WBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[laxeaglepride]

update LaX pulls out a 60-56 win at home....it wasnt pretty but if you can get a W, you cant complain!

[laxeaglepride]

Did I read that right...stout only beat Superior by 11...85-74
As always this is going to be an interesting year!

[badgerwarhawk]

WARHAWKS 62  Stevens Point 61

Big win for WW despite one very ugly half.   36 combined turnovers by the two teams and neither shooting better than 36% made the first half gruesome to watch.  The Pointer led 28-23 primarily by making 10 of 13 free throw attempts to 5 for 13 for the WARHAWKS.  

WHITEWATER improved their shooting significantly in the second half including 3 of 4  on three-point attempts.  They also improved from the line giing 10-16 including 6 of 6 down the stretch to maintain the lead.  

Tiffany Morton led the scoring with 12 points while both Lyndsey Buechner and Heidi Sonntag added 11 points and 10 points respectively.  Buechner also had 7 rebounds but Stevens Point dominated the boards 40 to 29.

Another not very pretty win but a W is always marked in the left column and you really need them at home.   WW goes to .500 (1-1) in the WIAC and 5-3 on the season.  Next up, Superior.

[bulk19]

Final - UWEC 60, UWRF 50

Blugolds had a balanced offense tonight, with Arciszewski with 16, Hakanson 14, Zenner 12 and Burns 9. Reimann led the Falcons with 21, on 8-10 shooting and 5-5 from the free throw line, while Lindman chipped in 13.

UWRF jumped out to a 5-0 lead, but after a great timeout, the Golds answered with a 9-0 run to take the lead. They never looked back in the first half, on the way to a 34-16 lead at the break. Wish they could make every game as easy as they did in that first half. Keys were the the 'Golds outshooting the Falcons 55.6 % to 28.6 %. Golds were also able to dominate in the paint, and had a lot of buckets from underneath...

That turned around in the second half, as the Falcons post players aggressively stepped it up on the boards and in scoring to tighten the game...

Other stats - Blugold starters logged a lot of minutes, each with 30+, and the Golds, shooting a conference-leading 79 % from the charity stripe coming in, were able to add to it, hitting 13-16 for 81 %... Not good from three point land, as Golds were 1 of 8 and UWRF 2-11...

UWL comes out of the early season scrum with a 3-0 record to lead the conference... while the Golds, Falcons and Stout are all 2-1...

[crazy4hoops]

sounds like every game was somewhat close last night....

made it out to the WW/UWSP game....probably one of the sloppiest games I have seen in a long time....29 and 26 TO's....very hard to watch....

props to WW on their newcomers...those kids are tough especially some of their post players....their team will be even better and hopefully take care of the ball better with Hendrickson on the court....not sure why she was on the sideline in jeans?


as for Point....wow....totally different team than what was displayed against the Badgers....not sure what it is...team chemistry....lack of concentration....no passion....whatever it is they better change it fast or they are in for a rude awakening against UWL on Saturday....



anyone know why the stout/superior game was surprisingly close???

[badgerwarhawk]

Hendrickson is ineligible until after Xmas break.   I guess it has something to do with her residency though I don't fully understand it myself.

Just reviewing the Stout/Superior box score I noticed that Stout had a 16 point lead at the half but Superior shot almost 60% from the floor in the second half including 8-10 three pointers.  Stout also had 16 of their 22 turnovers occur in the second half whereas Superior had only 6 of their 22 in that stanza.   

[foul_language]

Went to Superior-Stout game last night, and I think Mulhern is learning a lot about playing in the WIAC. Every game is like no other and, usually, record has only marginal influence on play. I thought he played his bench very well, I think Superior had nothing to lose--so why be intimidated? It was home court. Calls were sometimes absent, sometimes bizarre, but both ways (I suppose both sides would disagree). Superior made some really stupid errors in the first half but got a bit more daring in the second. Set Katie Moench loose and, fortunately, she was seeing the basket pretty well.

I listened to Superior-Oshkosh game last week; Superior played quite well first half, which is actually normal: good first half; die in the second. There, I think they played pretty well first half and made lots of stupid mistakes in second. Lot of charging going on.

This could be one of those years where the team shows moments of disaster followed closely by genius. Sure would like to see a W in a couple of conference games.

[hoops49]

EagleAlum- I was simply stating that after a big win sometimes you come out flat at your next game. It wasn't an excuse. I didn't say it would happen all the time after a big win. When this happens to a team one time, does that suddenly mean they are not contenders? Of course not. I'm sure you've seen teams come out flat after a big win whether it was high school, college or YES, even the pros. It happens.

[crazy4hoops]

picks (or predictions as I should call them) for the weekend games....

Stout- I think Stout is itching to give a butt kicking to someone and I am afraid Oshkosh might be it

River Falls over Platteville

Point over LaCrosse-- I can't even imagine Point losing 3 straight....just not possible to think about....I believe that coaching staff will do whatever it takes even if that means the three of them suiting up(wouldn't that be fun)....it will be a good game but I predict Point by 9

Shocker of the weekend.....Superior over WW at Superior.....I don't know if this is a wish or a true prediction....I am just a sucker for the underdog I guess

[EagleAlum]

EagleAlum- I was simply stating that after a big win sometimes you come out flat at your next game. It wasn't an excuse. I didn't say it would happen all the time after a big win. When this happens to a team one time, does that suddenly mean they are not contenders? Of course not. I'm sure you've seen teams come out flat after a big win whether it was high school, college or YES, even the pros. It happens.

I agree, it does happen. I guess I just think that takes away from the team who wins the game who deserves the credit. EC led 20-19 with 6:00 to go in the 1st so it's not like they came out flat and got rolled. The 2nd half is where things got away.

Again, I guess this for me isn't the EC/LaX. In general, I just think that's a cliche that is used way too much for teams that start games, halves bad. We came out flat. More so from coaches than fans probably. I know it happens, you see it at all levels. Sorry no disrespect intended by making the response.

But, what you said was they didn't come in overconfident, they were flat. I think La Crosse deserves credit for winning a game we all agreed was a big game, by a comfortable margin. It's not like Eau Claire didn't know La Crosse was good, so they shouldn't have been overconfident or flat. Now again, I know it happens. I'd say the same for La Crosse struggling with Platteville the other night; I think it's an insult to UW-P to say, "La Crosse came out flat, that's the reason Platteville was winning the first half.

You may be right, they may have been flat, and it happens a lot; I just feel like teams, especially in the WIAC where you KNOW everyone is good, deserve the credit for W's.

[UWPSUPERFAN77]

Going to be at RF tomorrow. can someone, who saw my lady pioneers at LX comment on their performance. Also, can someone give me some info on the lady Falcons? thank You and God Bless!

[bulk19]

Superfan -
If you see this in time before tomorrow's game, here's my brief comments about the Falcons -

I was impressed with the players who had numbers in the 40s on the jerseys. Seems like they were causing the Blugolds all kinds of problems on Wednesday. They are Megan Lindman #44 and Kelsie Flanscha #40, as post players, and #43 Krista Cordes, a guard, who seemed to be in the paint a lot that night, too.

Of course, #25 is someone to watch, too, that being Traci Reimann. She's difficult to stop. As the old saying goes, you can only hope to contain her. Ha.

Not sure how well your Pioneers match up inside, but that size might be a factor in the Falcons' favor?

Blugold fans will go through withdrawal pains for about a month now, as the next two games are non-conference games on the road, and a tournament in Texas over the Christmas break. 'Golds don't play at home again until Whitewater comes to Zorn on Jan. 3...

[UWPSUPERFAN77]

Bulk 19: Thank you. I agree RF is a good posting team.. 25 killed us last year at PV, she drilled 7 or 8 3 point shots sliding off the High post. As to the Holidays it is tough not to see your team for weeks. I guess we have to realize this is not the NBA, although it is much more entertaining. God Bless and have a great Christmas, even without Women BB. PS nice upset over Stout 10 days ago, coach Thomas said too many cheap fouls were called on All American 40. I miss the Thomas vs Lisa Stone games when I lived in EC!

[Just Bill]

25 killed us last year at PV, she drilled 7 or 8 3 point shots sliding off the High post.

Not sure what game you saw last year, Reiman only shot one 3-pointer that game.  She did have a great game and was 10-13 from the field, so maybe some of those were mid-range jumpers.  Memory fails as you age doesn't it? 

[Just Bill]

Pointers up 20 on La Crosse early in the second half: http://www.uwsp.edu/Athletics/wbb/live/XLIVE.HTM

Point shooting 63.6%!