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By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Monday, March 7, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team will host the third and fourth rounds of the 2022 NCAA Division III Championship this Friday and Saturday at Kachel Gymnasium in Whitewater.
Third-round games will be played Friday and the second-round game will be played Saturday.
The Warhawks (25-4 overall) will take on Smith (Mass.), winner of the Northampton (Mass.) Regional, in the Round of 16 contest at 7:30 p.m. Friday’s other third-round game, which tips off at 5 p.m., features Baldwin Wallace (Ohio), winner of the Gettysburg (Pa.) Regional, and UW-Oshkosh, winner of the Indianola (Iowa) Regional.
The advancing teams from the third-round game will play in Saturday’s sectional championship with a trip to the Final Four at stake. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.
UW-Whitewater topped Ripon and Illinois Wesleyan over the weekend to earn the program’s fourth trip to the Sweet 16 since 2008.
Friday’s game will be the first-ever meeting between the Warhawks and Smith (25-2). The Pioneers earned the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) automatic bid and have won 10 straight games entering this weekend’s sectional.
See below for the complete weekend schedule.
Friday, March 11
Game 1: Baldwin Wallace vs. UW-Oshkosh, 5 p.m.
Game 2: UW-Whitewater vs. Smith, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 12
Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m.
The Whitewater Boys’ Basketball Team traveled to Racine on Friday, March 4th, to take on Racine Saint Catherine’s, in a second-round regional game. Unfortunately, for the second time in three years, the Angels ended Whitewater’s season, as they defeated the Whippets, 62-45.
After an inspiring win against Saint Francis on Tuesday, Whitewater carried that energy into the first half, as they controlled the pace and took a 21-11 lead with a little over four minutes left. Saint Cat’s began to change the momentum, however, as they closed the half on an 8-2 run, but the Whippets still led 23-19.
The second half was controlled by Racine. The Angels took the lead, 24-23, a minute in, and never looked back, as they outscored Whitewater, 27-8, to take a 51-31 lead with five minutes left. The effort was there for the Whippets, but they just couldn’t get anything going against Saint Cat’s aggressive defense.
Whitewater was led by Jon Aron’s 12 points and 5 rebounds. Wyatt Nickels scored 11 points and had 5 rebounds. Arno Crowley scored 5 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and Ramon Wence had 4 points and 3 rebounds. Sam Brown scored 5 points and handed out 3 assists.
Article Submitted by Dwayne Lange
By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W
Saturday, March 5, 2022
The No. 12 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team used its physicality and size to its advantage Saturday night in a 72-54 victory against Illinois Wesleyan in a second-round game of the 2022 NCAA Division III Championship at Kachel Gymnasium [with 458 spectators in attendance.]
With the win, the Warhawks (25-4) advance to the Round of 16, where they’ll face No. 16 Smith (Mass.) on Friday, March 11, at a site to be determined. Sectional locations are expected to be announced Sunday.
UW-Whitewater grabbed 17 offensive rebounds for 18 second-chance points, held a 36-22 advantage on points in the paint and limited the Titans (20-9) to 36.2 percent shooting on the defensive end.
Aleah Grundahl led all scorers with 18 points to go with eight rebounds. Yssa Sto. Domingo was also in double figures with 10 points to go with three assists and five steals, while Johanna Taylor posted nine points, 12 rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
Kacie Carollo tallied nine points, seven assists and four rebounds and Rebekah Schumacher finished with eight points.
The Warhawks raced out to an 11-4 lead just over three minutes into the contest thanks to a 3-pointer by Carollo, and the lead grew to double digits by the 3:45 mark of the first quarter on a pull-up jumper by Maggie Trautsch.
UW-W led by as many as 12 in the period before the Titans pulled to within 21-15 by the end of the quarter.
UW-Whitewater led throughout the second quarter, but the margin narrowed to five by halftime on a last-second IWU jumper.
The Warhawks’ lead increased back to double digits with 6:45 left in the third quarter following a jumper by Veronica Kieres. After a pair of Illinois Wesleyan free throws, UW-W scored seven straight points to bring the advantage to 51-36 at the 3:20 mark.
UW-Whitewater’s lead never fell below 11 in the final quarter.
The Warhawks will make their fourth appearance in the Sweet 16 under head coach Keri Carollo and first since 2014. UW-Whitewater and Smith have never met.
The Whitewater Boys’ Basketball Team successfully began their regional tournament, as they traveled to Saint Francis and upset the Mariners, 60-56, on Tuesday, March 1st. The game was excitingly close throughout, with the outcome only decided in the last minute and a half.
In the first half, the two teams went toe-to-toe, with neither team gaining an advantage until Saint Francis inched ahead 29-24 with two and a half minutes left. The Whippets quickly erased that lead with a 10-3 run to finish the half and go ahead 34-32.
It was more of the same in the second half, as the teams continued to go back and forth, until Whitewater started to pull away, taking a 49-43 lead with six minutes left. That didn’t last, however, as Saint Francis scrambled back to take a 53-51 lead. The Whippets began their final run as Sam Brown’s 3-pointer put them ahead 54-53 with a minute and a half left. Free throws by Ramon Wence(2), Wyatt Nickels(3), and Sam Brown(1) closed out the scoring as Whitewater’s defense stifled Saint Francis, holding them to 3 points, with the last two coming with five seconds left.
The Whippets played their most consistent offense of the season, shooting 50% from the field and handing out 19 assists, and their defense frustrated Saint Francis with deflections and steals (13) throughout the game. They were led by Jon Aron, who went 12 for 17 (70%) from the field for 25 points and played a harassing top of the 1-3-1 zone. Wyatt Nickels had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals to solidify the middle of the zone. Arno Crowley had 9 points and Ramon Wence had 7 points, and they each had three steals as they flew around on the wings on defense. And Sam Brown had 6 points and 4 rebounds, handling the point on offense while patrolling the baseline on defense.
Whitewater will next travel to Racine to take on Racine Saint Catherine’s on Friday, March 4th, at 7 p.m.
Article Submitted by Dwayne Lange
File Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
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