WOMEN'S BASKETBALL - UW-Whitewater Athletics

game at 44-44 at 7:53, but another Whitewater run, this time 8-1, put the Warhawks up 52-45
with 5:28 remaining.
A 55-55 tie with 3:23 left still meant three lead changes, with UW-W's last lead 59-58 at 1:52 on a
jumper by Heidi Sonntag. Michelle Burns put the Blugolds back on top 61-59 at 1:26 with a three
point play. UW-W's Tiffany Morton was fouled after grabbing an offensive rebound with eight
seconds left, and cut the margin to 61-60 by making the first of two. Eau Claire grabbed the
rebound, UW-W quickly fouled, and EC missed both free throw attempts. Morton got the rebound
for Whitewater but UW-W turned the ball over and a foul with one second left led to the free
throws that made the final margin 63-60.
Kelsey Hendrickson and Lindsey Buechner led UW-W with 11 points apiece, with Hendrickson
also credited with a game-high four steals. Dana Thompson led the Warhawks with seven
rebounds. EC's Hannah Messick led all scorers with 16 and Burns chipped in with 13. Heather
Witt grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Blugolds to a 43-31 rebound margin.
Whitewater improved its shooting eye in the second half, hitting 47%, and made just eleven
turnovers to twenty-three for UW-EC. Eau Claire enjoyed a edge at the line, hitting 12-18, while
UW-W was 8-10.
The 60 points is Whitewater's lowest offensive output of the season. The previous mark had
been 62 in a 62-53 win over the University of Chicago November 28. Whitewater came in to the
game the top-scoring team in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and number three
in Division III of the NCAA.
UW-W is 14-1 overall and 5-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The loss
ends the longest season-opening win streak in UW-W women's basketball history, topping the
previous mark of seven set twenty years ago. UW-Eau Claire, in the "others receiving votes"
category of the national poll, is 11-3 overall and 5-0 in the WIAC.
UW-Whitewater will host UW-Stout at 3:00 Saturday, January 19 in Kachel Gym of Williams
Center.
Warhawks Up Mark to 15-1 with Win Over Stout
UW-Whitewater ran its record to 15-1 behind record-setting three point shooting, defeating UW-
Stout 93-72 in Kachel Gym in Williams Center Saturday afternoon.
UW-W, ranked fourth and sixth in the two polls of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division
III teams, made 11-16 three point shots. Eleven threes made equals the school mark,
accomplished five times previously (including twice earlier this season). The Warhawks' three
point percentage of .688 is fourth best in the school record book. Sophomore guard Kelsey
Hendrickson made 4-5 from beyond the arc, tying the sixth best individual percentage (minimum
five attempts) in a game.
Stout built a seven point margin twice in the first half, the last coming at 10:32, 22-15, and
retained the lead until 6:35 when Rachel Woolever hit a three-pointer to put UW-W up 30-28.
Stout came back to go in front 34-33 on a pair of Joanna Bird free throws, but that would be the
last time the Blue Devils were in front. UW-W junior center Tiffany Morton scored ten points in
less than three minutes to help UW-W lead 44-40 at the half.
UW-W had a 51-46 lead at 16:46, but a 7-0 run gave Whitewater its first double digit lead at 58-
46. UW-Stout did not get the game back into single digits the rest of the way.
Hendrickson led both teams with 21 points and a game-high five assists. Morton contributed 16
points, senior center Lindsey Buechner a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and
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