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| 2012-13 WIAC Basketball Players of the Week |
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| Week of February 18th, - February 24th, 2013 |
| Darnell Harris |
Sam Barber |
| Forward :: UW-Whitewater |
Guard :: UW-Stevens Point |
 UW-Whitewater
student /athlete Warhawk forward Darnell Harris (Fr.-Milwaukee /WI) scored 34
points facing WIAC opponents this week and is the WWS choice for WIAC Men's
basketball 'Player of the Week'.
Harris scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds in a
66-55 Warhawk win over visiting UW-Platteville at Kachel Gym on Saturday (2/23)
in the WIAC Tournament Championship game, and with the victory UW-Whitewater
receives an automatic bid to the NCAA D-III Basketball Championships.
On Thursday (2/21) facing a determined UW-Stout team Harris put-out-the-lights
on a late Blue Devil comeback, connecting on a three-point-play with 24 ticks
remaining on the clock, in a dramatic UW-Whitewater 64-59 win over visiting
UW-Stout.
Harris dropped in 14 points in the contest, adding to his season totals (309)
ranked 18th in the conference.
He also had six boards, 5 defensive.
In the regular season the 'Hawk forward pounded the glass for 134 rebounds (99
defensive) 7th in the WIAC. |
 UW-Stevens Point
student/athlete Pointer guard Sam Barber (Sr.-Schofield/WI) scored 49 points
facing WIAC opponents this week and is 'once again' the WWS choice for WIAC
Women's basketball 'Player of the Week'.
The defending WIAC Tournament Champion Pointers keep the title for another year
with the help of the Pointer guard who burned up the court at Kachel Gym in
Whitewater on Sunday (2/24), scoring an amazing 36 points in a wild 76-71 UW-SP
overtime win over UW-Whitewater in the WIAC Championship game.
Barber converted six three-point plays in the game, and grabbed 7 rebounds.
On Wednesday (2/20) facing UW-Eau Claire Barber scored 13 points and had 7
rebounds in a 57-47 Pointer win over the visiting Blugolds at Bennett Court.
Barber paced the conference in scoring this season with 524 points, averaging
18.7 points per game, and is 10th on the UW-SP all-time scoring list with 1,224
regular season points.
Earlier this season Barber was the WWS 'player of the week' scoring 58 total
points in a pair of UW-Stevens Point wins over conference rivals UW-Stout
(86-57) and UW-La Crosse (67-47).
UW-Stevens Point, as WIAC Tournament Champions, receive an automatic bid to the
2013 NCAA D-III Women's Basketball Championships which start on March 1st. |
| Week of February 11th, - February 17th, 2013 |
| Trevor Hass |
Cortney Kumerow |
| Guard :: UW-Stevens Point |
Center :: UW-Whitewater |
 UW-Stevens
Point student/ athlete Pointer guard Trevor Hass (Jr.-New London/WI) is the WWS
choice for WIAC Men's basketball player of the week.
UW-Stevens Point wrapped up conference play this week with a pair of wins,
thanks in part to Hass who scored 33 points facing WIAC opponents, including a
game-high 15 points on Saturday (2/16), as the defending National Champions held
visiting UW-Eau Claire to just 34 points in a 68-34 lop-sided Pointer home win
on Bennett Court.
Hass converted 4-of-7 3-point plays in the contest adding to his season total
(59) ranked 5th in the WIAC.
Wednesday (2/13), on-the-road at the Johnson Fieldhouse in Menomonie, the
Stevens Point guard/f joined four UW-SP players finishing with double figures in
a sensational 76-74 UW-SP overtime win over tough UW-Stout, finishing with 18
points and 4 assists.
This season Hass has scored 303 points, ranked 11th in the conference, averaging
11.9 points per contest, playing in 25 games. |
 UW-Whitewater
student/ athlete Warhawk center Cortney Kumerow (Sr.-Bartlett/IL) is the WWS
choice for WIAC Women's basketball player of the week.
The Warhawks will receive a first-round bye in the WIAC tournament (which starts
later this week) as the team finished the season with a 20-5 overall record. Kumerow, the leagues 4th leading scorer (332 points),
averaging 13.3 points per contest was a major contributor.
Kumerow racked up an amazing 188 rebounds this year (116 defensive) ranked 2nd
in the conference, picking up 6 more on Saturday (2/16) in a 66-60 Warhawk home
win over perennial powerhouse UW-River Falls at Kachel Gym.
The UW-W Senior center tied for a team-high 12 points in the contest, and then
on Wednesday (2/13) paced the squad with a double-double performance (15 points,
10 boards) in a 58-49 win over UW-Oshkosh in a
conference showdown, helping 'Hawk Head Coach Keri Carollo clinch the WIAC title
and nail down her 200th career victory.
When she's not on the basketball court or studying, Cortney likes to watch
movies and have dinner with teammates and friends. |
| Week of February 4th, - February 10th, 2013 |
| Quardell Young |
Katie Kitzke |
| Guard :: UW-Whitewater |
Guard :: UW-Oshkosh |
 UW-Whitewater
student/ athlete Warhawk guard Quardell Young (So.-Kenosha/WI) scored 35 points
facing WIAC opponents this week, helping UW-Whitewater improve to 11-3 on the
season, and is the WWS choice for WIAC men's basketball Player of the Week.
Quardell, ranked 20th in the conference in scoring (238), added a team-high 18
points to his season totals on Wednesday (2/6) in a dominating 64-50 'Hawk win
against UW-Platteville.
Quardell had 4 rebounds in the contest and added 4 assists, giving him 85 on the
season, 2nd in the WIAC.
Shooting 5-of-6 from the field the Warhawk guard tied for a game-high 17 points
in a 84-53 Warhawk blowout win over visiting UW-Superior on Saturday (2/9) at
Kachel Gym in Whitewater.
He also averages 1.91 steals per game, with 43 this year, tops in the league.
When he's not on the basketball court or studying the 'Hawk guard likes to play
chess and Xbox Live (NBA 2K13). |
 UW-Oshkosh
student/ athlete Titan guard Katie Kitzke (Sr.-South Milwaukee/WI) helped the
team win a pair of WIAC contests this past week, scoring 36 points, and is the
WWS choice for WIAC Women's basketball Player of the Week.
Adding a team-high 14 points to her season totals (284), ranked 8th in the
conference, the Titan forward paced the squad in a closely played 56-53 UW-O win
over visiting powerhouse UW-Stevens Point on Wednesday (2/6) at the Kolf Sports
Complex.
Kitzke had 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in the game, playing for 36
minutes.
On Saturday (2/9) facing conference foe UW-River Falls the Titan guard poured in
a game-high 22 points, on 5-of-12 shooting from the field, making 9-of-10 free
throw attempts, in a 66-64 Titan home win over the Falcons.
Kitzke is third in the conference in free throw percentage, successfully
converting 85-of-99 attempts (.859%), playing in all 23 contests. |
| Week of January 28th, - February 3rd, 2013 |
| Chris Hortman |
Briana Radowicz |
| Guard :: UW-Stout |
Guard :: UW-La Crosse |
 UW-Stout
student/athlete Blue Devil guard Chris Hortman (Sr.-Milwaukee/WI) scored 36
points facing WIAC opponents this past week, helping the team to a 17-4 overall
record, and is the WWS choice for WIAC Men's basketball Player of the Week.
At the Johnson Fieldhouse on Saturday (2/2) facing UW-Platteville Hortman closed
the door on a Pioneer comeback down the stretch, icing a pair of free throws in
the waning seconds, giving the Blue Devils a 53-50 win, finishing the game with
17 points.
On Wednesday, Hortman was one of four UW-Stout players finishing with
double-figures in a lop-sided 92-78 Blue Devil home win over the visiting
UW-Superior Yellowjackets, pouring in 19 points and pounding the glass for a
team high 6 rebounds, playing for 22 minutes.
This season the Blue Devil guard is ranked 2nd on the team and 4th in the
conference in scoring, with 288 total points, completing 105-of-252 field goal
attempts (.417) and 41-of-103 (.398) three-point plays.
His rebounding average of 6.1 boards per game is third in the WIAC, with 124
boards this season (77 defensive) playing in 21 contests. |
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UW-La Crosse losing a pair of contests this week at home, the WWS choice for
WIAC Women's player of the week is UW-La Crosse student/athlete Eagle guard Briana
Radowicz (Sr.-Mukwonago/WI).
Radowicz scored 40 points facing WIAC opponents including a team-high 18 points
against UW-Whitewater at Mitchell Hall on Wednesday, a tough 56-58 Eagle loss to
the #13 ranked Warhawks.
Radowicz had 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the contest, a game that was knotted up
five times prior to the half.
On Saturday (2/2) the team was upended 65-57 by the 16th ranked UW-Stevens Point
Pointers, Briana leading all scorers with 22 points and a team-high 8 rebounds.
On the season Radowicz is pacing the Eagles in scoring with 306 points, ranked
third in the conference.
She has 92 rebounds (69 defensive) and 62 assists, 9th in the WIAC.
Last year Radowicz was second on the team in scoring (220 points), leading the
squad in assists (59) and steals (51). |
| Week of January 21st, - January 27th, 2013 |
| Joe Ritchay |
Brittany Gregorich |
| Guard :: UW-Stevens Point |
Forward :: UW-River Falls |
 UW-Stevens
Point student/athlete Pointer guard Joe Ritchay (So.-Wisc Rapids) helped the
team maintain an unblemished 11-0 WIAC record and is the WWS choice for WIAC
Men's basketball Player of the Week.
Ritchay scored a game-high 15 points on Wednesday (1/23) at Bennett Court as the
Pointers overcame a tough 13th ranked UW-Whitewater team 67-57, shooting 5-of-6
from the field, converting a trio of three-point plays, adding to his season
total points (233), ranked 10th in the conference.
Ritchay, averaging 12.3 points game, was limited to 9 points on Saturday (1/29)
against UW-Superior, but the Pointers continued their WIAC dominance with a
82-55 win over the visiting Yellowjackets.
This season Ritchay has racked up 88 rebounds (55 defensive), averaging 4.4 per
game, playing in all 20 contests. He is 7th in the conference in assists, with
51, averaging 2.4 per game. |
 UW-River
Falls student/athlete Falcon forward Brittany Gregorich (Sr.-Altoona/WI)
recorded a pair of double-double game performances on the road facing WIAC
opponents this past week and is the WWS choice for WIAC Women's basketball
Player of the Week.
Gregorich notched her seventh double-double of the season on Wednesday (1/23) as
the visiting Falcons rally from a 1 point half-time deficit and down the
UW-Stout Blue Devils 73-65 in overtime at the Johnson Fieldhouse.
Gregorich scored 15 points and grabbed 15 boards in the Falcon road-win, adding
to her totals (274 points, #8) and 218 boards (135 defensive), ranked #1 in the
conference.
Facing UW-Platteville on Saturday (1/26) at Bo Ryan Court, Brittany paced all
scorers with 17 points in a 61-60 River Falls win over the Pioneers.
The Falcon forward picked up 10 rebounds and a pair of steals in the win.
Gregorich's 63 assists rank her seventh in the WIAC, averaging 3.10 per contest. |
| Week of January 14th, - January 20th, 2013 |
| Chris Hortman |
Sally Linzmeier |
| Guard :: UW-Stout |
Guard :: UW-Superior |
UW-Stout
Blue Devil guard Chris Hortman (Sr.-Milwaukee/WI) scored 35 points and grabbed
21 rebounds in WIAC basketball play and is the WWS choice for WIAC Men's
basketball Player of the Week.
Facing UW-La Crosse on Wednesday at the Johnson Field-house in Menomonie,
Hortman dropped in a game-high 22 points and cleaned the glass for 13 rebounds,
helping the Blue Devils to a 63-55 win over the visiting UW-L Eagles.
Hortman tied for a team-high 13 points on Saturday (1/19) at Kachel Gym as the
Blue Devils clashed with UW-Whitewater in a road-contest, but despite the effort
UW-Stout was upended 55-58 by the Warhawks.
This season the Blue Devil guard is ranked 16th in the WIAC in scoring (206
points), averaging 12.1 points per game, playing in 17 contests. Chris has
converted 32 3-point plays, good enough for 5th in the league.
Hortman is also 7th in the conference in rebounding, with 100 total boards (70
defensive). |
 UW-Superior
Yellowjacket guard Sally Linzmeier (So.-Valders/WI) scored 34 points facing WIAC
opponents this past week and is the WWS choice for WIAC Women's basketball
player of the week.
UW-Superior improves to 15-3 on the season after defeating UW-Platteville 65-59
on Saturday (1/19) and overpowering UW-River Falls in a close game 72-67 on
Wednesday (1/16).
Linzmeier paced all players with a game-high 22 points, on 9-of-17 shooting,
against the Falcons. She scored 12 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, with 5 assists
and 6 steals facing the Pioneers on Saturday (1/19).
Through 18 games played Linzmeier is 2nd in the conference in scoring, with 321
points, averaging 17.8 points per contest.
The Yellowjacket guard has 119 rebounds (69 defensive) ranked 5th in the WIAC. |
| Week of January 7th, - January 13th, 2013 |
| Luke Knoble |
Sam Barber |
| Forward / Center :: UW-Whitewater |
Guard :: UW-Stevens Point |
 UW-Whitewater
student/athlete Warhawk forward/center Luke Knoble (Sr.-Boscobel/WI) helped the
team to an 11-3 overall record this week, scoring 36 points, and is the WWS
choice for WIAC Men's basketball player of the week.
Knoble converted 7-of-10 shots at Bo Ryan Court on Wednesday (1/9) facing the
Platteville Pioneers, a 74-61 UW-Whitewater road-win, the Warhawk forward with a
team-high 15 points in the victory.
Knoble added a game-high 21 points to his season totals (165) on Saturday
against UW-Superior, but the visiting Warhawks were upended 69-66 by the
Yellowjackets.
This season Knoble is ranked 11th in the conference in scoring (187) converting
79 field goals and 29 free throws.
He is 19th in rebounding (68) with 40 defensive boards, averaging 4.5 rebounds
per game and has blocked 7 shots, 14th in the WIAC. |
UW-Stevens Point
student/athlete guard Sam Barber (Sr.-SchofieldWI) helped the Pointers win a
pair of WIAC contests this week, scoring 58 points and is the WWS choice for
WIAC Women's basketball player of the week.
Barber had a game-high 33 points in a 86-57 Pointer rout of UW-Stout at the
Johnson Fieldhouse in Menomonie on Wednesday (1/9) then followed up that effort
on Saturday (1/12) with a 25 point performance facing UW-La Crosse, UW-SP
prevailing 67-47.
Through 16 games played, Barber is pacing the conference in scoring (308) and is
ranked 6th in the WIAC in rebounding (107 boards).
Barber has 28 steals, tied for 8th in the WIAC.
Majoring in health promotion/wellness with a minor in strength & conditioning. |
| Week of December 31st, 2012 - January 6th, 2013 |
| Chas Cross |
Elizabeth Lawinger |
| Center :: UW-Platteville |
Guard :: UW-Platteville |
 UW-Platteville
student/athlete Pioneer center Chas Cross (Jr.-Winnebago/IL) scored 39 points
facing WIAC opponents this week and is the WWS choice for WIAC Men's basketball
player of the week.
Cross poured in 22 points in the first half on Saturday (1/5) at Bo Ryan Court
facing UW-Superior, leading the Pioneers to a 50-24 advantage at the break, en
route to a convincing 96-55 UW-P win over the visiting Yellowjackets.
On the road last Thursday (1/3) at Mitchell Hall, playing conference rival UW-La
Crosse, Cross registered a double-double, racking up 12 rebounds (10 defensive)
and scoring 17 points in a 65-53 Pioneer road loss to the Eagles, Cross' first
double-double of the season.
Through 15 games played the Platteville center is pacing in the conference in
rebounding, with 106 boards, averaging 7 boards per contest and is second in
blocked shots (20). Cross has scored 210 points this season, ranked 2nd in the
WIAC. |
 UW-Platteville
student/athlete Pioneer guard Elizabeth Lawinger (Sr.-Mineral Point/WI) scored
36 points facing WIAC opponents this week and is the WWS choice for WIAC Women's
basketball Player of the Week.
On Saturday (1/5) at home on Bo Ryan Court facing UW-Superior, Lawinger added a
game-high 22 points to her season totals (154), but despite the effort the
Pioneers were upended by the Yellowjackets 71-64.
Lawinger scored a team-high 14 points on Thursday (1/3) at Mitchell Hall against
the UW-La Crosse Eagles, adding 7 rebounds and 6 steals in a closely played
46-45 Pioneer road-loss.
Lawinger is the conference leader in assists (57) and is 6th in the WIAC in
steals (35) playing in all 15 contests. |
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