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UW-Oshkosh names Lewis full-time head basketball coach

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The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh has officially removed the interim tag and named Matt Lewis the schools permanent head men’s basketball coach on Wednesday.

Lewis guided the Titans to their first NCAA Division 3 men’s basketball championship in March, knocking off Swarthmore College (Pa.) in the national title game.

Lewis led the Titans to a 29-3 record, claiming their first outright Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) title since 1978 before going on to win six NCAA postseason games en route to the national title.  The Titans averaged 93.7 points in its six Division III Championship victories and set the school’s NCAA postseason scoring record with its 108-point performance against University of Northwestern (Minn.) during the second round.

Lewis was elevated to interim head coach after previous UW-Oshkosh head coach Pat Juckem accepted the lead position of the Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.) men’s basketball program.

Lewis is just the fifth UW-Oshkosh head men’s basketball coach since the 11964-65 season and the 14th overall.

Titans open final four in Fort Wayne

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The UW-Oshkosh Titans (27-3) is back in the NCAA Division 3 Final Four and will face Wheaton College (Illinois) in Friday nights semifinals in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Wheaton College (23-8) knocked off the Titans 86-74 back in November.  Oshkosh hit just 26 of 81 shots from the field in that meeting, including 9 of 39 from three-point distance.

The 27 wins is a program record for the Titans.

Swarthmore College (Pa.) (28-3) faces Christopher Newport University (Va.) (29-3) in the first semifinal.  The winners will square off in Saturday nights championship.

 

Titans advance to NCAA D-3 Final Four

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The UW-Oshkosh Titans are back in the NCAA Division III Final Four for the second straight season.  The Titans got 26 points from Adam Fravert on Saturday night in a 82-79 win over Guilford College.

Fravert hit 10 of 11 from the field, including 6 of 7 three-pointers and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Titans to a spot in the national semifinals against Wheaton College (Illinois) on Friday.

Oshkosh (27-3) committed 17 turnovers but shot 50.9% from the field.  The Titans reached the national championship game last season.

Oshkosh men & women advance to NCAA D-3 “Sweet 16”

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For the second straight season, the UW-Oshkosh men’s basketball tam has advanced to the “Sweet 16” of the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship following a 108-86 win in the second round over University of Northwestern-St. Paul (Minn.) in Collegeville, Minn. on Saturday.

The Titans (25-3) will host the NCAA Sectional Semifinals and meet Loras College (Iowa) (23-6) on Friday at Kolf Sports Center in Oshkosh.  Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.  The other matchup will feature University of St. Thomas (Minn.) (24-4) and Guilford College (N.C.) (23-7).

The Titans, who tied the program record for wins in a season, got 25 points and seven assists from Ben Boots, 24 points and four rebounds by Brett Wittchow; 19 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and three blocks from Adam Fravert; 19 points and a career-high 11 rebounds by Connor Duax; and 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists from Jack Flynn.

Flynn became the 35th Titan to score 1,000 career points, the third on this years roster.  UW-Oshkosh seniors Boots and Wittchow also surpassed the 1,000-point mark this season. [Read more…]

Pointers upset Oshkosh in WIAC semifinals

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UW-Stevens Point (18-8) jumped out to an early 10-point lead and went on to knock off 4th ranked UW-Oshkosh (23-3) in the WIAC Championship semifinals on Thursday night.  It puts the Pointers in their second straight WIAC title game, facing UW-Platteville on Saturday (5pm) at Platteville.

Senior Canon O’Heron led all players with 20 points, including 14 in the second half as the Pointers shot 52.6 percent for the game.

Stevens Point’s defense held the Titans to just 35.7 percent shooting from the field and Oshkosh hit just 3 of 26 (.115) from behind the arc.  The 56 points scored by the Titans was a season low and the Pointers win snapped a 16-game home winning streak for Oshkosh.

Platteville knocked off La Crosse in Thursday’s other semifinal, 61-51.

The early exit for Oshkosh shouldn’t damage their NCAA D-3 tournament hopes.  They’ll likely land an at-large berth into the field.  The winner of Saturday’s title game will gain an automatic bid into the field.

 

Titans clinch share of WIAC men’s title

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Third-ranked UW-Oshkosh clinched at least a share of its first WIAC men’s basketball title in 17 years, knocking off UW-Platteville 83-81 in overtime on Wednesday.

The Pioneers Carter Voelker recorded a steal and drained a three-pointer to force overtime, tied at 73.  They led by as many as six points in the overtime before Oshkosh came back to win.

The Titans (21-1, 11-0 WIAC) clinched at least a share of its 13th league title and first since sharing the championship during the 2001-02 season.  Oshkosh opened up a three-game lead in the WIAC standings with three games left to play after second place La Crosse fell 60-58 to River Falls on Wednesday night. [Read more…]

Titans play for NCAA D-3 title tonight

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For the last 11 years, the NCAA Division-3 Football Championship game included powerhouse Mount Union.  In nine of those 11 years, UW-Whitewater served as the opponent.  Tonight, the Stagg Bowl Championship game will include neither.

The UW-Oshkosh Titans will represent the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) this season and their opponent will be Mary Hardin-Baylor of Texas (6 p.m. Friday ESPNU).

The Titans (13-1) advanced with a 10-3 win over John Carroll and UMHB (14-0) advanced by beating Mount Union 14-12.

 

Warhawks advance to NCAA D-3 Semifinals

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UW-Whitewater Warhawk logoThe two-time defending NCAA Division 3 football champion UW-Whitewater Warhawks advanced to the NCAA semifinals, holding off UW-Oshkosh 31-29 in Saturday’s quarterfinals.

The Warhawks twice built what seemed to be comfortable leads, only to see the Titans come back.

Oshkosh led all-conference running back Dylan Hecker to an injury early.  His replacement Devon Linzenmeyer  rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns.

Titan quarterback Brett Kasper hit 20-of-38 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns.  He led the Titans to a pair of late scores after Whitewater had built a 31-16 lead.  A failed two-point conversion attempt kept the Titans from tying the score.

Whitewater running back Jordan Ratliffe had 34 carries for 164 yards and two scores to lead the Warhawks.

The Warhawks will face Mount Union next week.  The two teams have faced off in nine of the last 10 Stagg Bowls, but only one of  them will make it this year.

 

Whitewater falls to Sixth in D-3 Poll

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UW-Oshkosh LogoFormer number-1 U-W Whitewater dropped from to sixth in the new D3Football.com poll.  The slide comes after the Warhawks lost at U-W Oshkosh ten-to-seven on Saturday.

The loss ended the Warhawks 36-game winning streak, the longest active win streak in all of college football and the sixth-longest in N-C-A-A Division three history.

The win moved Oshkosh ahead of Whitewater in the new National poll.  The Titans are at number-five.

Both teams are four-and-one overall.

U-W Platteville fell one place to 13th, despite their 30-27 win over Stevens Point.  Mount Union of Ohio is the new Number-one team in the country.

 

Wara named Div-3 All American

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University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh quarterback Nate Wara has received NCAA

Nate Wara

Division III All-America honors by the American Football Coaches Association.  Wara is the first Oshkosh Titan player to be recognized since the AFCA All-America program began in 1945.

Two other Wisconsin players were named to the All-America team.  That list includes punter Christian Hallingstad of UW-La Crosse and defensive back Ryan McWethy of UW-Platteville.

Wara totaled 4,051 yards and 40 touchdowns as the leader of UW-Oshkosh’s record-breaking offense.  He started all 44 games the past four years, leading the Titans to a 28-16 overall record. 

Wara ranks second in WIAC history in total offense (11,202 yards) and 13th in NCAA Division III history.  He’s one of four finalists for the Gagliardi Trophy for National Player of the Year.  The winner of that award will be announced in Salem, Virginia today.