assists.
Last but not least, the Rock Valley Conference coaches gathered last Wednesday to vote on All-Conference honors. The RVC coaches recognized Jonathan Aron and Wyatt Nickels for their season-long performances and rewarded them by naming them All-Conference Honorable Mention. Congratulations fellas and to all three teams!
Article and Photos Submitted by Jim Aron
By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
“Whitewater doesn’t need luck” read a fan’s St. Patrick’s Day sign, but the outcome of Thursday afternoon’s semifinal for the women’s basketball DIII championship was a back and forth contest nearly to the final buzzer. At halftime it was UW-W in the lead by 27-25, but the third quarter had Amherst (MA) ahead by 44-41, but the Warhawks pulled off a 55-51 win. UPDATE: In the other Final Four game that followed, Hope College (MI) defeated Trine (IN) by 57-52. It’s a UW-W vs. Hope game on Saturday at 1 p.m. for the national championship. Saturday’s title game will air live on CBS Sports Network and on WKCH radio, 106.5 FM. [Spectrum cable customers with the silver or gold package may find CBS Sports at 306.]
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By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W
Thursday, March 17, 2022
UW-Whitewater Women’s Basketball Advances to National Title Game
NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Web Page
Game Photos (Credit: Dan Hunter, d3photography.com for UW-Whitewater Athletics):
The No. 12 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team erased a deficit through three quarters and took the lead for good midway through the fourth quarter Thursday afternoon in a 55-51 victory against No. 8 Amherst (Mass.) in the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Championship at UPMC Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pa.
With the win, the Warhawks (28-4 overall) advance to the national championship game, which is set for this Saturday at 1 p.m. Central Time against the winner of Thursday night’s Hope/Trine game. Saturday’s title game will air live on CBS Sports Network and on WKCH radio, 106.5 FM. [Spectrum cable customers with the silver or gold package may find CBS Sports at 306.] [As reported above, UW-W will face Hope College.]
In the fourth quarter, a pair of free throws by Aleah Grundahl with 5:42 on the clock broke a 46-46 tie and gave UW-W a two-point lead. She converted a layup on the next possession to force a timeout by the Mammoths (25-4).
UW-Whitewater’s advantage was cut to one at the 2:24 mark before Yssa Sto. Domingo knocked down a 3-pointer from the left wing to make it 53-49 with 2:03 left.
Amherst drew to within 53-51 with just under one minute to play. The two teams traded empty possessions before a foul was committed against Kacie Carollo, who stepped up to the free throw line and knocked down both shots to make it a four-point game with three seconds to play.
The Mammoths missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer, sending the Warhawks and their energetic crowd into a frenzy.
Grundahl led all scorers with 18 points, including 8-of-10 from the free-throw line, and added seven rebounds. Carollo tallied 11 points, nine rebounds and four assists, and Maggie Trautsch tallied 10 points off the bench.
UW-Whitewater held Amherst to 31.3 percent shooting from the floor, including 3-of-17 in the fourth quarter, and knocked down 14-of-16 at the free-throw line on the other end.
Neither team led by more than one possession until the 3:23 mark of the first quarter, when the Mammoths took a 13-9 advantage. The Warhawks scored six of the next eight points as Trautsch tied the game with a driving layup with 2:06 remaining. Amherst held a two-point lead heading to the second.
UW-W started the second quarter on an 8-1 run, capped by Rebekah Schumacher’s 3-pointer with 7:35 on the clock, to take a 23-18 lead. The two teams exchanged buckets before Trautsch gave UW-Whitewater a 27-25 advantage heading into halftime.
Amherst tied the game on a 3-pointer just over two minutes into the third quarter and, after a layup by Johanna Taylor, took a 34-33 lead at the midway point of the period.
The Mammoths’ lead increased to three before the Warhawks rallied with a 6-0 run capped by Carollo’s steal-and-layup with 2:53 left in the quarter. UW-W trailed by three by the end of the period.
Trautsch’s 3-pointer just over three minutes into the fourth tied the game and set up Grundahl’s go-ahead free throws.
By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
UW-Whitewater Women’s Basketball faces Amherst College (MA) in the national semifinal DIII game on Thursday at 4 p.m. The game notes shown below, and many additional statistics, are available here. Two Whitewater High School grads, freshman guard Kacie Carollo and fifth year senior guard Rebekah Schumacher, were major contributors to the team’s success in the playoffs.
Live streaming video will be provided here. The winning team will advance to the championship game on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. versus the winner of Thursday evening’s contest between Trine University (IN) and Hope College (MI).
By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Saturday, March 12, 2022
Jaritt Shinhoster of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team earned the program’s seventh individual national title Saturday by winning the 184-pound bracket at the 2022 NCAA Division III Championships at Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Shinhoster, who is the fifth wrestler to win an individual national championship at UW-Whitewater, knocked off top-seeded Shane Liegel of Loras (Iowa) with a 13-5 major decision to punch his ticket to the final at 184 pounds.
In the night session, Shinhoster earned three first-period takedowns, including one just six seconds into the bout, and held a 6-3 advantage after one period against third-seeded Paul Detwiler of Coast Guard. He picked up another takedown in the second around a pair of escapes and led 8-5 after two, and earned an escape, a takedown and riding time to finish off the 12-6 decision.
Shinhoster, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and NCAA Upper Midwest Regional champion, finishes his season with a 32-2 record to go with 12 pins, five technical falls and 10 major decisions, including three in the national tournament.
Shinhoster’s run gave the Warhawks a tie for 17th place in the team standings with a total of 22 points.
See below for complete UW-W results from the weekend.
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Jake Burford
First Round: lost to No. 2 Kristian Rumph (Wartburg) by decision, 7-4
Consolation: lost to Alex Barr (Wabash) by decision, 4-1
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Jaritt Shinhoster
First Round: d. Charles Baczek (Wabash) by major decision, 10-0
Quarterfinal: d. No. 4 Chibueze Chukwuezi (Ithaca) by major decision, 10-0
Semifinal: d. No. 1 Shane Liegel (Loras) by major decision, 13-5
Final: d. No. 3 Paul Detwiler (U.S. Coast Guard Academy) by decision, 12-6
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