Jan. 9, 2009
The Falcon women’s basketball team lost at UW-Whitewater, 76-62, on Saturday night to snap the team’s winning streak at 13 games.
The Falcons would keep it close with Whitewater for the beginning of the first half. Whitewater would go on a run with about nine minutes to go in the half. Heidi Sonntag hit a jumper to put the Warhawks up, 22-16, and after that Chantel Burg hit a jump shot and followed that up adding two free throws. The Warhawks would continue to pull away from the Falcons until Taylor House hit two free throws to pull UWRF to within 12 points.
The second half would not go much differently than the first. The two teams traded baskets until the Warhawks again went on another run. The Falcons were down 11 points when the Warhawks Kelsey Henderson knocked down a three-point shot. The trey was followed by a couple of layups before the Falcons would score again.
House would be the main source of points in the later part of the game on her way to 21 points on the night. With 5:34 left in the second half and the Falcons behind by 13, House gave the Falcons a glimmer of hope beginning with a layup. Following that House would add three consecutive free throws. She would score two more driving shots in the game, the later of the two with 1:47 remaining, but the Falcons trailing by 13 still.
The Warhawks proved to be too much for the Falcons on this night. The Falcons shot just 39 percent from the field in this game, and were a disappointing 0-7 from beyond the arc. Twenty-four turnovers plagued the Falcon offense. Whitewater would shoot a whopping 40 free throws throughout the course of the game.
House was the main source of offense for the Falcons. She led the team with 21 points and also added five rebounds and a steal; House shot 8-9 from the field in the game. Tiffany Gregorich added 14 points, three rebounds and an assist in the contest.
Defensively the Falcons played a good game. With eight steals in the game and 31 total rebounds the Falcons were very close statistically with the Warhawk defensive numbers. Brittany Gregorich led the Falcons squad with seven rebounds on the night.
The Falcons were ranked No. 13 in the D3hoops.com poll, while the Warhawks were ranked No. 19. The Falcons are 5-1 in WIAC play now, a half game ahead of the 4-1 Warhawks. The Falcons set a school record with 13 straight wins before Saturday’s loss at UWW.
The Falcons will take their 13-1 overall record back to the Karges Center when they host UW-La Crosse at 7 p.m., on Wednesday.
