Saturday, February 22, 2014

UW-Fox Downs UW-Barron

UW-Fox 71 UW-Barron 61
(WCC Tournament Semi-Final)

Saturday’s game was the third match-up of the season between the Cyclones and Chargers.  The Cyclones had won the previous two contests by 9 and 17.  Beating a good team 3 times in one season is hard to do, but the Cyclones were up to the task on Saturday at JustAGame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells.

The Cyclones got contributions from 7 players in the opening half, and headed to the lockerroom with a 34-29 lead.  UW-Fox struggled on offense in the opening half, but held the Chargers to 1/13 shooting from three-point range.

In the second half UW-Fox got key contributions from two of their first year players in earning the victory.  Guard Chase Hawley knocked down 2 three-point field goal attempts, and post player Nick Mohl scored 8 points.  Hawley’s last 3 with just under 6 minutes remaining put momentum back in the hands of the Cyclones.

Trevor Krizenesky led the Cyclones with 17 points and 5 assists, while Mohl added 10 rebounds to go with his 8 points.  Marcus Jensen also contributed 7 rebounds and 7 points for UW-Fox, which got 5 or more points from nine different players.

With the win UW-Fox moves to 23-4 overall on the season, and they earn a spot in the WCC Tournament Championship game for the 4th time in 5 seasons under head coach Lee Rabas.  They will play UW-Richland, 98-93 winners over UW-Manitowoc in the other semi-final on Saturday, at 2pm on Sunday at JustAGame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells.

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