News Release

WHITEWATER, Wi —



MEN’S BASKETBALL … Warhawks Defeat La Crosse to Stay Half Game Out



UW-Whitewater remained one half game out of first place in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with an 83-70 win over UW-La Crosse in UW-W’s Kachel Gym in Williams Center Wednesday.

The halftime score was 29-28 Whitewater. Whitewater used a 11-4 run early in the second half, to up the margin to 40-32 at 16:31. La Crosse cut the deficit to eight points five times in the half, but at 11:21 UW-W also held its largest lead at 58-44. La Crosse never led in the second half.

Junior forward Mike Toellner led the Warhawks with 16 points, and sophomore forward Rob Perry added 14. Junior center Andy Freund contributed 13, and senior guard Jeremy Manchester and senior forward Melvin Williams had 10 apiece. Toellner went 5-6 from the line, and Perry was 6-7 from the floor. La Crosse was led by junior center Joe Werner’s 18 points and game-high 7 rebounds. Sophomore guard Chris Fehrenbach chipped in with 14 points, and junior guard Chris Ask 13.

Both teams shot 56% for the game, with both teams heating it up in the second half. UW-W shot 67% in the final twenty minutes, La Crosse hit 64% from the floor.

One game separates the top four teams in the WIAC. UW-Oshkosh is 8-2, Whitewater 7-2, Stevens Point and Stout 7-3.

UW-W is among “others receiving votes” in this week’s D3hoops.com national poll of NCAA Division III teams.

The game was delayed fifteen minutes because of a temporary problem with lights in the gym.

Whitewater will host Marian College Thursday, January 26 at 7:00, and UW-Stout Saturday the 28th at 5:00. Both contests will be played in Kachel Gym in Williams Center in Whitewater.

For additional information:
Pat Miller, UW-W coach, 262-472-1146
UW-W men’s basketball web site: www.uww.edu/athletics/mbasketball
WIAC men’s basketball web site: http://www.uww.edu/athletics/mbasketball/index.cfm