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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.

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Dec. 10 , 2009

After a win over a nationally ranked UW-Stevens Point team last week, the Falcons took on UW-Eau Claire at the Karges Center on Thursday. UWRF led by just five at halftime, but the Falcons managed to pull out the win, 70-59.

The Falcons were led by Tiffany Gregorich, who finished with 20 points, shooting 6-9 from the field, 2-4 from the three-point line and 6-8 from the free throw line. Alise Holst shot 5-12 from the field and 0-3 from behind the arc, finishing with 10 points.

Eau Claire’s Hannah Mesick finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds, 10 of which were defensive. Callie Halama also added 18 points for the Blugolds and brought down 11 rebounds. Despite the front inside, the Blugolds beat themselves, committing 34 team turnovers.

Jenna Hanson and Maranda Dohrn each chipped in nine points for UWRF. In addition, Hanson led all Falcon rebounders, finishing the night with seven. Holst and Dohrn brought down six and five rebounds respectively, as well.

As a team, the Falcons had 19 turnovers, only four in the second half. As a result of solid defense, the team finished the game with 20 steals. They shot 27-66 (.409) from the field, 6-19 (.316) from the three-point line and 10-21 (.476) from the free throw line. UWRF pulled down 37 total boards and ended with 18 assists on the night; eight of those assists came from Hanson.

The win puts the Falcons at 7-0 overall (3-0 in the WIAC). The last time a UWRF women’s basketball team went 7-0 was in the 2000-01 season before losing in the eighth game at Viterbo University, 61-55. That start was the best start in women’s basketball history at UWRF. Tonight’s victory matches that record. The Falcons next game is Saturday, Dec. 12 at UW-Oshkosh; the game starts at 5 p.m.

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Game Postponed to Thursday Dec 10 at 7:00.

On Thursday  December 10, UWRF Falcon women’s basketball team plays host to UW Eau Claire at 7:00 at the Karges Center. This is YOUTH NIGHT and HIGH SCHOOL NIGHT, all Coaches and their significant other and players are invited to attend for FREE.  We will announce your team during the game, so be ready to cheer for your team and ours.

If you would like free tickets just email Coach Holbrook at cindy.holbrook@uwrf.edu  so she can reserve them for you. Just let Coach Holbrook know who the contact is and what team you represent and how many FREE tickets you would like. We will have them at the ticket counter for you that night.  The parents of the players and family members can get in for $2 each. Parents just mention which Basketball program you are with.