Location: River Falls, WI 54022
Enrollment: 5,800
Interim chancellor: Virgil Nylander
WIAC faculty representatives: Rik Seefeldt, Barbara Rebhuhn
Athletic director: Rick Bowen (phone: 715/425-3246)
Assistant athletic director: Patti Ford (phone: 715/425-3244)
Head coach: Rick Bowen (20th season, 254-212 career record) 715/425-3246
Assistant coaches: Jeff Berkhof, Sam Huffman
National affiliation: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Div. III
Conference: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference members: Eau Claire, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout, Superior, Whitewater
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red and White
WIAC championships: (12) 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1936, 1947, 1949, 1950, 2004
2004 overall record: 20-7
2004 conference record, finish: 12-4, 1st place
2004 letter winners lost: (7) Chris Becker, Billy Halter, Micah Helfry, Matt Kukla, Jesse Lam, Rich Melzer, Josh Wacholz
2004 letter winners returning: (7) Mitch Coffman, Nick Hall, Hans Hoeg, Jeff Holt, Mark James, Eric Kossoris, Tyler Pivec
Home arena, phone: Karges Center, 715-425-3900
Trainer: Gary Eloranta 715/425-3130
Sports information director: Jim Thies 715/425-3846 (e-mail: james.g.thies@uwrf.edu)
Web site: http://www.uwrf.edu/sports/sports0405
Sports information fax: 715/425-4486

2004-2005 Falcon Schedule
Nov. 13 at Valparaiso, 7 p.m. (Exhibition)
Nov. 19 at Bethel College Tourney vs. Lakeland, 6 p.m.
Nov. 20 at Bethel College Tourney, 6 or 8 p.m.
Nov. 23 St. John's, 8 p.m.
Nov. 27 Macalester, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 30 at Stout*, 7 p.m.
Dec. 7 Stevens Point*, 7 p.m.
Dec. 11 at Oshkosh*, 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 14 at Viterbo, 7 p.m.
Dec. 18 at Concordia-St. Paul, 8 p.m.
Dec. 29 Cenex Harvest States Tournament
Wartburg vs. Calvin, 6 p.m.
River Falls vs. St. Thomas, 8 p.m.
Dec. 30 Cenex Harvest States Tournament
Third Place, 6 p.m.
Championship, 8 p.m.
Jan. 4 at La Crosse*, 7 p.m.
Jan. 8 Whitewater*, 1 p.m.
Jan. 11 Superior*, 7 p.m.
Jan. 15 at Platteville*, 5 p.m.
Jan. 18 at Eau Claire*, 7 p.m.
Jan. 22 at Whitewater*, 3:30 p.m.
Jan. 26 Stout*, 7 p.m.
Jan. 29 Oshkosh*, 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 2 at Superior*, 7 p.m.
Feb. 9 La Crosse*, 7 p.m.
Feb. 12 Platteville*, 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 16 at Stevens Point*, 7 p.m.
Feb. 19 Eau Claire*, 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 22 WIAC Playoff Quarterfinals
Feb. 24 WIAC Playoff Semifinals
Feb. 26 WIAC Playoff Championship
* WIAC Games

2003-2004 Falcon Results
20-7 overall, 12-4 WIAC
Home 10-2, Away 7-5, Neutral site 1-0

Date	W/L	Score	Opponent	Leading scorers	Leading rebounders
Nov. 21	W	74-63	Pacific Lutheran^	Melzer 17	Melzer 8, Becker 7
Nov. 22	L	104-102	Puget Sound^	Melzer 37, Hoeg 16	Melzer 14, Becker 7
Nov. 25	W	80-77	at Macalester	Melzer 33, Halter 9	Melzer 8, Hoeg 7
Nov. 29	L	72-69	at St. Cloud	Melzer 32, Becker 17	Melzer 8, Becker 7
Dec. 3	L	56-38	at Stevens Point*	Helfrey 9, Halter 7	Melzer 6, Becker 5
Dec. 6	L	60-59 OT	Oshkosh*	Melzer 21, Helfrey 12	Melzer 8, Becker 7
Dec. 10	W	77-60	at La Crosse*	Melzer 25, Becker 10	Melzer 8
Dec. 13	W	76-66	Viterbo	Melzer 30, Halter 15	Melzer 11, Becker 6
Dec. 19	W	69-41	at Northwestern	Melzer 25, Halter 11	3 with 5 each
Dec. 29	W	73-63	North Central	Melzer 34, Helfrey 11	Melzer 14, Holt 5
Dec. 30	W	56-50	St. Thomas	Melzer 22, Helfrey 11	Melzer 11
Jan. 3	W	81-72	Whitewater*	Melzer 20, Helfrey 17	Becker 8, Melzer 7
Jan. 7	W	73-56	at Eau Claire*	Melzer 33, Becker 12	Halter 6, Melzer 5
Jan. 14	W	69-53	Superior*	Melzer 29, Becker 15	Melzer 12, Becker 7
Jan. 17	L	57-56	at Platteville*	Melzer 22, Lam 14	Melzer, Becker 8 each
Jan. 21	W	71-63	at Stout*	Melzer 36, Halter 12	Becker 10, Melzer 8
Jan. 24	L	65-62	at Oshkosh*	Melzer 34, Helfrey 9	Melzer 8, Becker 6
Jan. 25	W	76-57	at Marian	Melzer 26, Halter 10	Melzer, Becker 5 each
Jan. 27	W	75-58	La Crosse*	Melzer 32, Halter 12	Melzer 8, Becker 7
Feb. 3	W	70-59	Stevens Point*	Melzer 25, Becker 15	Melzer 8, Hoeg 6
Feb. 7	W	68-60	Eau Claire*	Melzer 27	Melzer 10, Halter 5
Feb. 10	W	79-76 OT	at Superior*	Melzer 32, Becker 15	Melzer 9, Becker 5
Feb. 14	W	72-70	at Whitewater*	Melzer 36, Helfrey 15	Melzer 8, Halter 7
Feb. 17	W	64-61 OT	Stout*	Halter 19, Melzer 14	Melzer 11, Helfrey 7
Feb. 21	W	50-47	Platteville*	Melzer 15, Helfrey 13	Melzer 11
Feb. 24	W	82-69	Eau Claire**	Melzer 33, Becker 13	Becker 5
Feb. 26	L	65-62	Platteville**	Melzer 30, Helfrey 17	Melzer 8, Becker 6

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* WIAC Games
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2004 Returning Letter Winners

Falcon 2004 Statistics Page

WIAC Men's Basketball Page

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