Basketball

UW-Whitewater Men’s Basketball: UW-Platteville 84, No. 8 UW-Whitewater 67

Pictures by Peter Mischka, Courtesy of Bob Mischka.

Warhawks Fall Behind Early En Route to WIAC Setback

The No. 8 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s basketball team was unable to find a rhythm Wednesday evening in an 84-67 loss against UW-Platteville in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown at Kachel Gymnasium.

The Warhawks (14-4 overall, 4-3 WIAC) were held to 37.5 percent shooting, including a 25 percent clip in the first half, while the Pioneers hit 62 percent of their shots, including 69.6 percent in the second half.

Junior guard Andre Brown collected 16 points to lead UW-Whitewater. Junior forward Derek Rongstad collected 15 points, four rebounds and two steals, and junior forward Maurquis Turner tallied 13 points.

UW-Whitewater begins the second half of the WIAC slate this Saturday at 7 p.m. against UW-Eau Claire on All-American Night at Kachel Gymnasium.

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WHS Boys’ Basketball Team 47 Beloit Turner 60

Whitewater’s winning streak came to an end at 5 games while Beloit Turner ended their losing streak at 3 with a 60-47 win. Halftime had the game close with Whitewater trailing, 17-22. Beloit Turner got it going in the second half and led by as much as 17. Whitewater scratched their way back to within 7 points before the free throws from Beloit Turner closed out the game. The game was very physical with each team shooting 20+ free throws. Whitewater was led by Ben Kloskey with 13 points followed by Daniel Fuller with 9 and Bryce Parrish with 8. Beloit Turner was led by Dee Strong with 16 points.

Whitewater Girls Basketball 54 Oregon 55

Allison Heckert led the team with 19 points.   File photo provided by Bob Mischka.

From Coach Judy Harms:

Oregon won a back & forth battle tonight over the visiting Whippet girls’ basketball team, 54-55, in a non-conference contest.  Oregon played with a strong fire coming out of the half after trailing by 8. Overall, I thought our girls did a great job playing together as a team despite Miranda Reynolds sidelined.  First half we did a nice job at both ends of the court, especially in grabbing boards and holding their big, Ellen McCorkle to only one bucket.  2nd half McCorkle was more difficult to control, as we gave up 8 of her 10 points.  Defensively we absolutely did not contain their 3’s, which was very frustrating and the big difference in the game.

Allison Heckert led the Whippets with 19 points and 9 Rebounds.  Ali Ketterhagen scored 13 points while Abby Grosinske finished with 10.

JV Game was won by Oregon.

WHS Girls’ Basketball 52 McFarland 54

Pictures courtesy of Bob Mischka – for extensive picture gallery 

From Coach Judy Harms:

“Whippets fall to McFarland in a tight contest 52-54 Friday night in their 2nd round match-up. At the half Whitewater was up by only 2 points 20-18, but it was quite a fiery after the break.  Whippets fell behind by as much as 10 points, playing catch up the remaining time.  The team was still down 10 with 2:30 left, when an impressive comeback took place.  Whippets brought it within three, with a chance to tie from the line, unfortunately coming up short.  Free throws was definitely a negative factor for the Whippets, going 16 for 29 on the night.  Allison Heckert managed one last steal with 1.7 seconds left to present a missed buzzer beater.    Allison  Heckert led with 13 points, while Ali Ketterhagen had 10, including 12 boards.”

The Whippets will travel to Oregon on Monday night for a non-conference match-up.

WHS Boys’ Basketball Team 57 Jefferson 45

Daniel Fuller
Daniel Fuller
Roberto Navejas
Roberto Navejas
James Dedrick
James Dedrick

Pictures courtesy of Bob Mischka - for extensive picture gallery 

Whitewater boys' basketball picked up another tough win at home. Jefferson forced Whitewater in to 9 first half turnovers and led at half time 24-19. Whitewater came out in the second half and mixed up their defense and held Jefferson to 20 points in the second half while pulling away for a 57-45 victory. Leading the way for Whitewater was Daniel Fuller with 17 points followed by Roberto Navejas with 13, Bryce Parrish with 12, Dylan Pease, off the bench with 7 points and several steals, rounded out by Ben Kloskey with 6 points. Whitewater did not go deep in their bench as Navejas played the entire game and James Dedrick had another stellar defensive outing. The boys travel to Beloit Turner on Tuesday for their next game. Jefferson was led by Monogue with 20 points off 4 three point makes and Peterson with 13 points off 4 three point makes as well. (Steve Shears)

Whitewater has won five games in a row and are at 7-6 overall and at 5-5 in the conference.

The No. 2 UW-Whitewater men’s basketball team was defeated by UW-Stevens Point, 75-69, in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletics Conference matchup Wednesday night.

Junior guard Mitchell Pfeifer (Wales, WI/Kettle Moraine) - 13 points.
Junior guard Mitchell Pfeifer (Wales, WI/Kettle Moraine) - 13 points.
Junior guard Andre Brown (Kenosha, WI/Indian Trail) - 13 points.
Junior guard Andre Brown (Kenosha, WI/Indian Trail) - 13 points.
Junior guard David Sachs (Highland Park, IL/Highland Park) - 13 points
Junior guard David Sachs (Highland Park, IL/Highland Park) - 13 points

Pictures by Peter Mischka courtesy of Bob Mischka - for extensive picture gallery 

With 8:24 remaining in the game, Sachs finished a layup and gave the Warhawks the lead 56-55, but UW-Stevens Point answered with a 14-3 run and never trailed despite a pair of late 3-pointers by senior guard Jerry Ngobi (Janesville, WI/Janesville Craig). 

UW-Whitewater continues play Saturday, Jan. 20, in a conference matchup at UW-La Crosse at 5 p.m. 

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Box score 

The No. 14 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team outscored UW-Stevens Point 42-14 in the second half Wednesday night on its way to a 67-43 triumph in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown in Stevens Point.

Junior forward Olivia Freckmann (Milwaukee, W/Pius XI) registered a career-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds, including five offensive boards, to post her third career double-double.
Senior guard Brooke Trewyn (Whitewater, WI) added 14 points and five assists.
Senior forward Andrea Meinert (West Bend, WI/Kettle Moraine Lutheran) added 14 points and collected five rebounds, two blocks and two steals.

The Warhawks tallied the first 17 points of the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach. Freckmann registered eight points during the run.

UW-Whitewater finished with a 44-14 advantage on points in the paint.

The Warhawks host UW-La Crosse Saturday at 3 p.m. on Alumni Day at Kachel Gymnasium. As part of the celebration, UW-Whitewater will recognize the 10th anniversary of its 2008 Final Four run. Members of the team will be recognized at halftime of the contest.

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Box score 

WHS Girls’ Basketball 44 Beloit Turner 31

Abby Grosinske led with 13 points.  (Photo courtesy of Bob Mischka)

Coach Judy Harms: “After a sluggish first half, Whippets pull out a win over Beloit Turner 44-31. Whippets only connected for 9 first half points, missing a bundle of lay-ups, and playing a bit out of sync. It didn’t help that we haven’t had a game for 10 days, mixed in a week of exams, guess you could say it was a wakeup call before matching up against McFarland this Friday. Whippets went 1-9 from the charity stripe, but finished strong sinking 12 of 14 free throws the majority of the 2nd half. Three players ended in double figures, Abby Grosinske 13, Allison Heckert 10, and Miranda Reynolds 10.”

Whitewater score by halves: 9-35=44
Beloit Turner by halves:12-19 = 31

JV1 – BT won and JV2 – BT won