Feb. 23, 2009

Guard Jontae Koonkaew (So., Apple Valley, Minn.) led the Falcons in scoring in two WIAC games last week and helped the Falcons to a 1-1 record. He scored a career-high 28 points in the team's 74-59 win at UW-Stout on Wednesday. He also led the team with six assists in the game and he played all 40 minutes. He was the team's top scorer in a 72-68 loss to UW-Whitewater on Saturday. Koonkaew, 5-9, 175 pounds, scored 19 points and also led the team with four rebounds and two steals. In the game games he was 16-35 (.457) from the field, including 6-12 (.500) from three-point range. He was a near perfect 9-10 (.900) from the line for 47 points. He also had 10 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals in 76 minutes of action. Koonkaew leads the Falcons in scoring averaging 15.2 points a game. He also leads the team with 121 assists and 34 steals. He is third in rebounding averaging 4.1 per game and he has two blocked shots.

Feb. 16, 2009

Guard Brady Hannigan (So., Oakdale, Minn. North St. Paul HS) played well for the Falcons in two road WIAC games last week. In an 85-83 overtime win at La Crosse, he scored the game-winning basket with just one second to play in overtime. He also led the Falcons with nine rebounds. Hannigan, 6-4, 190 pounds, scored 13 points and led the Falcons with two steals. In the two games he was 9-17 (.529) from the field and 4-5 (.800) from the line for 22 points. He had nine rebounds, three assists, one blocked shot and three steals in 58 minutes of playing time. Hannigan has played in 22 games, and started 21 times, and averages 6-4 points and 3.7 rebounds a game. He has 22 assists, three blocks and is second on the team with 27 steals.

Feb. 9, 2009

Guard Aaron Anderson (Fr., Stillwater, Minn.) played well for the Falcons in two WIAC games last week. Anderson, 6-4, 205 pounds, scored a career-high 21 points in the team's 78-72 loss to UW-Eau Claire on Saturday. He also led the Falcons with 15 points in a 69-56 loss to UW-Superior on Wednesday. In the two games he was 12-24 (.500) from the field, including 6-13 (.461) from behind the arc. He was a perfect 6-6 from the line for 36 points. He also had five rebounds, three assists and three steals in 56 minutes of playing time. This season Anderson is averaging 8.6 points and 2.9 rebounds a game. He leads the Falcons with 34 three-pointers and is 34-70 (.486) from three-point range. He has 18 assists, three blocks and 15 steals in 21 games.

Jan. 26, 2009

Guard Danny Johnson (So., Stillwater, Minn.) had an excellent game in the team’s 62-61 WIAC win over UW-La Crosse on Wednesday at the Karges Center. Johnson, 6-2, 190 pounds, was one of three Falcons to lead the team with nine points. He was 3-6 from the field, including 3-5 from behind the arc. He also had three assists and two rebounds. This year Johnson is averaging 6.8 points and 1,9 rebounds a game. He leads the Falcons in made three pointers (28) and is 28-66 (.424) in three-point shooting. He is second on the team in assists (31) and also has 18 steals.

Jan. 19, 2009

Forward Colin Utke (Fr., Mounds View, Minn. Irondale HS) was the Falcons leading scorer in the team’s game at UW-Eau Claire on Saturday. Utke, 6-6, 205 pounds, scored 18 points. He was 6-12 from the field, including 4-7 from three-point range. He also had three rebounds, one assist and one steal. In two games last week Utke was 7-14 (.500) from the field and 5-8 (.625) from behind the arc. He was 2-3 (.667) from the line for 21 points. He had one assist, three blocks and one steal in 35 minutes of playing time. In 12 games with the Falcons he is averaging 5.2 points and two rebounds a game. He leads the Falcons with 11 blocked shots and has eight assists and six steals.

Jan. 12, 2009

Forward Wade Guerin (So., Bloomington, Minn. St. Croix Lutheran HS) recorded a double-double in the team's 94-87 loss to No. 6 ranked UW-Stevens Point. Guerin, 6-8 225 pounds, finished with 12 points and a team-high 12 rebounds. He was 4-8 from the field, including 2-3 from behind the arc. He was 2-3 at the line. He had 11 defensive rebounds. He led UWRF with three steals and 41 minutes played. This year Guerin is third on the team averaging 9.1 points a game and he leads the team in rebounding with a 6.3 average. He has 15 assists, four blocks and nine steals.

Jan. 5, 2009

Forward Jake Voeltz (So., River Falls, Wis.) helped the Falcons to two wins in three games last week. Voeltz led the Falcons in scoring in two of the games and in rebounding in all three contests. He had career highs in the team's 81-76 win at Hamline when he scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. He also led the Falcons with 18 points and four rebounds in a road WIAC loss at Whitewater. Voeltz, 6-4, 215 pounds, led the team with three steals in the Hamline and Macalester games. For the week he was 23-38 (.605) from the field, including 1-1 from three-point range. He was 8-13 (.615) from the line for 55 points. He grabbed 23 rebounds, had five assists, three blocks and six steals. He turned the ball over just once in 86 minutes of playing time. This year Voletz is second on the team in scoring with a 12.2 points per game average. He leads the team in rebounding averaging six per outing. He leads the team in steals (21) and is second in assists (22) and blocks (5).

Dec. 22, 2008

Guard Jontae Koonkaew (So., Apple Valley, Minn.) had a career-best game in two categories in the team's 82-77 win at Div. II Bemidji State on Saturday. Koonkaew, 5-9, 175 pounds, scored 27 points and dished out nine assists, both career highs, in the win. He scored 13 of his 27 points in the final 3:55 of the game that sparked the Falcons in a come-back from a 10-point second half deficit. He also had two rebounds and two steals in 38 minutes of playing time. Koonkaew leads the Falcons in scoring averaging 16.6 points a game. He averages three rebounds a game and leads UWRF with 46 assists.

Dec. 8, 2008

Forward Jake Voeltz (So., River Falls, Wis.) helped lead the Falcons to two wins last week, including a victory in the WIAC opener. Voeltz, 6-4, 215 pounds, gave the Falcons great play in offensive rebounding. In the two games he had 10 rebounds and eight came on the offensive end. He led the Falcons with seven rebounds in the team's 69-59 WIAC win over Oshkosh on Saturday at the Karges Center. Six of those were offensive rebounds. In the two games he was 14-23 from the field and 3-4 from the line for 31 points. He had three assists and two steals in 53 minutes of action. He started both games and led the Falcons with 15 points in a 64-53 win over Viterbo. This year he is averaging 9.7 points, third on the team, and 5.4 rebounds, second on the club.

Dec. 1, 2008

Guard Jontae Koonkaew (So., Apple Valley, Minn.) helped the Falcons to a split in two games last week. In the team's 66-59 win over Sioux Falls, he was a perfect 12-12 from the line. He led the Falcons in scoring in the game with 18 points and five assists. In the team's loss to St. Thomas, he also led the team with 15 points and five assists. He was 8-24 (.333) from the field, including 2-9 (.222) from three-point range. Koonkaew, 5-9, 175 pounds, finished a perfect 15-15 at the line for 33 points. He had two rebounds, 10 assists and a steal in 71 minutes of playing time. This year he leads the Falcons in scoring with a 14.8 points per game average. He also leads the club with 23 assists.

Nov. 24, 2008

Guard Aaron Anderson (Fr., Stillwater, Minn.) started his collegiate career strong in three games for the Falcons last week. He led the Falcons in scoring in the team's 71-47 win over North Central. In three games he was 14-28 (.500) from the field, including 8-16 (.500) from behind the three-point line. He finished 2-3 (.667) at the line for 38 points. He had eight rebounds, including eight in the game against St. Scholastica. Anderson had five assists and two steals in 86 minutes of playing time. "Aaron is off to a great start," said Falcon Coach Jeff Berkhof. "He gives us a great shooting threat and is doing a lot of other things very well for a freshman. We look forward to his contributions as the season goes along."