Dohrn Scores Career High 18 Points to Help Falcons to 64-48 Win Over UWW

Feb. 6, 2010

Maranda Dohrn scored a career-high 18 points to help the Falcon women's basketball team to a 64-48 win over UW-Whitewater on Saturday at the Karges Center.

The win over UWW lifted the Falcons into second place in the WIAC standings. UWRF is just a half game behind first place UW-Stevens Point with three games to play.

Dohrn finished 7-9 from the floor and 4-4 from the line to lead UWRF. Brittany Gregorich added 14 points to aid the Falcon cause. The 14 points ties her career high. Taylor House led the Falcons with nine rebounds.

The score was tied just once in the second half and UWW led just once. With 14:58 to play UWW held a 35-33 lead. But the Falcons went on an 8-0 run to take a 41-35 lead with 11:53 to go. House hit a layup to give the Falcons the advantage. The Falcon lead hit double figures with 7:36 to go when Brittany Gregorich hit a three pointer to give the Falcons a 48-37 lead. The Falcons kept the pressure on and had their biggest lead, 19 points (64-45), with 37 seconds to play.

The Falcons held a 26-22 lead at the half. UWW led for the first five minutes of the half. Tiffany Gregorich hit a layup wih 15:32 to go to give UWRF its first lead, 8-7. UWW took a 14-12 lead with 8:47 to go when Kelly Beese hit 1-2 free throws. But the Falcons outscored UWW, 10-2, over the next three minutes to take a six-point, 22-16 lead.

The Falcons played tenacious defense the entire game and limited UWW to just 19-55 (.345) shooting from the field. UWW put on full court pressure for most the game and forced 17 Falcon turnovers. But UWRF forced 16 UWW turnovers with eight coming in each half. The Falcons dominated the boards with a 44-31 advantage. UWRF pulled down 14 offensive rebounds led by House with four.

UWW was led by Nicole Bundy who scored 15 points. Cortney Kumerow scored 10 points and led the Warhawks with seven rebounds.

The victory puts the Falcons at 17-4 overall and 9-4 in the WIAC. UWRF will next play at Stevens Point on Feb. 13 with action starting at 3 p.m. First place in the WIAC will be on the line.

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Gregorich Scores Career High; Falcons Beat Blugolds, 83-62

Feb. 2 , 2010

Tiffany Gregorich scored a career-high 30 points at UW-Eau Claire on Wednesday night, helping lead the Falcons to an 83-62 victory over the Blugolds.

Gregorich had 20 of her 30 points at the end of the first half. She shot 10-12 from the field and 4-5 from the free throw line. In addition, Gregorich went 6-8 from the behind the arc, putting her in possession of the third most three pointers made in a single in UWRF women's basketball history. She also had five rebounds and three steals.

The Blugolds led only once, off a free throw by Ellen Plendl to put the first points on the board for either team. But after 30 seconds had gone by, the Falcons were ahead, never to trail again.

With 6:20 remaining in the game, Hannah Mesick completed a three-point play for UWEC, and the Falcon lead was cut to ten. The Falcons went on a 9-0 run, not allowing the Blugolds to score a single point for over two minutes, bulking the UWRF lead to 19 with 4:02 remaining.

Mesick went on to score a total of 18 points for Eau Claire, and Jess Freagon chipped in 12. Plendl led all players with 10 rebounds and two blocks.

In addition to Tiffany's performance, Brittany Gregorich chipped in 10 points, seven boards and a block. Katie Theisen had nine points, and Kelli Hilt and Tess Lardie each recorded seven points of their own. Maranda Dohrn managed to rip down seven rebounds as well. Nikki Guhr tied with Tiffany to lead all players with three steals.

As a team, UWRF shot 31-53 (.585) from the field, 9-17 (.529) from the three-point line and 12-16 (.750) from the free throw line.

The victory puts the Falcons at 16-4 overall, 8-4 in the WIAC. They are one game out of first place (behind Stevens Point) and a half-game out of second (behind Whitewater). The team's next game is
Saturday, Feb. 6. The Warhawks of UW-Whitewater travel to take on the Falcons at the Karges Center for a 5 p.m. tip off.

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Falcons Pull Out Win Over UW-Oshkosh, 59-50

Jan. 30, 2010

Behind the Gregorich sisters, the Falcons were able to pull out a victory over the Titans of UW-Oshkosh Saturday night at the Karges Center. After leading at halftime by only two, UWRF managed to win the game with a final score of 59-50.

The lead waivered back and forth between the two teams for the majority of the first half. Around the 13:37 mark, Oshkosh seemed to run away for a bit, leading by seven after a Megan Wenig three pointer.

When the clock read 6:09, a three pointer by Katie Kitzke put the Titans up by eight. By the time there was 5:45 remaining in the half, Tiffany and Brittany Gregorich fired up, scoring a combined eleven points. Brittany assisted the ball to Tiffany who sunk a three pointer to put the Falcons within five. After a strong defensive stop, Tiffany turned around to assist a Brittany-shot three pointer. Tiffany went on to score another three pointer while Brittany finished on a solid lay up. After Tiffany's second three, the Falcons had pulled ahead by one, and Brittany's lay up at 3:40 put UWRF ahead by three.

At the end of the first half, the Falcons were ahead by two, 29-27. UWRF held their lead until 8:15 remained in the second half. Another Kitzke three put the Titans ahead by one. With 5:14 remaining, the game was tied at 42. Ashley Winterfeldt shot two free throws, putting the Titans up by one. They would not see the lead again.

The Falcons went on to win the game by a margin of 10, 59-50.

Tiffany Gregorich led all scorers with 18 points, two steals and seven rebounds. Kelli Hilt chipped in 11 points, and Brittany Gregorich finished with 10 points. Maranda Dohrn pulled down seven boards, and Tess Lardie added two steals. It was Kitzke who led the Titans, finishing with 10 points.

As a team the Falcons shot 20-48 (.417) from the field, 5-10 from the three-point line and 14-20 (.7) from the free throw line. They finished with six steals, 16 turnovers and 36 total rebounds.

The victory puts the Falcons at 7-4 in the WIAC (15-4 overall). Their next game will be Wednesday at UW-Eau Claire, starting at 7 p.m.

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Yellowjackets Sting Falcons in 55-54 Upset

Jan. 27, 2010

After leading by as many as 13, the Falcons fell to the UW-Superior Yellowjackets on Wednesay night at the Karges Center, regardless of a 21-point night by Tiffany Gregorich.

The Falcons led by 13 after a Jenna Hanson field goal with 12:10 remaining in the first half. After fouls by Tess Lardie, Alise Holst, Maranda Dohrn and Kelli Hilt within five minutes, UWRF led by only five, 24-19 with 4:57 left in the half. Superior guard Connie Urmanski hit a lay-up at the end of the half. The Falcons led by three to start the second half, 29-26.

With 12:27 left in the second half, Urmanski hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 36. UWRF and UWS battled throughout the rest of the game, neither team leading by more than five.

Superior led by five with 2:42 to play. After a 1-1 appearance at the free throw line by Taylor House, the Falcons pulled within four, 51-47. Later, Gregorich went 1-1 from the charity stripe and was immediately fouled again. On her encore performance at the free throw line, she made both shots, cutting the Yellowjacket lead to one, 51-50.

After a missed free throw by Superior, Gregorich made a lay-up, putting UWRF up by one. Superior made a lay-up, but Gregorich regained a Falcon lead after sinking two more free throws. With 0:15 left in the game, UWRF led 54-53.

Casteele Miller drove the lane and sank the shot for the Yellowjackets with 0:03 remaining. Falcon Head Coach Cindy Holbrook called two timeouts back-to-back to set up a last-second play. Gregorich received the ball at half court and missed the final shot by inches. The final scored showed Superior on top, 55-54.

Gregorich led the Falcons with 21 points and six rebounds. She also led all defenders with three seteals. She shot 6-10 from the field, 1-4 from behind the arc and 8-9 from the free throw line.

House finished with seven points and four rebounds. Brittany Gregorich chipped in nine rebounds, to lead all players.

As a team, the Falcons shot 18-55 (.327) from the field, 2-16 (.125) from behind the arc and 16-24 (.667) from the free throw line. They turned the ball over 21 times and ripped down 41 total rebounds. In addition, UWRF finished the game with 12 steals.

The loss puts the Falcons at 6-4 in the WIAC. The team's next game is Saturday when the Titans of UW-Oshkosh come to the Karges Center for a 5 p.m. tip-off. Saturday night will also be Parent's and Senior Night.

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Falcons Drop 80-67 WIAC Game at UW-Stout

Jan. 23, 2010

The Falcon women's basketball team, ranked No. 21 in the nation, fell to UW-Stout in Menomonie on Saturday night, 80-67, to fall to 14-3 on the year. 

The Falcons started fast in this contest.  The Falcons jumped out to a seven point lead at the first media timeout after Alise Holst hit a jumper. Stout would then go on a run to take its biggest lead, 35-27, with 2:51 to play. But the Falcons would respond and a layup by Taylor House with just a few seconds remaining in the first half would bring the Falcons within four points at halftime, 39-35. 

The Falcons would not take the lead back for the rest of the game.  Stout began to pull away from the Falcons with about 13 minutes left when Danielle DeWitt hit two free throws to put Stout up by double digits. Kimmy Keehr of Stout would hit a shot from beyond the arc to put her team up 14 with 9:16 left in the game.

Tiffany Gregorich and Maranda Dohrn were the only Falcons to score in double figures. Gregorich had 12 points with seven assists and six rebounds in her attempt to take over the contest. Dohrn led the team with 16 points and added eight rebounds, falling just shy of a double-double. Holst had eight points to go along with a team high four steals on the evening. 

The Falcons shot 33 percent from the field and 72 percent from the charity stripe. Defensively the Falcons allowed Stout to shoot over 50 percent for the evening and 43.9 percent from beyond the arc.  The Falcons had trouble containing Julia Hirssig who scored 20 and she grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds.

The Falcons will next host UW-Superior on Wednesday at the Karges Center. Action starts at 7 p.m. UWRF is now 6-3 in WIAC play. UWRF is a game out of first place in the WIAC standings.

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Falcons Drop 80-67 WIAC Game at UW-Stout

Jan. 23, 2010

The Falcon women's basketball team, ranked No. 21 in the nation, fell to UW-Stout in Menomonie on Saturday night, 80-67, to fall to 14-3 on the year. 

The Falcons started fast in this contest.  The Falcons jumped out to a seven point lead at the first media timeout after Alise Holst hit a jumper. Stout would then go on a run to take its biggest lead, 35-27, with 2:51 to play. But the Falcons would respond and a layup by Taylor House with just a few seconds remaining in the first half would bring the Falcons within four points at halftime, 39-35. 

The Falcons would not take the lead back for the rest of the game.  Stout began to pull away from the Falcons with about 13 minutes left when Danielle DeWitt hit two free throws to put Stout up by double digits. Kimmy Keehr of Stout would hit a shot from beyond the arc to put her team up 14 with 9:16 left in the game.

Tiffany Gregorich and Maranda Dohrn were the only Falcons to score in double figures. Gregorich had 12 points with seven assists and six rebounds in her attempt to take over the contest. Dohrn led the team with 16 points and added eight rebounds, falling just shy of a double-double. Holst had eight points to go along with a team high four steals on the evening. 

The Falcons shot 33 percent from the field and 72 percent from the charity stripe. Defensively the Falcons allowed Stout to shoot over 50 percent for the evening and 43.9 percent from beyond the arc.  The Falcons had trouble containing Julia Hirssig who scored 20 and she grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds.

The Falcons will next host UW-Superior on Wednesday at the Karges Center. Action starts at 7 p.m. UWRF is now 6-3 in WIAC play. UWRF is a game out of first place in the WIAC standings.

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Falcons Snap Losing Streak With Big Win Over UW-Platteville

Jan. 16, 2010

The Falcons beat UW-Platteville, 88-59, Saturday night at the Karges Center to improve to 14-2 this season.

With the Falcon win, combined with a Whitewater loss, UWRF is now in first place in the WIAC standings with a 6-2 record. Whitewater, Stevens Point and Eau Claire are all 5-2 in WIAC play.

The Falcons started off well in Saturday’s contest, but it wasn’t until about halfway through the first half that the Falcons would really take off. Brittany Gregorich drained a three-point shot with 11:36 left in the first half to put the Falcons up by eight. Nikki Guhr followed that up with a steal and layup on the ensuing possession to pull the Falcons ahead by double digits. The two teams would exchange hoops throughout the first half and the Falcons took a 40-29 lead into halftime.

The Falcons would pull away little by little in the second half. With 14:39 remaining in the game Katie Theisen hit a three-point shot from downtown to put the Falcons up by 20 points. Taylor House’s layup with 12:59 left put the Falcons up by 25 points. With 5:36 left in the game Jenna Hanson would hit a three-point shot to put the Falcons up by 34, their largest lead of the night.

The Falcons played a very impressive game to snapped their two game losing streak. The Falcons shot 50 percent from the field, including five field goals from beyond the arc.

House led the Falcons in scoring with a career-high 21 points coming off the bench. She also added six rebounds an assist and a steal. Brittany Gregorich also scored in double figures with 13 points in the contest to go along with nine rebounds and six assists. Many other players added to the scoring including Tiffany Gregorich and Maranda Dohrn with nine and eight points respectively. Kelli Hilt added four points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals.

The Falcons will go on the road to take on UW-Stout on Saturday at 4 p.m.

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Falcons Drop WIAC Game to UWL, 67-52

Jan. 13, 2010

The Falcon women's basketball team fell to UW-La Crosse on Wednesday night, 67-52, at the Karges Center.

La Crosse jumped out to a lead early on and did not relinquish the lead for the rest of the night. Consecutive three-point shots from downtown by La Crosse's Taylor Larson put the Eagles up by 10 points early in the first half. Tiffany Gregorich hit a shot with 2:33 left and was fouled. Gregorich would convert on the free throw to pull the Falcons within 10. Brittany Gregorich made two free throws to pull UWRF to within eight points. The Falcons would be down by 10 at the half, 33-23.

River Falls would not recover from this deficit throughout the second half. La Crosse would battle the Falcons with a balanced attack. Five Eagles scored in double figures and one player score nine points. Only two Falcons would score in double figures in the contest.

La Crosse shot over 50 percent from the field in this contest. River Falls only converted 29.5 percent from the field. La Crosse also shot 40 percent from downtown while River Falls only shot 18.2 percent. River Falls got 20 points from their bench. Tiffany Gregorich led the team with 13 points, and Maranda Dohrn scored 10. Taylor House led the team in rebounds with six.

River Falls, now 13-2 overall and 5-2 in WIAC play, will next host UW-Platteville at 5 p.m., on Saturday at the Karges Center.

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Falcons Lose for First Time at UWW, 76-62

Jan. 9, 2010

The Falcon women's basketball team lost at UW-Whitewater, 76-62, on Saturday night to snap the team's winning streak at 13 games.

The Falcons would keep it close with Whitewater for the beginning of the first half. Whitewater would go on a run with about nine minutes to go in the half. Heidi Sonntag hit a jumper to put the Warhawks up, 22-16, and after that Chantel Burg hit a jump shot and followed that up adding two free throws. The Warhawks would continue to pull away from the Falcons until Taylor House hit two free throws to pull UWRF to within 12 points.

The second half would not go much differently than the first. The two teams traded baskets until the Warhawks again went on another run. The Falcons were down 11 points when the Warhawks Kelsey Henderson knocked down a three-point shot. The trey was followed by a couple of layups before the Falcons would score again.

House would be the main source of points in the later part of the game on her way to 21 points on the night. With 5:34 left in the second half and the Falcons behind by 13, House gave the Falcons a glimmer of hope beginning with a layup. Following that House would add three consecutive free throws. She would score two more driving shots in the game, the later of the two with 1:47 remaining, but the Falcons trailing by 13 still.

The Warhawks proved to be too much for the Falcons on this night. The Falcons shot just 39 percent from the field in this game, and were a disappointing 0-7 from beyond the arc. Twenty-four turnovers plagued the Falcon offense. Whitewater would shoot a whopping 40 free throws throughout the course of the game.

House was the main source of offense for the Falcons. She led the team with 21 points and also added five rebounds and a steal; House shot 8-9 from the field in the game. Tiffany Gregorich added 14 points, three rebounds and an assist in the contest.

Defensively the Falcons played a good game. With eight steals in the game and 31 total rebounds the Falcons were very close statistically with the Warhawk defensive numbers. Brittany Gregorich led the Falcons squad with seven rebounds on the night.

The Falcons were ranked No. 13 in the D3hoops.com poll, while the Warhawks were ranked No. 19. The Falcons are 5-1 in WIAC play now, a half game ahead of the 4-1 Warhawks. The Falcons set a school record with 13 straight wins before Saturday's loss at UWW.

The Falcons will take their 13-1 overall record back to the Karges Center when they host UW-La Crosse at 7 p.m., on Wednesday.

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Falcons Top Stout in OT to Remain Unbeaten

Jan. 6, 2010

River Falls remains undefeated as they beat UW-Stout in a thrilling overtime game, 68-65, on Wednesday night at the Karges Center.

The Falcons moved to 13-0 on the season and remained perfect in conference play moving their impressive record to 5-0. The Falcons entered the game ranked 13th in the D3hoops.com top 25 poll. UW-Stout entered the contest with a record of 7-5 and was 3-1 in the WIAC play. 

The Falcons and the Blue Devils traded leads early and often in the first half. The Falcons attempted to take a lead and run away with the game, but the Stout team would not allow that to happen. The Falcons would enter the locker rooms with a lead of 25-23. 
The second half went much like the first with lead changes and the score very close. With about eight minutes left in the second half the Falcons took their largest lead of the evening, 48,39 when Alise Holst hit two free throws.

With 6:30 to play Falcon Tess Lardie hit two free throws to give the Falcons another nine point, 50-41, lead.

But then Stout got back in the game by going on a 7-2 run to draw within 52-50 with 4:28 to go when Julia Hirssig hit two free throws. With 2:02 to play and with the Falcons leading, 56-54, Stout’s Megan Maslowski hit a three to give her team a one-point lead.

With 1:41 to go Lardie hit 1-2 free throws to tie the game, 57-57. With 1:16 to play UWS’s Danielle DeWitt hit a jumper to give her team a 59-57 lead.

With just 16 seconds to play UWRF’s Tiffany Gregorich hit two free throws to tie the game and that’s how regulation ended.

Lardie started the overtime by scoring the first two baskets for the Falcons. River Falls would hold that lead through the overtime period. The Blue Devils would keep it close with Maslowski adding two of her 12 points with nine seconds left to come within one point. Kelli Hilt would put in two free throws, part of her 10 points and six rebounds, to give UWRF a three-point lead that would prove to be the final score. 

The Falcons had trouble defending three of the Blue Devil players on Wednesday night. Hirssig, Maslowski, and DeWitt combined for 42 points for the Blue Devils. 

The Falcons were lead by a cast of players as well. Hilt scored 10 points in this contest. Lardie scored 12 points and added six rebounds.  Maranda Dohrn had a wonderful performance earning a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Tiffany and Brittany Gregorich added nine and eight points respectively. 

The Falcons will take their impressive record to Whitewater on Saturday; they will play at 5 p.m. UWW is ranked No. 19 in the D3Hoops.com poll and enter the game with a 10-3 overall record. They are just a game behind the Falcons in the WIAC standings with a 3-1 record.
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Falcons Stay Perfect After 70-31 Win Over
St. Scholastica

Jan. 2, 2010

The Falcons won big against St. Scholastica Saturday night at the Karges Center.  The Falcons won, 70-31, improving to 12-0 on the season.

The Falcons and St. Scholastica battled hard against each other early on. The two teams traded the lead several times early on in the contest.  The score was tied at 13 when Maranda Dohrn made a layup that would prove to put the Falcons up for good.

After that the Falcons would run out to a 31-15 advantage at the half.

St. Scholastica did not fare much better in the second half against the Falcons, who are ranked No. 18 in the D3hoops.com top 25 poll. The Falcons would put up 39 second half points and only would allow 16.

The Falcons won the game with a great all around performance. Offensively, the Falcons played great shooting 40 percent from the field.  Alise Holst and Taylor House led the Falcon offense with 14 points each.  Tess Lardie helped out with 10 points, four rebounds, and two assists. Kelli Hilt also had a great game scoring nine points and adding two rebounds and two assists. Jenna Hanson tallied five points and grabbed three rebounds.

Dohrn was tied for the team lead with six rebounds on the night. The Falcons out-rebounded St. Scholastica offensively 24-12.

The Falcons played a great game on the defensive front as well holding St. Scholastica to .245 shooting from the field. The Falcons also won the defensive rebounding battle 25-19. The Falcons, though, swiped the ball away from St. Scholastica players a whopping 21 times, and scored a total of 25 points off those turnovers. Hanson and House both led the team with four steals each.

The Falcons got a chance to allow every player to gain some experience from this game. Every player in uniform recorded either some points or an assist in this contest.

The Falcons return to WIAC play on Wednesday. UWRF will take its impressive 12-0 record and No. 18 ranking against UW-Stout at the Karges Center at 6 p.m. UWRF is in first place in the WIAC with a 4-0 record while UWS is just a game back with a 3-1 record. Stout is 7-5 overall.

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Gregorich, Holst Named to Surf City Classic All-Tournament Team

Dec. 31, 2009

Sophomores Tiffany Gregorich and Alise Holst were both named to the Surf City Classic All-Tournament team.

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.

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Falcons Earn Come-From-Behind Win in California; Stay Undefeated

Dec. 29, 2009

The Falcon women's basketball team earned a hard-fought 63-59 come-from-behind win over Washington & Jefferson on Tuesday night in Irvine, Calif.

The Falcons, ranked No. 20 in the latest D3Hoops.com poll, won their 11th straight game and stayed perfect on the season. Washington & Jefferson entered the game with a 7-1 overall record.

W&J led for most of the first half and had four seven-point leads. The last came with 3:53 to play. UWRF got to within three points, 22-19, with 22 seconds to play. But W&J's Stephanie Smith hit a three with just seven seconds to go to give her team a 25-19 lead after the first 20 minutes.

The Falcons battled back in the second half and drew to within a couple of points several times. With 8:57 to go the Falcons finally took the lead, 41-40, when Alise Holst hit a jumper. W&J tied the game with 7:56 to go when Kennan Killeen hit two free throws. W&J then went on a 10-2 run over the next three minutes to take a 52-44 lead.

But the Falcons scored the next four points to get back in the game. Three of the points came on a three-pointer by Tiffany Gregorich and the Falcons trailed, 54-50. After Smith hit a jumper to give her team a six point, 54-48, lead with 2:52 to go, the Falcons put on the pressure to get back in the game. UWRF scored the next five points to get within one, 54-53, with 2:06 to go. With 1:32 to play Tiffany Gregorich tied the game, 56-56, when she scored on a layup, was fouled, and made the free throw.

After W&J hit a free throw, the Falcons scored four points to take a 60-57 lead. Kelli Hilt and Tiffany Gregorich both scored on layups to give the Falcons the lead with 46 seconds to play. But W&J's Alyssa Oursler hit a jumper with 31 seconds to play to pull her team to within one, 60-59. With 23 seconds to play Tiffany Gregorich was fouled and she made both free throws to put UWRF ahead, 62-59. The Falcon defense held and with just eight seconds to go Brittany Gregorich was fouled and she made one of two free throws to seal the victory.

Tiffany Gregorich led the Falcons with 21 points and eight rebounds. She also had three steals and two assists. Holst added 13 points and four rebounds. Tess Lardie added nine points and four rebounds. Taylor House finished with a team-high 11 rebounds and she scored seven points. House finished with six offensive rebounds.

UWRF shot 21-63 (.333) from the field, including 3-16 (.188) from three-point range. They were 18-27 (.667) from the line.

W&J was led by Smith who scored 17 points and Oursler who scored 10. W&J shot 19-49 (.388) from the field, including 6-16 (.375) from behind the arc. They were 15-18 (.833) from the line.

On Saturday the Falcons will host St. Scholastica at 5 p.m., at the Karges Center.

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Falcons Get Big Win Over SUNY-Purchase

Dec. 28, 2009

The Falcon women's basketball team put together a big first half en route to a 74-21 win over SUNY-Purchase on Monday night at the Surf City Classic in Irvine, Calif.

The Falcons, ranked No. 20 in the latest D3hoops.com poll, led, 43-14, at halftime. They went on a 13-2 run to take an early lead, 17-2 with 14:03 to play. The team's biggest lead was 31 points, 43-12, with 23 second to play. In the first half Taylor House led the Falcons with nine points. She also had four rebounds. Maranda Dohrn finished the first 20 minutes with six points and six rebounds. The Falcon defense played well holding SUNY-P to just 6-21 shooting (.286) from the field. The Falcons had a dominating 33-13 advantage in rebounds after the first 20 minutes.

The Falcons kept the pressure on in the second half. The team's biggest lead was 55 points, 74-19, with 2:43 to go when Melissa Carmody hit a jumper.

Every Falcon played at least nine minutes in the game and every player scored at least one point. Brittany Gregorich led the offense with 11 points. House finished with nine points and she led the team with three blocks. Dohrn was the top rebounder - she finished with seven, including four on the offensive end. Jenna Hanson, who scored six points, led UWRF with four assists. Kelli Hilt, who scored six points, led UWRF with five steals.

The Falcons finished the game with 22 steals, 12 blocked shots and 22 assists. The Falcons double up SUNY-P in rebounds and finished with a 62-31 advantage. The Falcons finished with 26 offensive rebounds. UWRF shot 30-70 (.429) from the field, but just 1-15 (.067) from three-point range. The Falcons were 13-20 (.650) from the line.

SUNY-P was led by Jasmine Davis who scored six points and she grabbed five rebounds. Purchase finished 8-52 (.154) from the field, including 2-10 (.200) from behind the arc. They were 3-10 (.300) from the line.

The Falcons, now 10-0 overall, will next play Washington & Jefferson at 6 p.m. (PT) on Tuesday. Washington & Jefferson enters the game with a 7-1 record.

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Falcons, Holst Battle in Win Over Northwestern

Dec. 15 , 2009

After leading at halftime with a score of just 12-9, the Falcons battle back to beat Northwestern, 49-37. Alise Holst scored 17 second-half points to help advance the Falcons to an unbeaten 9-0 overall record.

At halftime, the Falcons led the Eagles 12-9, and there were a combined team total of 20 turnovers. Alise Holst had no points, shotting 0-4 from the field and 0-1 from behind the arc. She came out in the second half and made a three-pointer, two lay-ups and free throw in two minutes. Later, she had a five-point play, sinking a three-pointer and two foul shots given after the play. She ended the game with 17 points, all in the second half, four rebounds, four assists and four steals. She shot 6-15 from the field, 2-6 from the three-point line and 3-3 from the charity stripe.

Aiding Holst in the win over the Eagles, Tiffany Gregorich added 15 points, seven rebounds and five steals. Maranda Dohrn pulled down 10 boards, and Kelli Hilt added four steals.

The game was tied at 20 with 8:01 to play, but after a lay-up by Gregorich, two free throws by Katie Theisen, Holst's five-point play and two free throws by Tess Lardie, the Falcons were ahead by nine. After an Eagle timeout and a Lardie foul, the Falcons sealed the deal behind four points from Hilt, two from Gregorich and two from Lardie.

Hilt recorded five points, four assists and four steals in the game, and Lardie finished the night with four points and four rebounds. Brittany Gregorich chipped in four points and seven boards, shooting a cold 1-12 from the field. Lauren Pellowski and Thiesen each added two points.

Leading the front for the Eagles were Katie DeWitt and Kaelee Kendrick who each finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds. DeWitt also had the team high three assists. Ariel Liesch chipped in seven points and six rebounds.

As a team, UWRF shot a dismal 4-42 (.095) from the field in the first half, but managed to shoot 13-29 (.333) in the second for a combined shooting total of 17-71 (.239) on the night. They shot 5-19 (.263) from behind the arc and 10-14 (.714) from the free throw line. The Falcons finished the game with 15 turnovers, after forcing 29 turnovers out of the Eagles. UWRF also recorded 17 steals, as well.

The team is now 9-0 overall, adding to the best start any women's basketball team has ever seen in UWRF history. Their next games are part of the Surf City Classic at Concordia University in Irvine, Calif. On Dec. 28, the team takes on SUNY-Purchase at 8 p.m. (PT), and on Dec. 29, the Falcons will face a tough Washington & Jefferson team at 6 p.m. (PT).

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Falcons Remain Unbeaten After Win in Oshkosh

Dec. 12 , 2009

The Falcons advance to 8-0, the best start any women's basketball team at UWRF, after beating UW-Oshkosh, 57-56 on Saturday night at the Kolf Sports Center in Oshkosh.

Tiffany Gregorich led the Falcons with 10 points, and Kelli Hilt added nine. Maranda Dohrn and Brittany Gregorich each finished with eight points. Dorhn and Alise Holst each brought down eight rebounds.

At the half, the Falcons were up by six, 26-20; six points was the greatest lead of the half. After back-to-back three pointers by Tiffany Gregorich and Jenna Hanson and a lay-up by Tess Lardie, the Falcons held a six-point lead with 4:34 to go in the half. The Titans made a run, tying the game at 20 with 2:06 remaining, but a Tiffany Gregorich three-pointer and a jump shot by Hilt followed by a 1-2 free throw appearance by Tiffany Greorich gave the Falcons their half-time lead.

The Falcons never trailed in the second half, and they were up by as much as 15 with 5:18 to play. Three UWRF fouls in two minutes helped the Titans crawl back into the game. Free throws by Laura Ebbens, Melissa Franken and Heidi Barneveld helped UWO out in the long run.

With 2:50 remaining, Michelle Boeder hit a three-pointer to put the Titans within 10. After a lay-up, Boeder went on to hit two more clutch three-pointers with 1:18 and :16 remaining. With just :13 left, the Titans trailed the Falcons by five.

A foul by Brittany Gregorich put Ebbens on the line for UWO with :08 remaining. She sunk both free throws, putting the Titans within three. With :01 remaining, Megan Wenig made a lay-up to end the scoring.

Although the win was sloppy and the team gave up a 15-point lead in five minutes, the victory over UWO teamed with a UW-Plateeville losss, puts the Falcons in sole possession of first place in the WIAC with a 4-0 record.

In the game, Tiffany Gregorich went 3-8 from the field, 2-5 from the three-point line and 2-4 from the free throw line. Hilt shot 2-5 from the field, 1-3 from behind the arc and a perfect 4-4 from the charity strip. Katie Thiesen shot 2-3 from the three-point line, finishing with six points.

Leading the front for the Titans were Boeder and Ebbens who finished with 15 and 12 points, respectively. Shelby Churchill recorded 10 rebounds on the night.

As a team, the Falcons shot 21-54 (.389) from the field, 7-22 (.318) from the three-point line and 8-12 (.571) from the free throw line. They committed 20 turnovers, and only forced 15 from the Titans. Dohrn and Taylor House each had three blocks. UWRF finished with 41 rebounds, outrebounding UWO by four.

Falcons Knock Off No. 15 UWSP, Remain Undefeated

Dec. 5 , 2009

Ranked No. 15 in the nation, UW-Stevens Point visited the Karges Center to take on the 5-0 Falcons. The Gregorich sisters teamed up for 33 points in the Falcons 72-61 victory over the Pointers.

Tiffany Gregorich finished the night with 19 points, and Brittany Gregorich chipped in 14 points of her own. Tiffany scored 13 points in the second half, and Brittany had nine second-half points of her own. In addition, Tiffany shot 7-13 from the field, 1-3 from the three-point line and 4-4 from the free throw line. She also had a team-high three steals. Brittany shot an impresive 6-8 from the field and 2-2 from behind the arc. Lauren Pellowski and Kelli Hilt finished with 10 and nine points respectively.

In order to beat Britta Petersen, Stevens Point's leading scorer and rebounder, the Falcons had to outrebounds the Pointers. As a team, UWRF finished with 45 rebounds, bettering the Pointers, who only had 29. Maranda Dohrn led the rebounding front for UWRF, finishing with seven boards. Four Falcons added five rebounds, and three others chipped in four. An even rebounding spread for the Falcons helped hoist the team to victory.

The Falcons committed 17 turnovers, as a team, and forced only 10 from the Pointers. As a team, UWRF shot 28-61 (.459) from the field, 5-12 (.417) from the three-point line and 11-19 (.579) from the free throw line.

With the win over the nationally ranked Pointers, the Falcons advance to 6-0 overall, leading the conference at 2-0. The team's next match-up will be against UW-Eau Claire at the Karges Center on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m.

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Gregorich, Pellowski lead Falcons to win over UWS

Dec. 2 , 2009

Tiffany Gregorich scored 27 points, and Lauren Pellowski scored a career-high 18 as the Falcons beat the UW-Superior Yellowjackets, 73-52. UWRF is now 5-0 in overall play.

Gregorich and Pellowski led all scorers. Gregorich shot 9-12 from the field and 3-5 from behind the arc. She also shot 6-7 from the free throw line. Pellowski went 6-10 from the field and 3-4 from the three-point line, and 3-4 from the charity stripe. Alise Holst and Kelli Hilt contributed six and five points respectively. Kelsey Thingvold led the Yellowjackets with 10 points.

Gregorich , Hilt and Maranda Dohrn each had six rebounds in the game, behind Superior's Hailey Hart, who had seven.

As a team, the Falcons only had 12 turnovers, half of what UWS had, finishing with 24 on the game. UWRF shot 43.9 percent (25-57) from the field and 36.8 percent (7-19) from the three-point line.

This win was the first in conference season play for the Falcons, putting them at 1-0 in the WIAC.

The team's next game is against the No. 15 team in the state, the UW-Stevens Point on Saturday at the Karges Center. The game will tip off at 3 p.m.
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Falcons Beat Martin Luther to Start Season 2-0

Nov. 19, 2009

Coming off a huge win against Crown College, the Falcons headed to Martin Luther to take on the Knights on Thursday. UWRF pulled out another victory, 82-53, starting their season 2-0.

Tiffany Gregorich led the front for the Falcons. She had 13 points, shooting 4-6 (.667) from the field and 3-4 (.750) from the three-point line. She also only committed one turnover.

Lauren Pellowski led all scorers with 16 points. Freshman forward Brittany Gregorich finished with 12. She shot 5-9 (.556) from the field and 1-2 from behind the arc.

Maranda Dohrn was the team's leading rebounder with 10. Alise Holst and Jenna Hanson each added five boards, as well. Holst also led the team with three steals. Katie Theisen matched Holst's steals, adding three herself.

As a team, the Falcons shot 33-74 (.446) from the field and 9-20 (.450) from the three-point line. The team shot 58.3 percent (7-12) from the free thrown line, and finished the game with 44 total rebounds, outrebounding Martin Luther by six. The team also committed an even 20 turnovers, while the Knights turned the ball over 29 times. UWRF finished with 14 steals and three blocks on the night, as well.

The team advances to 2-0 in overall play and will face Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis., on Saturday, Nov. 21. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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Falcons Crush Crown in Season Opener

Nov. 17, 2009

The Falcons opened the 2009-10 season crushing Crown College, 112-28, at the Karges Center on Tuesday night.

Five Falcons scored in double figures led by Tess Lardie who finished with a career-high 17 points. Lindsey Olson (14), Nikki Guhr (13), Lauren Pellowski (11) and Melissa Carmody (10) all scored in double digits. Carmody led the Falcons with five rebounds. Lardie led the Falcons with a career-high eight assists. Lardie and Guhr each had four steals.

The Falclons led, 63-10, at the half. UWRF opened up a 21-0 lead before Crown scored its first point with 13:12 remaining in the first half.

Tiffany Gregorich scored the first four Falcon points and Jenna Hanson added four more to start the Falcon scoring.

The Falcons shot 52-73 from the field, including 4-14 from behind the arc. They shot 4-8 from the line.

Crown was led by Jessica Lemke who scored 10 points.

The Falcons, 1-0 overall, will next play at Martin Luther on Thursday. That game starts at 7 p.m.

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Falcons Ready for Opener on Tuesday

Nov. 13, 2009

By Renee Thony
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After finishing sixth in the WIAC last season, the Falcon women’s basketball team is looking forward to the 2009-10 season to make an impression in a competitive conference.

“We need to be the best team we can become throughout the season,” 10th-year Head Coach Cindy Holbrook said about the team’s goals for the upcoming season. “We have the potential to be very good, maybe top three in the WIAC.”

The Falcons return nine letter winners and all five starters from last year’s team that finished 14-12 overall and 7-9 in the WIAC. UWRF finished in sixth place in the tough WIAC. Three teams, Eau Claire, Stevens Point and Whitewater, all advanced to the NCAA playoffs.

Leading scorer, Tiffany Gregorich, who averaged 12.3 points per game, earned honorable mention to the 2008-09 All-WIAC team as a freshman. She finished in the conference’s top 10 lists in assists (2.50/game), field goal percentage (.485), three-point field goal percentage (.350), steals (2.42/game) and three-point field goals made per game (1.38). She averaged 12.3 points a game.

Senior guards Kelli Hilt and Jenna Hanson return as the team’s veteran leaders. Hilt started every game for the Falcons and averaged 7-4 points and 3.4 rebounds a game. She had 43 assists and 45 steals. Hanson also started every game and averaged 7.1 points and 4.1 rebounds. She had 46 assists and 44 steals.

Sophomore forwards Taylor House and Alise Holst started 26 and 25 games respectively in 2008-09. Holst, the team’s second leading scorer averaging 9.6 points a game, placed in the WIAC’s top 10 in rebounds (7.1 per game) and she also finished the season with 45 assists. House was part of the conference’s top five shot blockers with a total of 41 on the season. She averaged 8.6 points and five rebounds a game.

Also back are guards Lauren Pellowski, Katie Theisen and Tess Lardie. Pellowski played in 16 games and averaged 3.3 points and 2.4 rebounds a game. Theisen played in 24 games and averaged 3.3 points a game. She also had 35 steals. Tardie, who played in all 26 games and started 16 times, averaged six points and 2.5 rebounds a game.

Sophomore forward Maranda Dohrn played a key role in the middle for the Falcons. She finished third in rebounding in the WIAC averaging a team-best 7.8 per game. She proved she could score also by averaging 6.5 points a game.

In addition, five freshmen are looking to make a mark at UWRF.

Two new Falcons will help in the backcourt. Nikki Guhr and Melissa Carmody are both 5-7 guards.

The Falcons added some height in the front court. Tracie Gillund is a 6-0 forward, Brittany Gregorich, sister of Tiffany, is a 5-9 forward and Lindsey Olson is a 6-0 forward.

Holbrook said she expects the freshmen group to make an impact. “We have a very good freshmen class that will help our depth this year.”

“The players work individually to become better during the off-season,” she said. “They lift and run and play as much as they can. That’s really the time the best players separate themselves by working hard independently while others might be slacking off. That’s how you pass people from season-to-season.”

Holbrook, who starts her 10th season with the Falcons this year and has a 119-114 career record, likes what she’s seen of the team so far.

“We’re athletic, versatile and hardworking. I like our team a lot. Everything depends on how driven our players will be to play to our strengths, trust the system and do the little things right on a daily basis.”

The Falcons open their season at the Karges Center, on Tuesday, tipping off against Crown College at 7 p.m.

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