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River Falls captures WIAC crown

February 27, 2017 By Bill Scott

River Falls captured the WIAC Tournament Championship, knocking off Oshkosh 60-59.  The Falcons captured the automatic bid for the NCAA Division III tournament in the process.

Clay Seifert’s jump shot with 2:35 to play put River Falls (24-3) up 60-58.  Oshkosh’s Max Schebel made one free throw with 1:59 left and that closed out the scoring.

The Titans (17-10) had a chance.  Ben Boots, who shoots 86.7% from the free-throw line on the season, missed both free throws after he was fouled with 55-seconds left and then missed a three-pointer at the buzzer.

Midwest Conference

Ripon College knocked off Lake Forest 81-72 to capture the men’s Midwest Conference Championship and earn a trip the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time since 2002. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Lakeland College, Midwest Conference, River Falls, St. Norbert College, WIAC

River Falls drawing closer to WIAC title

February 2, 2017 By Bill Scott

River Falls saw its magic number drop to two, to clinch at least a share of the WIAC regular-season men’s basketball title.  The Falcons knocked off La Crosse 73-59 on Wednesday night.

The fourth-ranked Falcons (19-1, 9-0 WIAC) now have a three-game lead with five games left in the regular season.

WIAC Scoreboard

Stevens Point 69, Oshkosh 68
Eau Claire 95, Stout 91
Whitewater 68, Platteville 64

 

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: River Falls, WIAC

Pointers lock up share of WIAC

February 14, 2013 By Bill Scott

In Division 3 men’s college hoops, 15th ranked Stevens Point squeaked by Stout 76-74 on Wednesday night to clinch at least a share of the WIAC regular season title and the top seed in the upcoming conference tournament.  The Pointers improved to 19-4 overall, 12-2 in the WIAC.

Elsewhere in the WIAC on Wednesday night,

Whitewater 75, Oshkosh 58
La Crosse 85, River Falls 64
Platteville 76, Eau Claire 65

 

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: River Falls, Stevens Point, Whitewater, WIAC

WIAC men’s basketball race remains tight

February 9, 2012 By Bill Scott

The race for the men’s WIAC regular season basketball championship remains tight.

UW-Stevens Point (19-4, 12-2 WIAC) survived a scare on Wednesday night, holding off UW-Oshkosh (4-18, 0-13) to win 87-83 in Oshkosh.  The Pointers have a half game lead on UW-Whitewater for the league lead.

UW-Whitewater (20-2, 11-2 WIAC) earned a 77-58 road victory over UW-Platteville (12-11, 6-8).

UW-River Falls is also just 1/2 game off the conference lead after the Falcons (17-5, 11-2 WIAC) rallied for a 57-56 win over the visiting Yellowjackets of UW-Superior (13-10, 7-7).

La Crosse also knocked off Stout 63-52.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: River Falls, Stevens Point, Whitewater, WIAC



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