Today is Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Whitewater beat Burlington 39-34 in non-conference girls’ basketball action at Whitewater High School on Tuesday, November 28.
Whitewater jumped out to an early 9-0 lead, but Burlington went on a 16-7 run to tie it up at halftime. Whitewater led most of the second half until Burlington took a 33-32 lead with 1:40 to play in the game. Whitewater scored on the next possession to go up 34-33 but Burlington had a shot to tie it with about 5 seconds remaining.
Whitewater hosts Monroe in a Rock Valley Conference game on Thursday night, November 30, and then goes on the road at Parker on December 5 and East Troy on December 8.
Article Submitted by Mike Dowden
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
dowmi01@wwusd.org
File Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
By Broderick P. Frye
Asst. Sports Information Director
The (#1) University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Men’s basketball team (5-1) battled from behind against (RV) Carthage (5-1) on Tuesday night, but the Firebirds had the final say, closing out the game with perfect free throws to pick up a 77-73 win.
The first half was back and forth, with neither team grabbing a strong hold on the game. The Warhawks had their largest lead of 8 with 6 minutes left to go in the half (20-12). But Carthage closed the gap, making it a 2-point game at halftime, 29-27.
After the break, the Firebirds torched the scoreboard, making three-ball after three-ball. With their shooting, Carthage put together a 32-10 run on the back of 4-for-5 from deep to go up by 17 with only 8 minutes remaining.
But the Warhawks kept fighting for the win, slowly chipping away at the lead. With just under 5 minutes left, UW-Whitewater exploded on offense, with Miles Barnstable (Sheboygan, Wis./Howards Grove) connecting with Trevon Chislom (McFarland, Wis./McFarland) for three to close the Firebird lead to just nine points.
The Warhawks forced four turnovers over the next two minutes and capitalized on each opportunity. Barnstable took his steal coast-to-coast for a lay-up, Jameer Barker (Racine, Wis./St. Catherine’s) came up with a huge steal that led to a Chislom fast-break dunk, and Elijah Lambert (Racine, Wis./St. Catherine’s) got his own lay-up off his steal. On the back of a 17-4 run, the lead was cut to just 4 points in a matter of minutes.
With 2:30 left on the clock, Chislom connected on an and-1 play, bringing the game within one point at 65-66.
On the next offensive possession, Lambert made a great selfless play. Lambert caught the ball at the top of the key, wide open. Lambert lined up his shot, but as soon as the Carthage defense collapsed on him, Lambert kicked it over to Miles Barnstable (Sheboygan, Wis./Howards Grove) who hit the open three to put the Warhawks up by one at 68-67.
In the last minute, Carthage closed out the win from the free throw line. Making all 10 of their free throw attempts to hold on to their lead.
UW-Whitewater was led by Jameer Barker (Racine, Wis./St. Catherine’s) and Trevon Chislom (McFarland, Wis./McFarland), each with 21 points. Barker added three assists, four rebounds, and two steals to his stat line and Chislom pulled down 4 rebounds.
Miles Barnstable (Sheboygan, Wis./Howards Grove) had a double-double, scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Barnstable also was strong defensively, recording two steals and a block.
The Warhawks return to action against Hope next week. The men’s team will travel to Holland, Michigan on December 6th for the 7 PM (ET) contest.
By Chris Lindeke
Marketing and Communications Manager
University Marketing and Communications
Behind strong performances from current and former University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student-athletes, the Team USA wheelchair basketball men’s and women’s teams each captured a gold medal and punched their ticket to the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris over the weekend at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
The men secured first place with a convincing 81-45 victory against Colombia in the championship game to finish an impressive 5-0 showing at the tournament. Team USA raced out to a 26-7 lead in the first quarter and didn’t look back. Jake Williams, a former player and the current head coach for the UW-Whitewater men’s team, led the team with 24 points.
Current Warhawks AJ Fitzpatrick and Talen Jourdan, former Warhawk and current staff member John Boie, and former Warhawk and current graduate student Jeromie Meyer were also part of the gold medal-winning performance.
The Team USA women avenged two consecutive losses against Canada with a win in the final to claim their spot in Paris next summer, finishing off an unbeaten week in Santiago.
Former Warhawks Lindsay Zurbrugg and Rebecca Murray were among four Team USA players in double figures in scoring, together accounting for 27 points in the team’s 62-56 victory. Former Warhawk Josie DeHart was also a part of the gold medal run.
The 2024 Paralympic Games are scheduled from Aug. 28-Sept. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. Williams and Boie won gold as members of Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and Williams was a part of the gold medal-winning Team USA at the Rio 2016 Paralympics. Murray’s dominating performance led the women’s Team USA to gold, also at the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
The Warhawk men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams begin the 2023-24 season this Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-2, with a home tournament at the Williams Center.
UW-Whitewater is recognized consistently for exceptional programming and outcomes for students with disabilities. The Warhawk men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams are club sports that compete nationally.
The Warhawk men’s team has won 13 national championships since 1982, while the women have claimed three national titles. Several of each program’s alums are Paralympic medalists.
The Whitewater Girls’ Basketball Team won their conference opener on Tuesday night, November 21, with a 50-42 win at Delavan-Darien High School.
The Whippets jumped out to an early lead, but the game was within single digits for most of the night.
Calli Grosinske and Mayte Navejas had a few key steals late in the second half to break the game open and secure the win.
Article Submitted by Mike Dowden
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
dowmi01@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
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