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Women’s College Soccer Update

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McClimon Soccer Complex

The UW-Milwaukee Panther women’s soccer team tied a program record with their 13th straight match without a loss, pulling out a 1-1 tie with the Wisconsin Badgers on Thursday night in Madison.

The Badgers (1-1-1) started the season as the No. 16 ranked team in the Top Drawer Soccer poll.

Milwaukee (2-0-1) opened the scoring when Callie O’Donnell found the back of the net just 1:56 into the match.  She beat Wisconsin goalkeeper Caitlyn Clem.

The Badgers got the equalizer from Micaela Powers at the 75:35 mark.

The Panthers are 9-0-4 during their 13 match unbeaten streak.

Marquette 2, Illinois State 1

Darian Powell broke a 1-1 tie at the 77:53 mark for the Marquette Golden Eagles in Normal, Illinois.

Bucks workout today includes two locals

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Carrington Love - Photo Courtesy of Green Bay Phoenix Athletics.

Carrington Love – Photo Courtesy of Green Bay Phoenix Athletics.

The Milwaukee Bucks are holding a pair of draft prospect workouts today at the team’s training center in St. Francis.

Today’s workouts will include two players with state ties.  Green Bay Phoenix guard Carrington Love will work out in the first group of athletes, while Marquette’s Henry Ellenson will workout in session number two.

Following is the complete list of players on hand today.

Max Landis  –  G  –  IPFW
Carrington Love  –  G  –  Green Bay
Tyrone Wallace  –  G  –  California
Kyle Collinsworth  –  G  –  BYU
Derrick Jones Jr.  –  F  –  UNLV
Kyle Wiltjer  –  F  –  Gonzaga

Session #2

Henry Ellenson  –  F  –  Marquette

The Bucks hold the 10th, 36th and 38th selections in the upcoming 2016 NBA Draft, which will be held on Thursday, June 23, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

 

 

 

 

Anderson voted AP Player of the Year

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Trevor Anderson (12)

Trevor Anderson (12)

Stevens Point senior guard Trevor Anderson was named the Associated Press Player of the Year in Wisconsin.  Anderson helped lead the Panthers to an undefeated season and a second straight WIAA Division 1 state title.

Anderson will play collegiately for the Green Bay Phoenix beginning next season.

Waupun coach Dan Domask, leading the Warriors to a Division 3 state title in the schools first ever trip to the state tournament, was named the boys Coach of the Year.  Waupun beat Appleton Xavier 59-58 in the Division 3 championship game.

Anderson and his teammate, 6’6 Sam Hauser, were the only two players voted as unanimous selections to the all-state first team.  Hauser will play his college ball starting next season at Marquette.

First Team

Trevor Anderson – Stevens Point
Sam Hauser – Stevens Point
Kobe King – La Crosse Central
Juwan McCloud – Germantown
Jordan McCabe – Kaukauna

Second Team

Joey Hauser – Stevens Point
Deang Deang – Madison East
Davis Larson – Sheboygan North
Te’Jon Lucas – Milwaukee Washington
Terrance Lewis – Milwaukee Riverside

 

Ellenson powers Marquette past Butler

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Henry Ellenson

Henry Ellenson

Marquette’s freshman sensation Henry Ellenson scored a career-high 32 points and pulled down ten rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles past Butler 75-69 in Big East action at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Saturday.

Ellenson turned in his 13th double-double by hitting eight of his 14 shots and making both of his three-point attempts.  He made 14-of-16 free throws and blocked six shots.

Fellow freshman Traci Carter made five three-pointers for a career high 15 points and Jujuan Johnson added 11 points for Marquette as the Golden Eagles shot 52-percent from the field.

 

Golden Eagles add two pieces, but lose one over weekend

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It may not be felt immediately, however, this past weekend could go down as a key one in the long-term future of the Marquette Golden Eagles men’s basketball program.

On Sunday, head coach Steve Wojciechowski confirmed the Twitter announcement made by Stevens Point Area Senior High junior Sam Hauser, verbally committing to attend Marquette as the first member of the Class of 2016.

The 6-foot-6, 180-pound Hauser was a WBCA First-Team All-State selection after leading the Panthers to the WIAA Division 1 state title. He averaged 17.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists this past winter.

On Saturday, also via Twitter, guard Andrew Rowsey announced his intentions to transfer into the Golden Eagles program after two years at UNC-Asheville. [Read more…]

Buzz Williams Leaves Marquette for Virginia Tech

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As of Friday evening the Marquette University Basketball program was without a head coach.

Virginia Tech lured Buzz Williams from Marquette with a 7-year $18 million dollar deal. Reports state Williams met with his team Friday afternoon before quickly exiting and being unavailable for comment.

During his six seasons with Marquette, He compiled a 139-69 record taking the Golden Eagles to five straight NCAA tournaments (2009-2013).

Blue hopes to hear his name Thursday

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It was a move that caught a lot of people by surprise.  Vander Blue’s name wasn’t on many mock drafts but still the Junior decided to to forgo his Senior season and enter the 2013 NBA Draft.

Blue has spent the recent weeks on the workout tour including a stop in Milwaukee last week.  Blue’s approach to everything; it only takes one…

AUDIO: Vander Blue says the goal is to make one team love you :08 [Read more…]

Marquette keeps dancing (Audio)

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The Marquette Golden Eagles built an early double-digit lead and never looked back as they topped Miami 71-61 in the East Regional Semifinals of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament Thursday night in Washington D.C.  After leading 29-16 at the half, the closest the game ever got was ten, the final margin.

Jamil Wilson had 16-points to lead the Golden Eagles.  Vander Blue and Davante Gardener added 14-each while Trent Lockett chipped in with 8-points and 11-boards.  After the game, Head Coach Buzz Williams was proud of his team’s effort…

AUDIO: Buzz Williams was proud :16

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Marquette takes on Miami tonight in the Sweet 16 (AUDIO)

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Buzz Williams

Buzz Williams

For the third straight season, the Marquette Golden Eagles will take the floor in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament.  Tonight, the co-Big East Champions take on the ACC Champion Miami Hurricanes in Washington D.C.

Both teams didn’t have high expectations coming into this season.  Marquette was picked to finish 7th in the Big East but ended up with a share of the conference title. Golden Eagles Head Coach Buzz Williams on how this team stacks up against his last two Sweet 16 squads…

AUDIO: Buzz Williams compares this team to his past two Sweet 16 teams :17

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Marquette’s Gardner won’t be suspended

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In #25 Marquette’s 63-50 victory over South Florida Monday, Golden Eagles Junior Davante Gardner was ejected from the game after receiving a flagarant-2 foul when his elbow connected with a South Florida player.  Marquette was informed Tuesday that there would be no further discipline for Gardner.

Marquette is out to a 6-1 start in the Big East which has them tied on top of the standings with #6 Syracuse.  If Gardner would have been suspended, he would have missed a big match-up for them.  The Golden Eagles are at #12 Louisville.

Gardner leads the Golden Eagles in rebounds per game (5.5) and is second on the team in points (12.7) and blocks (0.8) per contest.