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.

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
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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.

The Whitewater High School Gymnastics Team had their first dual meet of the season on Tuesday, January 7^th 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 25^th at Southwestern High School. Come on out and support your Whippet athletes!