WOMEN'S BASKETBALL - UW-Whitewater Athletics

UW-W trailed most of the first half, by as many as eight at 29-21 with 3:44 remaining. The
Warhawks used a 13-2 run up to intermission to take a 34-31 lead in to the locker room.
Neither team could make a run in the second half, exchanging the lead several times, with the
largest lead a five point spread by Point, 43-38 at 14:51.
Whitewater led 71-68 with 0:47 on the clock. Point's Laura Neuenfeldt brought Point within one
with a layup. Tiffany Morton hit a pair of free throws to make it 71-68 Whitewater with 0:47 left,
but Haley Houghton hit a three to knot the score 71-71 with fifteen seconds left. A layup by
Kelsey Hendrickson with eight seconds left put the Warhawks back on top, 73-71. Point turned
the ball over on its next possession and fouled Trisha Thill to stop the clock, but the strategy
didn't work as Thill made both.
The statistics bear out how close the game was. Whitewater shot 46%, Stevens Point 45%.
Whitewater made 5-15 free throw, Point 5-12. Whitewater had 31 rebounds, Point 30.
Whitewater made 20 free throws, Point 18. The only noticeable differences were in turnovers,
where Whitewater had 15 to 23 for UW-SP, and steals, where the Warhawks were credited with
16 and Point 6.
UW-W center Tiffany Morton led both teams with 20 points, hitting 7 of 11 from the field and 5-6
from the line. Nicole Bundy added 13 and Kelsey Hendrickson 11 for Whitewater. Morton also
grabbed a game high eight rebounds. Neuenfeldt scored 15 for the Pointers, followed closely by
Chelsea Kranz and Houghton, with 14 and 10, respectively. Houghton also led the Pointers with
three assists.
UW-Whitewater is 5-0 overall, 1-0 in the WIAC. Stevens Point is 5-1 and 0-1.
The next game for UW-W will be Wednesday, December 5 with UW-Oshkosh visiting Williams
Center for a 7:00 tipoff.
Warhawks Remain Unbeaten with Win Over Oshkosh
UW-Whitewater, ranked in the top ten in both national polls, upped its mark to 6-0 overall and 2-0
in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with an 82-43 win over UW-Oshkosh in
Kachel Gym in Williams Center Wednesday night.
Leading 10-8 with 14:29 left in the first half, Whitewater went on a 10-0 run to establish a double
digit lead it never relinquished. The Warhawks led 50-15 at the half. UW-W shot 56% from the
floor in the first half, Oshkosh 27%.
Whitewater led by as many as 45, twice, in the second half.
UW-W used nineteen players in the game. Junior center Tiffany Morton led the Warhawks with 16
points and 9 rebounds, both game highs in 18 minutes of action. Dana Thompson, sophomore
center, added 10 points. Oshkosh was led by freshman guard Michelle Boeder’s 14 points.
UW-W had just 11 turnovers in the game, while forcing 24 by the Titans.
UW-Oshkosh is 4-3 overall, 1-1 in the WIAC.
Whitewater is ranked seventh in the D3hoops.com poll and ninth in the ESPN/USA Today poll.
Whitewater will host UW-Superior Saturday at 1:00 in Kachel Gym in Williams Center. The game
will be followed by the Warhawk men hosting the Yellowjackets at 3:00.
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