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(UW-W press release) The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team concluded another winning season Friday night with a 74-58 loss at UW-Oshkosh in the title game of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship (Presented by Culver’s).
The Warhawks finish the 2021 campaign with an 8-3 record. Seniors Emily Schumacher and Adriana Wood complete their careers after having helped UW-W compile a 74-21 record (.779 winning percentage), three NCAA Tournament appearances, two WIAC regular season championships and the 2018 conference tournament title.
Johanna Taylor led UW-Whitewater on Friday with a career-high 23 points to go along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Aleah Grundahl registered 12 points, nine rebounds and a career-high eight assists.
Schumacher finished with seven points and three rebounds, and Wood recorded five points and two rebounds.
The Warhawks were held to 34.4 percent shooting in the contest, while the Titans (9-2) made 55.1 percent from the field and 10-fo-22 from 3-point range.
Both teams led by as many as four points in the first quarter. A free throw by Taylor brought UW-W to within a possession at 17-14 by the end of the period.
UW-Whitewater tied the game at 20-20 near the midway point of the second, but UW-Oshkosh took a six-point advantage with just over a minute to play in the quarter. Abby Belschner brought the Warhawks to within four with a layup just before halftime.
The Titans outscored the Warhawks by 16 points in the third quarter. UW-Whitewater trailed by 10 with 4:16 on the clock following a layup by Taylor, but UW-Oshkosh continued to build its lead and led by 22 with under a minute to play in the frame. Grundahl’s layup brought the Warhawks to within 55-35.
UW-W got as close as 13 in the fourth, outscoring the Titans 23-19 in the quarter.
The WIAC Championship concludes the season for the conference. The NCAA Tournament was canceled earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Article by Kathy Bullis, Photos by Kathy Bullis, Whitney Updike, and Bob Mischka
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
kbullis@wwusd.org
Tuesday night the Whippet Volleyball Team hosted their first conference match of the 2021 truncated season. Seniors were honored before play by their teammates. Together, each member played a vital role in the 3-1 victory over the Tiders.
Seniors Cora Linos, Emme Bullis, Kiyla Kopecky, and Amanda Tovar 
Kindyl Kilar
Sophomore Caleigh Yang led the way with 18 digs, one being a pancake which led to a Whippet point. Senior Cora Linos dealt out 31 assists. Sophomore Kindyl Kilar (18) and Senior Emme Bullis(16) were a great 1-2 punch, accumulating 34 kills on the night. Additionally, they each added 4 aces from the serving line. Senior Amanda Tovar played great defense and added a serving ace at a critical point in the third set. Junior Avery Hintz contributed with solid front row and back row play. Junior Lexi Juoni made her starting debut in the middle. She played confidently, adding to the strong Whippet block and showed her athleticism while covering other Whippet hitters. She used her quick reflexes to pick up a few balls that were blocked back to the Whitewater side. Sophomore Cali Kopecky played very strong defense and came in as a serving specialist in the 4th set to help seal the deal. Last but not least, Senior Kiyla Kopecky scored the winning match point off a smart tip over the middle block.
The Whippets travel to Brodhead on Thursday night, looking to build on the momentum of the Tuesday night win.
Warhawks’ Season Ends in WIAC Tournament
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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s basketball team took another opponent down to the wire Monday night but was outlasted 81-76 at UW-River Falls in the first round of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship (Presented by Culver’s).
The Warhawks (1-7 overall), who played in their fourth straight game decided in the final minute, shot 53.4 percent from the floor and finished with a 46-32 advantage on points in the paint.
UW-River Falls (5-3), which advances to play at top seed UW-Platteville on Wednesday night, made 53.7 percent of its shots from the floor and doubled up UW-Whitewater on made free throws, 14-7.
Trevon Chislom registered 21 points, seven rebounds and two blocks, all team highs, to lead the Warhawks. Gage Malensek tallied 17 points and a team-high six assists, and Breontae Hunt posted 12 points and five rebounds.
Brian Conaghan and Will Pytleski contributed nine and eight points, respectively, off the bench.
UW-Whitewater scored the first four points of the contest and led 12-5 at the 14:08 mark of the first half. The team continued to lead until the midway point of the period, when the Falcons took a 19-17 advantage.
UW-River Falls led by as many as five during the remainder of the half, but an 8-0 UW-W run gave the Warhawks a 45-40 advantage with 1:20 remaining following a 3-pointer by Hunt.
UW-Whitewater held the lead in the second half until the 11:28 mark, when UW-River Falls tied the game at 54-54. Hunt scored the next five points to make it 59-54 at the midway point of the frame.
The Falcons made a run and took a 68-62 advantage with 6:51 on the clock. Chislom tied the game with a jumper with 4:49 left, but UW-River Falls took the lead for good just over one minute later with a 3-pointer.
The Warhawks trimmed their deficit to one possession on four more occasions, but each time, the Falcons responded with either a basket or a pair of free throws.
Related Links:
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NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball: UW-Whitewater 66, UW-Stout 49
(UW-W press release) The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team used a combination of strong 3-point shooting and stingy defense Monday night to defeat UW-Stout 66-49 in the first round of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship (Presented by Culver’s) at Kachel Gymnasium.
With the win, their fifth straight, the Warhawks (7-2 overall) advance to the semifinal round, where they’ll face UW-Eau Claire, the No. 1 seed in the West Division, on Wednesday in Eau Claire.
UW-Whitewater, the East Division’s No. 2 seed, knocked down a season-high 12 three-pointers and forced 27 turnovers by UW-Stout, the No. 3 seed from the West Division.
The Warhawks out-rebounded the Blue Devils, 47-33, including a 22-7 advantage on the offensive glass.
Emily Schumacher tallied a team-high 16 points on four 3-pointers to go along with three rebounds, three assists and two steals. Adriana Wood converted four 3-pointers for 12 points to go with five rebounds and two steals.
Rebekah Schumacher made three 3-pointers on her way to 13 points and three rebounds. Johanna Taylor grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and added eight points, three assists and three blocks.
UW-Whitewater was held scoreless for the first five-plus minutes of action, but the defense held UW-Stout (2-7) to only five first-quarter points. The Warhawks increased their lead to 12-5 by the end of the period thanks to a 3-pointer by Wood followed by a jumper from Emily Schumacher in the final minute of the quarter.
The Blue Devils made it a 3-point game three minutes into the second quarter, but Aleah Grundahl and Emily Schumacher made 3-pointers in a span of just over a minute to make it 18-9 at the midway point of the frame. UW-W increased its lead to 10 points by halftime on a layup by Taylor with 28 second left.
Green and Emily Schumacher continued knocking down 3-pointers early in the third. Schumacher’s third of the game with 2:16 left in the quarter made it 40-29, and Rebekah Schumacher scored four straight Warhawk points near the end of the period to make it 44-31.
UW-Stout drew to within seven just past the midway point of the fourth, but Rebekah Schumacher hit a 3-pointer on the next possession to bring the UW-W lead back to double digits.
The Warhawks extended their advantage throughout the quarter, hitting 8-of-12 from the free-throw line in the period.
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