WOMEN'S BASKETBALL - UW-Whitewater Athletics

Led by 20 points from sophomore guard Heidi Sonntag, the Warhawks held 10-2, 20-6, and 26-8
leads on the way to a 49-21 margin at halftime. Whitewater shot 55% in the first half, while
limiting Coe to 29% from the floor.
Sonntag was the game's leading scorer, winding up with 23 points on 10-15 shooting, including 3-
3 from the three-point arc. Junior center Tiffany Morton, 12 points, senior center Lindsey
Buechner, 11, and sophomore guard Kelsey Hendrickson, 11, also scored in double figures for
the Warhawks. Senior guard Erin Jones topped Coe with 15, with freshman guard Kayla Lincoln
adding 12 and sophomore center Brittany Norris 10. Buechner also contributed a game-high
eight rebounds and a pair of blocked shots.
Whitewater forced 27 turnovers, and Mary Donohoo's three steals led the team to a total of
sixteen. UW-W used a full court game to keep the tempo up, with ten players seeing double
figure minutes (and another played nine minutes). The Warhawks scored just above their season
average of 86.5 points per game.
Whitewater's next game will be December 29 in the Surf City Classic in Irvine, California, where
the Warhawks will play Widener College (PA). The next home game will be a return to Wisconsin
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play, with UW-La Crosse visiting Williams Center January 9 at
7:00.
Warhawks Continue to Roll, Defeat Widener
The fifth-ranked UW-Whitewater Warhawks defeated Widener College (PA) 73-42 Saturday at
the Surf City Classic in Irvine, California to remain unbeaten at 11-0.
The Warhawks settled the issue early, using a 19-2 start in the first seven minutes to set the
tone. UW-W also came out of the locker room quickly after halftime, blitzing Widener 23-0,
holding the Pioneers scoreless for the first 11:47 of the second half.
Junior center Tiffany Morton led the Warhawks with a double-double, scoring 12 points and
grabbing 11 rebounds. Senior center Lindsey Buechner led both teams with 18 points, and junior
forward Meghan Schmidt was also in double figures with 10 points.
Freshman forward Kylie Walton led Widener, 6-4, with nine points.
Whitewater forced Widener in to 36 turnovers, the most by a UW-W opponent this year and the
third time the Warhawk defense has created more than 30 turnovers by an opponent this
season. UW-W's defense also limited Widener to 25% shooting from the floor (13-53).
UW-W brought nineteen players on the trip and all of them saw action in the game.
Whitewater will play the University of Mary Washington (VA) Sunday at 6:00 (Central) in Irvine.
The next home game for the Warhawks will be Wednesday, January 9 with UW-La Crosse
visiting Kachel Gym in Williams Center for a 7:00 tipoff.
#5 Warhawks Topple #1 Mary Washington
UW-Whitewater passed its biggest test of the season, staking a claim to national prominence with
a 70-67 win over Mary Washington University (VA) Sunday night at the Surf City Classic in Irvine,
California. UW-W, 12-0, came in to the game ranked fifth by D3hoops.com. Mary Washington,
third in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III championship last season and now
8-1, is ranked number one in the latest poll.
UW-W led 35-22 at halftime, holding MWU to 33% shooting from the field.
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