What happened to the #15 Pioneers last night? Like I said before, I figured this game may be the measuring stick for the Pioneers in this early season. It shows how good LaCrosse is, and that UWP still has a little way to go. Followed the game on the Pioneer website "livestats" page. Seems like the Pioneers had it working with Skemp early but couldn't extend any lead. If you leave a team around who is as good as Lax, it's going to come back to bite ya.

Even though I am dissappointed with the loss, gotta keep moving forward. Hopefully the Pioneers don't keep their heads down for too long.

Anyone who attended have any observations? Be interested to hear how Werner and ask scored 25 and 18, as well as who impressed you for Platteville last night. Looks like Skemp had another solid game (2 in a row), and freshman Curt Hanson played well...but what happened to the rest of them?

Quote from: PointSpecial on December 03, 2006, 05:53:55 PM

Quote from: TitleTown2 on December 03, 2006, 03:01:33 PM
BIG NEWS OUT OF PLATTEVILLE...

Anyone else expecting an announcement with the post starting like this...?


... But anyway, I think the game against La Crosse will really be the measuring stick.

Considering last years Pioneer squad, I'd say its pretty big news...but thats just me.
Like I said, I was not all that impressed with Loras and will continue to believe that LaCrosse just had an off night. I'm assuming Werner and Co. will be ready to go as the WIAC regular season gets underway. We'll see what kind of team the Pioneers have as Lax visits Williams Fieldhouse on the 6th.

One more note...big props to the O-Zone, Platteville Student Section, for it's continued support of the Pioneers. Although the grayhairs on the opposite side (with the back rests and season tickets) may not know how to stand and cheer for the Pioneers, our students certainly do. If you have not been to a Pioneer game in a couple years, make your way out, the EXCITEMENT is BACK!!!!

BIG NEWS OUT OF PLATTEVILLE: The Pioneers are 5-0 for the first time since 2001-2002. From the sound of it, Jeff Skemp played a great game against someone his size, for once (outside of his best 2 games of his career against UW, and UWM) and Mark Gossens did exactly what he always does, and thats play solid minutes for the Orange and Blue. The Pioneers have gelled so far this year, but as always, can it continue?
It's obvious that Stout has some serious issues with the losses of Chandler and Stangel. Losing one of those guys would have been tough, but it's obviously caused Stout to have not one, but two HUGE holes in their lineup. Now, they do have "I'm going to make money playing professional basketball somewhere in the world even if it's Antarctica" Jacob Nonemacher...but someone still has to get him the ball.
Really excited to see the Pioneers off to such a hot start, but my question is, have they played anyone yet? Viterbo, Buena Vista, Dubuque, Loras and Stout. Obviously Stout is down from the past couple years with their losses, but they are still a quality team who will win a couple big games this year. Loras, yes they beat LaCrosse, but I'm not all that impressed with them and Buena Vista always puts together a solid team. Viterbo and Dubuque are nothing to write home about, so as WIAC play gets underway, can the Orange and Blue compete on a consistent basis...I'll go out on a limb and say, why not?
Jamerson, Shaw, Lohoff, Gossens, Skemp, Richter, Hanson and Tetschlag, not a bad Top 8. Skemp could be next years Conference POY, and Lohoff has 1st team All Conference written all over him. Jamerson has played steady running the point and guarding the ball and the freshman and guys coming off the bench have all given big minutes at different points in this young season. I like they makeup of this team. GO PIONEERS!

It looks like the Pioneers survived today against University of Dubuque. As much trouble as UD has had in the past couple years, it seems as if they always manage to hang in close with Platteville. Anyone attend and can give a better account of the game.
UWP plays tomorrow against Loras.

I've seen the Freeman kid play, and I know how good he is (his twin isn't bad either) but when you lose 8 of your top 9, you should not beat the #4 team in the country. Now, I understand that IWU goes by the motto, "We don't rebuild, we reload"...but they still should not have beaten WW plain and simple.
So, what can we expect from WW this year. Will Pat get his boys going? Should be another interesting year in the WIAC!!!

Wondering what the news is out of good ole' Platteville these days? Charlie Lohoff and Mike Jamerson lead the way this past weekend and unlike in years past, Jeff Skemp started slow (You may remember his 16 point performance against the Badgers as a freshman and his 14 he chipped in against UWM last year). Does this team have what it takes to contend in the WIAC this year? Here they used solid contributions from a number of freshman, 2 in particular, Michael Shaw (Edgewood HS) and Curt Hanson (Deerfield, IL). I guess the lure of Platteville Orange and Blue outweighed the Pioneer motto (UWP where the men are men and so are the women). Also back for the Pioneers is Mark Gossens for his 5th year of eligibility. I look for him to have another solid year.
It will be interesting to see if the Pioneers have the talent and chemistry to get back to the top of the WIAC and nation. With a solid foundation set, and two solid recruiting classes chipping in, this could be the year.
Oh and WW lost to IWU...an IWU team with 4 new starters...yes old news, I know, but for now I'll just chalk it up to me being new to the posting community.
If any Pioneer fans have anything new, I'd love to hear it. Won't be able to get to any games, but it's always fun staying up on Pioneer and WIAC hoops!