WOMEN'S BASKETBALL - UW-Whitewater Athletics

Sophomore center Christina Solari topped Illinois Wesleyan with 16 points. Junior guard Clare
Sheehan had 14, and junior guard Mallory Heydorn 10. Senior guard Sarah Bull had a game
high six steals, and senior guard Crystal Dye a game high nine rebounds.
Whitewater made more free throws (16-25) than IWU attempted (13-14). IWU put up 28 three's,
and made six (21%) in an attempt to but the deficit,
Illinois Wesleyan ended its season 26-3.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater defeated Simpson College 96-69 Friday night in a
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III sectional semifinal played in the Kachel Gym
in Williams Center in Whitewater, Wisconsin. UW-W, 27-3, will face defending Division III
champion DePauw University, 28-3, Saturday at 7:00 for the right to advance to the final four at
Hope College in Holland, Michigan Friday-Saturday, March 21-22.
Whitewater led the entire game, including a 36-32 margin at halftime.
Simpson cut the lead to two, 38-36 on a Katelyn Whiton layup at 17:46. UW-W steadily built the
lead, including a 11-0 spurt late in the second half, to put the game out of reach.
UW-W had a season high six players score in double figures. Senior guard Trisha Thill tied her
career high with 18 points, including 4-5 from beyond the arc. Sophomore guard Kelsey
Hendrickson, junior center Tiffany Morton, sophomore guard Heidi Sonntag, and sophomore
center Dana Thompson all scored 11 points. Senior center Lindsey Buechner contributed 10
points, and Morton grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. Thill's game included game highs in
assists, 7, and steals, 5.
Simpson's Whiton, a senior forward, led both teams with 29 points, connecting on 13-23 shots
from the field. Whiton and junor forward Denisha Fields led Simpson with seven rebounds, and
Fields added three steals.
Whitewater's defense came up with 15 steals, forced 22 turnovers and limited Simpson to 43%
shooting. UW-W shot 55% from the floor, and won the battle on the boards, 42-32.
UW-W will be making its third appearance in the quarterfinals of a national tournament. UW-W
got to the final eight in the NCAA III tournament in 1986, and to the quarterfinals of the
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Division III tourney in 1981 and 1982.
UW-Whitewater Advances to Final Four with Win Over DePauw
UW-Whitewater is going to the big dance. The Warhawks defeated defending National Collegiate
Athletic Association Division III champion DePauw University 83-80 Saturday night in Kachel
Gym of Williams Center in Whitewater, Wisconsin in a NCAA III championship tournament
quarterfinal game. UW-W, 28-3, will advance to the final four at Hope College in Holland,
Michigan. The final four will be played Friday-Saturday, March 21-22, with UW-W meeting
Howard Payne University (TX), 31-0 at 6:30 p.m CST. Messiah College (PA), 29-2, will meet
Oglethorpe College, 27-5 in the other semifinal at 4:30 p.m CST. Friday's winners will meet for
the NCAA III championship Saturday night at 5 p.m CST, preceded by a third place game at 2:30
p.m CST.
Tickets for the final four will go on sale in the UW-W ticket office Monday. The ticket office will
sell tournament tickets from 9:30 to 4:00 Monday and Tuesday, and from 9:30 to 3:00
Wednesday. Call 262-472-2222 for ticket information. Access the Hope College tournament site
for hotel information, ticket prices, and ordering tickets (link on the left hand side). Call 616-395-
139