The Falcons won both games in the Classic. On Monday the Falcons beat SUNY-Purchase, 74-21, and on Tuesday defeated Washington & Jefferson, 63-59.

The two wins improved the team’s record to 11-0. The Falcons are ranked No. 20 in the latest D3Hoops.com poll.

Against SUNY-Purchase, Gregorich scored four points and had four rebounds in 16 minutes of playing time. She had one assist and four steals. Holst scored seven points and had four rebounds in the game. She also had two assists and two steals in 15 minutes of action.

Gregorich, a 5-5 guard from Altoona, Wis., led the Falcons in the win over W&J scoring 21 points. She also pulled down eight rebounds, had two assists and three steals. She scored 10 of the team’s last 14 points in the come-from-behind win. The Falcons trailed by eight points with 4:09 to play before rallying for the win. Holst, a 5-8 forward from Plainview, Minn., also had a big game scoring 13 points and she had four rebounds, one steal and a blocked shot.

The Falcons will host St. Scholastica in a non-conference game on Saturday at 5 p.m., at the Karges Center. UWRF returns to WIAC play on Jan. 6 when they host UW-Stout at 6 p.m., at the Karges Center. The Falcons are in first place in the WIAC with a 4-0 record.

Alise Holst

Tiffany Gregorich

Dec. 14, 2009

Forward Alise Holst (So., Plainview, Minn. Plainview-Elgin-Millville HS) helped the Falcons to two more WIAC wins last week. Holst,5-8, has helped the Falcons to an 8-0 start which is the best ever in school history. Holst had a season-high 10 rebounds in the team’s 57-56 win at UW-Oshkosh on Saturday. In the two games she was 7-18 (.388) from the field for 14 points. She had 16 rebounds, five assists, one blocked shot and four steals in 45 minutes of playing time. Holst is averaging 5.3 points and 4.8 rebounds a game for the Falcons this year. She has 11 assists, four blocks and leads the team with 17 steals.

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Alise Holst

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Alise Holst

 

33 Questions with  Alise Holst of the UW-River Falls Falcons Women’s Basketball team

1­Parent(s) name(s):Jay and Robin Holst

 2­Home town and School: Plainview Minnesota-Plainview Elgin Millville High school

 3­Major/Minor:  HHP Exercise and sport science minor in coaching

 4­My Friends Call Me:  Lise or lisy

 5­Favorite College Class:  Animal science lab

 6­Favorite Quote:  If we are together nothing is impossible. If we are divided all will fail…I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

Live life Honestly and Beautiful

7­What is your favorite spot on campus?  The benches by the horse fence

 8­What makes you laugh?  My friends and pretty much anything

 9­Advice I’d give a young athlete:  Always work hard and never lose focus

 10­In my free time I like to: Do activities like working out : running, roller blading, dancing, hiking and all sports

 11­Pre­game Superstition:  Same spot in line every game, same routine when it comes to getting dressed, where I sit during the pregame, my spot on the bus, and I eat exactly 3-4 hours before a game.

 12­One word that best describes me: Hard working

 13­Nobody knows how much I love to: Ride Horse

 14­If I weren’t playing basketball I would be:  Playing softball or volleyball

 15­The best thing about attending UWRF is:  basketball and my friends.

 16­My dream job would be:  Marine Biologists

 17­If you could be on the cover of a magazine, it would be? Why? Vogue because I would look fabulous

 18­My greatest sports moment was:  When we beat Eau Claire at home last year

 19­What would you like to learn and achieve this sports season? I would like to Win the conference and learn whatever I need too.

 20­Describe an ideal teammate: Hard working, caring, tough, always play smart and not afraid of anything. Has to want to win.

 21­What is one word that describes you right now? Determined

 22What is one word you hope to use to describe yourself in ten years? successful

 23­What’s one television show that you can’t miss each week?   Don’t watch specific shows

 24­If you had a theme song, what would it be?   She got a donk

 25­ What is your biggest pet peeve?  People who are rude

 26­ If you were a traffic sign what would you be? A green light

 27­ If you could trade places with anyone, who would it be?  No one   

 28­ If you could do anything just once, what would it be? Go to Africa

 29­If we made a movie of your life what would it be called and who 

would star in it? My friends and I and it would be called The sweet life.

 30­If you were to choose an animal you most resemble, what would it be?   dog

 31-Why did you decide to come to UWRF?To play basketball and I loved the environment

 32-What’s the best thing about UWRF in your experience so far?Too many just hanging out with friends

 33-How do you feel about your UWRF basketball teammates?  Coaches? I love them! Every one has done a great job