From UW Platteville website

Posted February 20, 2010

UW-River Falls’ Maranda Dohrn scored 23 points and tied a school record with 22 rebounds, leading the Falcons past host UW-Platteville 57-46 Saturday on Bo Ryan Court.

The Falcons, 18-5 overall, clinched a tie for third place with UW-La Crosse and UW-Stout in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with a 10-6 mark. The Pioneers finished their season 12-3, 5-11.

Prior to the game, the Pioneers saluted seniors Stacia Nemitz, Dru Schneider, and Charity Stotmeister. Nemitz led the Pioneers in scoring with 18 points in her final game, while freshman Claire Poad added 11.

Dohrn made 11-15 from the field and grabbed 11 offensive and 11 defensive boards for the Falcons, who led 28-18 at the half. Brittany Gregorich added 11 rebounds, as UWRF held a 51-28 advantage.

Feb. 20, 2010

Behind a career-night from Maranda Dorhn, the Falcon women’s basketball team beat UW-Platteville on the road in their final WIAC game of the season, 57-46.

Dohrn scored a career-high 23 points, shooting 11-15 from the field, and ripped down a career-high 22 rebounds on the night, tying the single-game record for rebounds. She also recorded one block and had only two personal fouls in the game.

After being tied with UWP with 15:46 left in the first half, the Falcons never gave up the lead again. The team’s largest lead came with 13:07 remaining in the second half, when they led by 19 points after a Taylor House free throw.

Stacia Nemitz led the Pioneers with 18 points. Claire Poad shot 4-6 from the field and 3-4 from the three-point line, scoring 11 for UWP. Poad also brought down a team-high six rebounds.

Adding to the front for the Falcons, Jenna Hanson and Kelli Hilt each scored nine points. Brittany Gregorich chipped in seven points and 11 rebounds. Katie Theisen and Alise Holst ended with three and two steals on the evening, respectively.

As a team, the Falcons shot 23-60 (.383) from the field, 1-9 (.111) from beyond the arc and 10-17 (.588) from the free throw line. The team recorded seven steals, and totaled 51 rebounds, almost doubling UWP’s efforts with 28 total boards.

The game was the final WIAC game of the season for the Falcons, and they finished with a 10-6 conference record (18-6 overall), tying for third in the conference behind UW-Whitewater and UW-Stevens Point.

UWRF will travel to UW-Stout on Feb. 23, as the No. 5 seed, in the first round of the WIAC Tournament. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Box Score

La Crosse, Wis. – All five starters scored in doubles figures as the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women’s basketball team earned a 76-67 victory over UW-River Falls Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles improve to 17-7 overall and 9-6 in the WIAC while the Falcons drop to 17-6 overall and 9-6 in the conference. UW-L swept the regular-season series with Wednesday’s win, also earning a 67-52 win Jan. 13 in River Falls.

With the win, UW-L moves into a third-place tie in the WIAC with UW-Stout and UW-River Falls.

Danielle Frank recorded her 12th double-double of the season, including fifth straight, with 15 points and 11 rebounds Wednesday. She also had two blocks and two assists. Frank was six-of-eight from the field and hit all three of her free throw attempts. Dana Churchill also scored 15 points, going five-of-eight from the field and five-of-eight at the line. Lindsey Litrenta finished with 12 points, Melissa Lang 11 and Taylor Larson 10. Litrenta added a game-high six assists.

UW-River Falls took its only lead of the game at 10-9 with 16:05 left in the first half after Tiffany Gregorich’s layup. UW-L led 16-15 with 11:53 remaining when it went on a 14-4 run to lead 30-19. The Eagles led by as many as 12 in the first half before leading 37-27 at halftime.

UW-L led 42-30 with 16:29 remaining in the game, but went on an 8-2 run to lead 50-32. The Falcons cut the lead to 56-47 with 9:08 left, but the Eagles scored the next six points to take a 15-point lead. UW-River Falls later cut the deficit to 67-58 with 4:39 remaining after a Katie Theisen three-pointer. Frank scored the game’s next four points and the Falcons could get no closer than nine points the rest of the game.

UW-L shot 51.0% from the field, including 55.0% (11-of-20) in the second half. The Eagles shot 33.3% (six-of-18) from three-point range and 69.0% (20-of-29) at the free throw line.

Gregorich led UW-River Falls with 14 points while Theisen finished with 12 and Maranda Dohrn 10. Gregorich also finished with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals. Brittany Gregorich finished with nine points and nine rebounds.

The Falcons shot 37.5% from the field, including 33.3% (six-of-18) from three-point range, and 50.0% (seven-of-14) at the line.

Feb. 17, 2010

The Falcon women’s basketball team lost on the road to UW-La Crosse, 76-67, in one of their last WIAC games of the season.

The Falcons shot ice cold throughout the game, finishing at 27-72 (.375) from the field, 6-18 ( .333) from the three-point line and 7-14 (.500) from the free throw line.

UWRF led only once after a Tiffany Gregorich layup at 16:05 in the first half. La Crosse’s Dana Churchill answered with a layup of her own, and the Eagles never trailed again.

It was Churchill and Danielle Frank who led the way for the Eagles, scoring 15 points each. Lindsey Litrenta added 12 points, and Melissa Lang and Taylor Larson scored 11 and 10, respectively. Frank also pulled down 11 rebounds.

Gregorich led the Falcons with 14 points, regardless of shooting 5-15 from the field. She also recorded three steals. Alise Holst had three steals of her own, as well. Katie Theisen added 12 points, after shooting 4-8 from behind the arc. Maranda Dohrn added 10 points on the night with two steals, as well.

Brittany Gregorich finished with nine points, shooting 4-15 from the field, and nine rebounds, leading all Falcons on the boards. As a team, the Falcons out-rebounded the Eagles, 40-36.

The loss puts the Falcons at 9-6 in the WIAC (17-6 overall). The team’s next, and final conference game, is Saturday, Feb. 20 at UW-Platteville. The game with tip off at 4 p.m.

Box Score

This is from the Stevens Point Journal.

STEVENS POINT — Saturday was a special day for Ashley Windt as the lone senior on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point women’s basketball team.

Petersen scored a game-high 17 points and Flease added 14 as No. 20-ranked UW-Stevens Point whipped UW-River Falls 70-46 at the Berg Gym to end a two-game losing streak.

With the victory, the Pointers knocked UW-River Falls out of a first-place tie in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, while improving to 10-4 in the league.

“This was a gut-check game for us to see what we’re made of,” UW-Stevens Point coach Shirley Egner. “We got off to a great start and that is what we’ve been lacking.”

Windt set the tone for the day on the Pointers second possession.

After missing a 3-pointer from the left wing, the Hurley native raced across the court to grab her own rebound. Windt then sent a laser pass to a wide open Petersen for a layup.

The Pointers were off and running after that, building an early 18-8 lead and then going on a 17-5 run to move on top 35-13 just before halftime.

“Playing defense and rebounding, that’s the difference. It’s just a matter of the kids being focused,” said Egner. “And unfortunately, they weren’t at full strength.”

Capitalizing on a distinct size advantage, Petersen scored 10 of her points in the opening half predominantly in the paint.

Meanhwile, the Pointers turned up the intensity on the defensive end of the floor after coming off consecutive games of surrendering 80 or more points.

The Falcons were forced into 23 turnovers and had attempted just 24 shots from the field with 10 minutes left in the game.

In comparison, UWSP had made 21 shots at the same point, while dominating the glass to the tune of 42-31 behind a game-high eight boards from Ashley Averkamp.

“We were better in our stance and getting in the gaps. You have to play defense and rebound,” Egner said. “I thought we showed a lot of character, heart and courage to bounce back like we did today.

The Pointers beat the Falcon women 70-46 Saturday night.

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