Morning State Sports Briefs: UWGB women now longer unbeaten
Wisconsin Sports-- The UW-Green Bay women snapped a 40-game regular season winning streak with a 70-58 home loss to Detroit last night.
GREEN BAY - The UW-Green Bay women snapped a 40-game regular season winning streak with a 70-58 home loss to Detroit last night.
The ninth-ranked Phoenix was one of two unbeaten teams coming in. But now, only No. 1 Baylor has that distinction. Green Bay went down by 14 points early. They fought back to go up by three with just over eight minutes left -- but they went cold, scoring just two points in the next seven minutes. The Titans held Green Bay to just 29-percent shooting. Detroit had a 47-to-32 rebounding edge. They went to the free-throw line 35 times to just 13 for Green Bay. And Detroit made the most of it, scoring its final 16 free shots. Julie Wojta had 16 points and nine rebounds for Green Bay, which was without starting forward Sarah Eichler. She injured an ankle at practice this week. Shareta Brown scored 24 points for Detroit, and coach Autumn Rademacher -- a former Phoenix assistant -- could hardly keep her excitement in afterward as Detroit won its first game in Green Bay since 1997. The Titans improved to 9-3 in the Horizon League and 13-11 overall. Green Bay fell to 10-1 in the conference and 20-1 overall. They'll try to bounce back tomorrow at home against Wright State.
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The University of Wisconsin women's basketball team failed to make a basket in the first five minutes last night, and they went on to lose at Penn State 69-54. The 18th-ranked Lady Lions went up by 15 at the half. Wisconsin got to within eight with about 12 minutes left, but Penn State then pulled away. The Lions out-shot the Badgers 48-to-37 percent. Wisconsin -- which made a school-record 12 three-pointers last time out -- was only 1-of-12 against Penn State. Anya Covington returned from a medical issue and scored 20 points for the Badgers, who dropped to 4-8 in the Big Ten and 8-16 overall. Maggie Lucas scored 16 for Penn State, which improved to 9-3 in the conference and 8-and-16 overall. Wisconsin's next game is against Michigan State at home next Thursday night.
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The UW-Milwaukee women dropped to 2-9 in the Horizon League with a 64-to-52 home loss to Wright State last night. The Panthers were up by two points early in the second half, but Wright State went on a 20-to-2 run to take control. The Raiders shot 53-percent in the second half, after being held to 29-percent in the first 20 minutes. Sami Tucker and Ashley Green each scored 12 points for Milwaukee, which fell to 6-and-16 overall. Molly Fox had 21 points and 12 rebounds for Wright State, which improved to 9-and-3 in conference play and 16-and-8 overall. Milwaukee will host Detroit tomorrow. Tonight, the UW-Milwaukee men will play at Detroit. And the Green Bay men are at Wright State.
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Brandon Jennings did not get picked as an NBA All-Star last night, and it's the eighth straight year the Milwaukee Bucks are being left out of the mid-season affair. The Eastern and Western Conference reserves were announced, as chosen by the league's coaches. The East back-ups will be Luol Deng of Chicago, Chris Bosh of Miami, Joe Johnson of Atlanta, Paul Pierce of Boston, Andre Igoudala of Philadelphia, and Deron Williams of New Jersey. Jennings is the third-leader among Eastern Conference guards, behind Williams and East starter Derrick Rose. The 22-year-old Jennings is averaging around 19 points and five assists per game. He reacted to his snub by tweeting, "Just gotta work even harder now." But Jennings was not the only big name left out. Rajon Rondo of Boston and Josh Smith of Atlanta failed to make the cut as well. The All-Star Game will be played February 26th in Orlando. Meanwhile, the Bucks return to action tonight in Cleveland, after winning in Toronto on Wednesday night.
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The attorney for former UW-Madison athletic administrator John Chadima accuses interim chancellor David Ward of quote, "engaging in a reckless campaign of character assassination." Charles Giesen issued a statement to that effect yesterday, after Ward said that UW Police were investigating a third allegation against Chadima. Ward did not disclose the nature of the allegation, but he said it involved another male -- and like the first two, police deemed it to be credible. Giesen said it was quote, "irresponsible to make vague and unsubstantiated allegations, and to vouch for the credibility of an anonymous accuser during an ongoing investigation." Chadima resigned just over a month ago, after it was learned that he sexually assault a male UW employee after a party in his hotel suite at the Rose Bowl in the Los Angeles area. Details of the two subsequent allegations were not disclosed. Ward said retired Judge Patrick Fiedler was reviewing them. Vice-chancellor Vince Sweeney called the situation "difficult" for everyone involved, and the university has tried to take the steps necessary to move the process forward. Chadima has not been charged in any of the cases.
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Former Milwaukee Brewers' prospect Nelson Cruz has signed a new two-year contract with the Texas Rangers. The 31-year-old Cruz batted .263 last year with 29 homers and a career-high 87 RBI's. And he broke the Major League record for homers in a playoff series with six against Detroit in the American League Championship Series. Cruz was on Milwaukee's Triple-"A" farm club when he was traded to Texas with Carlos Lee in a 2006 deal that sent closer Francisco Cordero to Milwaukee. The Rangers started playing Cruz almost immediately, and he has starred for them ever since. He has a .270 career batting average with 106 homers and 323 RBI's.
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The city-and-county panel that operates Lambeau Field is putting up at least $25,000 dollars to encourage the WIAA to move its high school basketball tournaments to Green Bay. The high school association is expected to decide next month whether to move the basketball and wrestling tournaments from the Kohl Center in Madison. That’s because of UW hockey conflicts at the arena, and a high cost to fans of attending the tournament games there. The UW is trying to convince the WIAA to stay on campus. The group is also considering the Alliant Energy Center as an option to keeping the tournaments in Madison. In Green Bay, the city-and-Brown County Stadium District Board agreed to provide $25,000 to help off-set the expenses of running the high school tournaments the first year. And district director Patrick Webb was authorized to spend another $25,000 with the board’s consultation. Board chairwoman Ann Patteson calls it a “good investment,” saying the boys-and-girls basketball tournaments would bring up to nine-million dollars to the local economy in the first year. The Lambeau stadium district gets its money from a half-percent sales tax in Brown County, a 10-percent tax on Packer game tickets, license plate fees, an income tax check-off, revenue from commemorative tiles at Lambeau, and interest on investments.
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Madison area native Amanda Kessel has been named the WCHA women’s hockey player-of-the-week on offense. Kessel, a sophomore at the University of Minnesota, had three goals and five assists in a two-game sweep of Saint Cloud State last weekend. Kessel also became just the ninth player in the history of Minnesota women’s hockey to score six points in single game, when she had two goals and four assists last Friday night. Kessel, from Verona, is the sister of NHL All-Star Phil Kessel of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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UW-La Crosse had almost half the athletes who were named to the WIAC’s all-time women’s gymnastics team. Eight La Crosse gymnasts were among 17 highlighted as part of the league’s 100th anniversary celebration next year. All of those selected had competed since 1983. The La Crosse representatives are Tricia Adkins, Gabi Hooper, Jennifer Houle, Lisa Kartman, Kim MacKrille, Becky McDonnell, Keri Motz, and Nina Schubert. Oshkosh has five gymnasts on the all-time women’s team – Tiffany Barden, Amy Webb, Lynnda Hahn, Debbie Lindemer, and Mary Leivian. Naomi DeLara of Stout was the most recent gymnast to be honored. She competed from 2008-through-last-year. Meghan Hargens of Stout was also chosen, along with Justine Weyer of Whitewater and Merilee Healy of River Falls. La Crosse coach Barb Gibson was named the coach for the all-time women’s team. She’s still with the Eagles, and has headed the program since 1986.
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SCORES
In men's college basketball...
Southern Indiana 77, UW-Parkside 50
Edgewood 72, Maranatha Baptist 59
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In women's college basketball...
UW-Parkside 56, Southern Indiana 40
Wisconsin Lutheran 64, Concordia-Mequon 58
Lakeland 60, Maranatha Baptist 54
Alverno 61, Edgewood 49
Milwaukee School of Engineering 58, Lake Forest 39
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In boys high school basketball...
Almond-Bancroft 47, Plainfield Tri-County 35
Appleton West 41, Appleton East 35
Arcadia 75, West Salem 44
Ashland 65, Duluth, Minn. Marshall 62
Ashwaubenon 46, Pulaski 41
Athens 68, White Lake 17
Auburndale 58, Pittsville 36
Augusta 65, Granton 20
Baldwin-Woodville 48, Amery 45
Bay Port 76, Green Bay West 40
Boscobel 54, Riverdale 33
Bowler 54, Menominee Indian 38
Cadott 39, Thorp 37
Cameron 67, Prairie Farm 61
Chippewa Falls McDonell 64, Altoona 55
Coleman Faith Christian 54, Watertown Maranatha Baptist 14
Colfax 63, St. Croix Central 32
Cuba City 80, Iowa-Grant 27
De Pere 67, Green Bay East 39
De Soto 54, La Farge 45
DeForest 46, Stoughton 43
Edgar 72, Northland Lutheran 37
Elk Mound 79, Spring Valley 56
Elmwood 59, Boyceville 48
Fall Creek 58, Osseo-Fairchild 46
Fennimore 48, Mineral Point 45
Fond du Lac 50, Oshkosh North 49
Fort Atkinson 34, Oregon 32
Gilman 69, Colby 62
Grace Christian 63, Mountaintop Christian 38
Green Bay Preble 56, Sheboygan South 52
Green Bay Southwest 54, Green Bay Notre Dame 33
Hartford 46, West Bend East 45
Hartland University Lake 68, Eastbrook Academy 60
Hayward 45, Bloomer 34
Howards Grove 69, Cedar Grove-Belgium 59
Ithaca 54, Wauzeka 51
Kaukauna 51, Kimberly 48
Kenosha St. Joseph 52, Burlington Catholic Central 50
Loyal 55, Neillsville 45
Luck 54, Frederic 32
Luxemburg-Casco 67, Oconto Falls 30
Madison Edgewood 61, Milton 60
Madison La Follette 62, Beloit Memorial 47
Madison Memorial 70, Janesville Craig 43
Madison West 57, Madison East 55
Marathon 70, Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 54
Marshfield Columbus 56, Owen-Withee 53
Menomonee Falls Calvary Baptist 62, Milwaukee St. Anthony 48
Mequon Homestead 59, Cedarburg 36
Milwaukee School of Languages 73, Milwaukee North 53
Minong Northwood 51, Clear Lake 40
Mondovi 68, Plum City 48
Mount Horeb 52, Portage 39
Neenah 62, Appleton North 57
New Auburn 51, Unity 34
New Richmond 50, Somerset 48
North Crawford 48, Weston 31
Oconomowoc 51, West Bend West 40
Oostburg 71, Sheboygan Christian 36
Oshkosh West 79, Menasha 67
Ozaukee 37, Random Lake 33
Reedsburg 64, Baraboo 48
Seneca 37, Kickapoo 30
Sheboygan North 68, Manitowoc 47
Southwestern 66, Darlington 36
Spencer 53, Greenwood 51
Stanley-Boyd 69, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 60
Stevens Point Pacelli 61, Bonduel 54
Stockbridge 71, Elkhart Lake 62
Stratford 54, Wausau Newman 44
Sun Prairie 48, Middleton 46, OT
Tigerton 44, Rosholt 41
Verona 72, Janesville Parker 62
Waunakee 70, Sauk Prairie 47
Westby 48, Black River Falls 40
Whitefish Bay Dominican 77, Brookfield Academy 59
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In girls' high school basketball...
Algoma 53, Oconto 19
Appleton East 50, Appleton West 32
Appleton Xavier 40, Ripon 30
Argyle 36, Monticello 27
Barneveld 45, Juda 35
Barron 60, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 36
Belleville 43, Marshall 30
Belmont 40, Benton/Shullsburg 34
Blair-Taylor 62, Melrose-Mindoro 30
Bonduel 57, Stevens Point Pacelli 16
Brillion 74, Hilbert 39
Brodhead 63, Beloit Turner 34
Cambridge 51, Waterloo 12
Cashton 38, Brookwood 23
Clayton 45, Prairie Farm 21
Clinton 54, Palmyra-Eagle 31
Coleman 54, Wausaukee 29
Columbus 43, Lake Mills 36
Crandon 45, Phelps 18
Deerfield 55, Johnson Creek 21
Denmark 55, Hortonville 41
Drummond 57, Bayfield 39
East Troy 78, Whitewater 73
Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 53, Eleva-Strum 49
Eau Claire Memorial 57, Menomonie 32
Edgerton 48, Jefferson 44
Fall River 62, Dodgeland 47
Florence 57, White Lake 13
Frederic 68, Luck 52
Freedom 45, Little Chute 44
Gillett 36, Marinette St. Thomas Aquinas 32
Gilmanton 66, Alma/Pepin 36
Green Lake 60, Oshkosh Valley Christian 40
Hayward 45, Bloomer 34
Highland 53, River Ridge 30
Hustisford 41, Madison Abundant Life/Madison Country Day 28
Independence 44, Cochrane-Fountain City 35
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 50, Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs 33
Kewaunee 55, Green Bay NEW Lutheran 15
Kiel 62, New Holstein 42
La Crosse Logan 56, Onalaska 43
Ladysmith 79, Spooner 32
Lakeside Lutheran 60, Poynette 47
Lancaster 52, Dodgeville 19
Laona 55, Three Lakes 40
Lena 46, Crivitz 28
Living Word Lutheran 64, Milwaukee Hope School 18
Lodi 58, Watertown Luther Prep 38
Lomira 56, Horicon 27
Luxemburg-Casco 47, West De Pere 35
Manitowoc Lutheran 52, Valders 33
Manitowoc Roncalli 43, Menasha St. Mary's 37
Maple Northwestern 84, Cumberland 23
Markesan 49, Randolph 34
Mayville 28, Laconia 24
McFarland 48, Evansville 41
Menomonee Falls Calvary Baptist 53, Milwaukee St. Anthony 22
Milwaukee Heritage Christian 55, Milwaukee Riverside 36
Mishicot 59, Reedsville 26
Nekoosa 64, Black River Falls 39
New Glarus 54, Wisconsin Heights 52
New Lisbon 40, Bangor 37, OT
New London 49, Fox Valley Lutheran 23
North Fond du Lac 44, Winnebago Lutheran 36
Oconto Falls 54, Marinette 36
Orfordville Parkview 53, Walworth Big Foot 48
Oshkosh Lourdes 65, Oakfield 25
Pardeeville 55, Cambria-Friesland 45
Peshtigo 49, Suring 33
Potosi 83, Cassville 21
Prairie du Chien 38, Platteville 28
Richland Center 77, River Valley 34
Rio 68, Williams Bay 21
River Falls 51, Hudson 38
Royall 80, Necedah 19
Seymour 51, Shawano 38
Sheboygan Falls 42, Plymouth 37
Somers Shoreland Lutheran 53, Racine Lutheran 31
South Shore 68, Butternut 24
Southern Door 55, Gibraltar 27
Sturgeon Bay 43, Sevastopol 24
Unity 44, New Auburn 19
Wabeno 42, Goodman-Pembine 36
Washburn 93, Solon Springs 43
Waterford 49, Delavan-Darien 46
Waupaca 53, Berlin 44
Waupun 46, Kewaskum 35
Whitefish Bay Dominican 61, Lake Country Lutheran 38
Whitehall 59, Alma Center Lincoln 29
Wild Rose 40, Marion 37
Williams Bay Faith Christian 35, Watertown Maranatha Baptist 29
Wilmot 59, Burlington 33
Winneconne 52, Clintonville 48
Wonewoc-Center 40, Hillsboro 30
Wrightstown 51, Chilton 26
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In boys' high school hockey
Amery 8, Eau Claire Regis/Chippewa Falls McDonell/Bloomer 3
Antigo 6, Rhinelander 0
Beloit Memorial 7, Madison Memorial 4
Chequamegon/Phillips 6, Barron 3
Eau Claire Memorial 4, Rice Lake 0
Hudson 10, Eau Claire North 0
La Crosse 4, Viroqua 2
Lakeland 10, Medford 0
Menomonie 6, River Falls 5, OT
Mosinee 11, Tomahawk 1
Onalaska 5, Sparta 2
Stoughton 3, McFarland 0
Tomah 3, La Crosse Aquinas 1
Verona 9, Janesville 3
Waunakee 7, Madison Edgewood 3
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In girls' high school hockey...
Appleton United 4, Kettle Moraine 3
Chippewa Falls 2, Hudson 1
Eau Claire Stars 4, St. Croix Valley Fusion 3
Middleton 4, Beaver Dam 0
Onalaska 8, New Richmond 2
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