Falcons Remain Unbeaten After Win in Oshkosh 57-56, move to 8-0
Posted by Falcons Fan on December 13, 2009
Dec. 12 , 2009
The Falcons advance to 8-0, the best start any women’s basketball team at UWRF, after beating UW-Oshkosh, 57-56 on Saturday night at the Kolf Sports Center in Oshkosh.
Tiffany Gregorich led the Falcons with 10 points, and Kelli Hilt added nine. Maranda Dohrn and Brittany Gregorich each finished with eight points. Dorhn and Alise Holst each brought down eight rebounds.
At the half, the Falcons were up by six, 26-20; six points was the greatest lead of the half. After back-to-back three pointers by Tiffany Gregorich and Jenna Hanson and a lay-up by Tess Lardie, the Falcons held a six-point lead with 4:34 to go in the half. The Titans made a run, tying the game at 20 with 2:06 remaining, but a Tiffany Gregorich three-pointer and a jump shot by Hilt followed by a 1-2 free throw appearance by Tiffany Greorich gave the Falcons their half-time lead.
The Falcons never trailed in the second half, and they were up by as much as 15 with 5:18 to play. Three UWRF fouls in two minutes helped the Titans crawl back into the game. Free throws by Laura Ebbens, Melissa Franken and Heidi Barneveld helped UWO out in the long run.
With 2:50 remaining, Michelle Boeder hit a three-pointer to put the Titans within 10. After a lay-up, Boeder went on to hit two more clutch three-pointers with 1:18 and :16 remaining. With just :13 left, the Titans trailed the Falcons by five.
A foul by Brittany Gregorich put Ebbens on the line for UWO with :08 remaining. She sunk both free throws, putting the Titans within three. With :01 remaining, Megan Wenig made a lay-up to end the scoring.
Although the win was sloppy and the team gave up a 15-point lead in five minutes, the victory over UWO teamed with a UW-Plateeville losss, puts the Falcons in sole possession of first place in the WIAC with a 4-0 record.
In the game, Tiffany Gregorich went 3-8 from the field, 2-5 from the three-point line and 2-4 from the free throw line. Hilt shot 2-5 from the field, 1-3 from behind the arc and a perfect 4-4 from the charity strip. Katie Thiesen shot 2-3 from the three-point line, finishing with six points.
Leading the front for the Titans were Boeder and Ebbens who finished with 15 and 12 points, respectively. Shelby Churchill recorded 10 rebounds on the night.
As a team, the Falcons shot 21-54 (.389) from the field, 7-22 (.318) from the three-point line and 8-12 (.571) from the free throw line. They committed 20 turnovers, and only forced 15 from the Titans. Dohrn and Taylor House each had three blocks. UWRF finished with 41 rebounds, outrebounding UWO by four.
The Falcons will next host Northwestern College on Tuesday at the Karges Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.
