UWRF Falcon Women's Basketball Blog

The Falcons struggled to get it together in the first half, but managed to swing a last-minute victory over Macalester College, 68-67.

Leading the front for the Falcons was Tiffany Gregorich, who finished with 19 points, two steals and three rebounds. She shot 7-8 from the field (.875). She hit the winning bucket with just one second to play.

With 1:26 to play and the Falcons trailing by 64-61, Brittany Gregorich hit two free throws to make it a one point game. With 46 seconds to go Gregorich hit a bucket to gave the Falcons a 65-64 lead. But then MC’s Jessica Rene hit a basket to give her team a one point lead with 27 seconds to play. With 15 seconds to play Tiffany Gregorich was fouled and made one of two free throws to tie the game. With just seven seconds to play MC’s Danielle Johnson was fouled. She made the first free throw, but missed the second and the Scots led, 67-66. That’s when Tiffany Gregorich hit the winning bucket with just a second to go.

Jenna Hanson and Maranda Dohrn each finished with 9 points. Dohrn added a game-high 9 rebounds and a blocked shot. Hanson shot 4-5 (.8) from the field and 1-1 from the three-point line. She also had four rebounds and a team-high three steals.

Brittany Gregorich and Taylor House each added eight points on the night, as well. Tess Lardie led the team with five assists.

As a team, UWRF shot 27-62 (.435) from the field, 2-10 (.2) from the three-point line and 12-21 (.571) from the free throw line. They finished with a total of 41 rebounds, and had a team total of 21 turn overs.

The Falcons next game is at UW-Superior on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m., kicking off the team’s conference schedule.

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