Wednesday State Sports Roundup: UW-Milwaukee snap seven-game losing streak
Wisconsin Sports-- The UW- Milwaukee men’s basketball team snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 71-53 home victory over Loyola of Chicago last night.
MILWAUKEE - The UW-Milwaukee men’s basketball team snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 71-to-53 home victory over Loyola of Chicago last night.
The Panthers were down by five at the break. But they took charge with a 19-to-3 run early in the second half. Austin Arians gave Milwaukee the lead for good on a fast-break dunk with 15:43 to go. The Ramblers got to within six later on, but the Panthers ended the game with a 15-to-3 run to win only their second Horizon League contest against 10 losses. Paris Gulley led UWM with 21 points, but only made four field goals. Gulley made 13-of-his-16 free throws. Milwaukee shot a blistering 63-percent in the second half, while holding Loyola to 24-percent in the final 20 minutes. Jordan Hicks scored 12 for Loyola, which lost its third straight and fell to 3-9 in the Horizon League and 13-12 overall. Milwaukee is now 6-20 overall. Its next game is on Friday night at Youngstown State.
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The Milwaukee Bucks have their closest thing to a “must win” game tonight, when they host Philadelphia. The Bucks are on a four-game losing streak, and they lead Philly by only three games for the eighth-and-final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Tonight’s game is the last one before the All-Star break – and if the Bucks win, it would give them something positive going into the second half. It would put them one game over .500, with a four-game cushion in the playoff race. A win by the 76’ers would close the gap to two games and put the Bucks below .500 going into the break. Philly is 22-28, while the Bucks are at 25-25. Milwaukee center Larry Sanders saw a doctor in Chicago yesterday about his bruised lower back that’s not healing after he was injured eight days ago at Denver. And the Bucks have not been the same since losing him. Milwaukee has lost six-of-its-last-seven, and they’re 9-9 since coach Jim Boylan took over for Scott Skiles in early January.
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There were no surprises last night in the opening round of the state high school hockey playoffs. The higher-seeded teams won all 18 boys’ regional openers – plus the one girls’ opener that was scheduled. Sixty-four boys’ teams are still alive, along with 32 girls’ squads. Most had first-round byes, including all the top seeds, defending boys’ champion Green Bay Notre Dame, and girls’ champion Schofield D.C. Everest. Regional finals will be played tomorrow and Friday, and those winners will advance to next week’s sectionals.
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The Milwaukee Admirals beat Abbotsford of Canada 2-1 last night at the Bradley Center. Taylor Beck scored the eventual game-winner with 16:25 left, putting the Admirals up 2-to-nothing at the time. Juuso Puustinen scored the Admirals’ other goal in the second period. Rookie goal-tender Magnus Hellberg had 29 saves, and Milwaukee coach Dean Evason returned after having his appendix removed last weekend.
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University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez says his football team and others in the Big Ten will stop playing non-conference games against former Division I-AA schools. On a Madison radio show last night, Alvarez said the Big Ten’s non-conference schedule is quote, “ridiculous … and it’s not very appealing.” He said the schools agreed to schedule future games only against fellow Division I opponents, with no more dates with Football Championship Subdivision schools. The Badgers have one of those teams on its schedule for this fall – Tennessee Tech on September seventh. They’ll also play Massachusetts, which moved to up to Division I last year in football. A few years ago, FCS team Appalachian State upset Michigan. And Wisconsin would have lost to FCS Cal Poly had that team’s kicker not missed three extra points – including one in overtime.
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University of Wisconsin football coach Gary Andersen has reportedly nailed down his staff for his first year in Madison. The Wisconsin State Journal says Andersen will announce the hiring of Chris Beatty as the new receivers’ coach as early as today. Beatty was fired at Illinois at the end of last season. He handled most of the play calling, and the Illini had the worst offensive numbers in the Big Ten Conference. Beatty has also coached receivers at Vanderbilt, running backs at Illinois, and backs and slot receivers at West Virginia – where he was regarded as a strong recruiter.
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The Marquette University women’s basketball team will try to keep its overall record above .500 tonight, when it plays at Cincinnati. The Golden Eagles are 12-11 overall, and 4-6 in the Big East, after a four-point win at Villanova last Sunday. Marquette was strong on the boards in that game, with a 42-to-27 rebounding edge – and Katherine Plouffe scored 15 points for the Eagles. Cincinnati has yet to win a conference game in 10 tries, and they’re 8-15 overall. The Bearcats are led by redshirt junior Dayeesha Hollins with 15 points and four-and-a-half rebounds per game. Sophomore Tiffany Turner has one of the league’s highest field-goal shooting percentages at just under 54.
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Three teams are still within striking distance of the WIAC men’s basketball title, with two regular season games left. UW-Stevens Point is still the leader at 12-2. Whitewater is a game back at 11-3, and Stout is two back at 10-4. The Pointers can clinch the season championship with a victory at Stout tonight – and a Whitewater loss at Oshkosh. If both those things don’t happen, the race will come down to the final regular season contests on Saturday. Also tonight, UW-La Crosse plays at River Falls. And Platteville travels to Eau Claire. Whitewater is ranked 14th in Division III, while the Pointers are No. 15.
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Meanwhile, UW-Whitewater can clinch the WIAC women’s crown with a home victory tonight over second-place Oshkosh. The 24th-ranked Warhawks are 12-2, while unranked Oshkosh is 11-3. Third-place Stevens Point can still grab a share of the title if Whitewater loses both its final games and Oshkosh loses its finale on Saturday. The 23rd-ranked Pointers are 10-4. They host Stout this evening. Eau Claire is at Platteville, and La Crosse entertains River Falls.
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The field is set for the Northern Athletics Conference men’s basketball tournament which begins on Saturday. Lakeland earned the top seed, after winning the North Division crown at 13-3. Lakeland will host eighth-seeded Marian on Saturday. South Division champion Aurora has the Number-two seed, and will entertain Benedictine. Third-seeded Dominican hosts Rockford. And fourth-seeded Concordia-Mequon is at home against No. 5 Milwaukee School of Engineering. Saturday’s winners will square off next Tuesday in the semi-finals. The tournament title – and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tourney – will be up for grabs a week from Saturday.
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The Marquette University men’s golf team went 3-0 at The Match Play event which wrapped up yesterday in Reunion, Florida. The Golden Eagles defeated Cleveland State 14-and-a-half to six-and-a-half in their final match yesterday. Marquette had closer margins on Monday in beating Seton Hall and DePaul. Pat Sanchez carded four birdies en route to a three-under-par 69. He won his match for the Eagles, along with Will Joiner, Adam Chester, Michael Motz, and Nick Nelson.
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Green Bay Packers’ running back Cedric Benson has paid over $850 in fines to settle a pair of traffic tickets, and one of two counts of letting animals run at large. The fines avoided the need for Benson to appear in Manitowoc County Circuit Court today. He was given four citations in January for driving without a valid license, going 41-miles-an-hour over the speed limit, and letting his Rottweiler dogs run loose on two separate occasions. Authorities said the dogs attacked 17 calves at his neighbor’s farm near Maribel in December, causing deep wounds in some cases. Officials said Benson then put up a fence to keep the dogs on his land – but they got loose again 11 days later. One of the animal-at-large citations remains unsettled. If the fine is not paid, the 30-year-old Benson will have to appear in court next Wednesday.
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UW-Milwaukee senior Dan Simon has been named the Horizon League men’s indoor field athlete of the week. Simon was the top collegiate finisher in the heptathlon at the GVSU Big Meet last weekend. His total score of 5,012 points was the second-highest in UWM’s history. Aisha Potts-Tyre of Detroit is the honored women’s field athlete.
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SCORES
WIAA boys state high school hockey regionals
Menomonie Sectional
Menomonie 6, Spooner 1
River Falls 8, Barron 2
Burnett County co-op 7, Baldwin-Woodville 1
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Chippewa Falls Sectional
Ashland 7, Eau Claire North 2
Marshfield 11, Medford 1
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Stevens Point Sectional
Antigo 11, Merrill 1
Mosinee 10, Rhinelander/Three Lakes 0
Stevens Point Pacelli/Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 13, Tomahawk 1
Wausau East 3, Lakeland 2
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Wisconsin Dells Sectional
La Crosse 4, Viroqua 2
Tomah 10, Black River Falls 3
Wisconsin Dells/Reedsburg 10, Sparta/Mauston 0
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Green Bay Sectional
Green Bay Southwest 6, Appleton Xavier 3
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Madison Sectional
Sun Prairie 4, McFarland 2
Madison Memorial 7, Madison La Follette/East 0
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Hartland Arrowhead Sectional
Mequon Homestead 8, Waupun 5
Sheboygan 4, Beaver Dam 1
Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs 9, Grafton 1
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WIAA Girls' state hockey regionals
Beaver Dam Sectional
Waupaca 11, Beaver Dam 0
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Wisconsin boys' high school basketball
Albany 61, Argyle 53
Almond-Bancroft 55, Bowler 51
Antigo 55, Mosinee 43
Appleton Xavier 66, Stevens Point Pacelli 35
Ashwaubenon 58, Bay Port 57, OT
Bangor 67, Cashton 41
Barron 66, Maple Northwestern 34
Belmont 44, Benton 41
Beloit Turner 69, Walworth Big Foot 36
Berlin 57, Wautoma 35
Brillion 42, Manitowoc Lutheran 40
Brookfield Academy 50, Milwaukee University 48
Brookfield Central 58, Sussex Hamilton 56
Brookfield East 67, West Allis Central 42
Brookwood 51, Hillsboro 50
Brown Deer 85, Shorewood 61
Bruce 68, Birchwood 24
Burlington 65, Delavan-Darien 45
Campbellsport 47, Kiel 31
Cassville 58, Shullsburg 50
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 59, Hayward 51
Chilton 60, Hilbert 47
Clayton 55, Shell Lake 41
Clinton 51, Palmyra-Eagle 31
Cochrane-Fountain City 63, Alma/Pepin 50
Crandon 76, Goodman-Pembine 35
De Pere 55, Kimberly 47
Deerfield 83, Dodgeland 27
DeForest 59, Baraboo 43
Drummond 56, Bayfield 54
Durand 48, Baldwin-Woodville 45
East Troy 74, Jefferson 64
Eau Claire North 50, River Falls 44
Edgar 60, Phillips 50
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 50, Sheboygan County Christian 45
Elkhorn 66, Lake Geneva Badger 41
Elmwood 76, St. Croix Central 35
Evansville 54, Whitewater 45
Fall Creek 74, Chippewa Falls McDonell 39
Fennimore 50, River Valley 40
Glendale Nicolet 58, Kenosha Bradford 46
Glenwood City 45, Boyceville 36
Grafton 66, Wauwatosa West 56
Grantsburg 45, Unity 40
Green Bay East 47, Green Bay Preble 41
Green Bay West 57, Oneida Nation 51
Greendale 70, New Berlin West 55
Gresham 56, Wild Rose 48
Hortonville 67, Marinette 42
Howards Grove 45, Ozaukee 42
Hudson 52, Chippewa Falls 40
Hurley 67, Wakefield-Marenisco, Mich. 58
Juda 57, Pecatonica 50
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 71, Greendale Martin Luther 40
La Crosse Central 68, Tomah 22
La Crosse Logan 60, Marshfield 57
La Farge 58, Coulee Christian 53
Luxemburg-Casco 67, Southern Door 49
Madison Edgewood 58, Fort Atkinson 52
Madison Memorial 68, Madison West 47
Manitowoc Roncalli 85, Valders 44
Marinette St. Thomas Aquinas 59, Lena 45
McFarland 61, Edgerton 53
Menasha St. Mary Central 69, Mishicot 59
Menominee Indian 46, Tigerton 34
Menomonie 59, Eau Claire Memorial 54
Merrill 45, Schofield D.C. Everest 35
Milton 44, Monroe 41
Milwaukee Bradley Tech 66, Milwaukee Pulaski 51
Milwaukee Destiny 54, Fond du Lac 47
Milwaukee Rufus King 47, Milwaukee Hamilton 44
Milwaukee Madison 90, Milwaukee North 59
Milwaukee Messmer 56, Racine Lutheran 51
Milwaukee Marshall/Juneau 66, Milwaukee Riverside 64
Milwaukee Vincent 94, Milwaukee Career & Tech 62
Milwaukee Washington 76, Milwaukee Bay View 61
Milwaukee Young-Coggs Prep 69, Milwaukee Academy of Science 64
Minong Northwood 85, Lake Holcombe 39
Mondovi 49, Colfax 45
Mount Horeb 57, Monona Grove 47
Necedah 71, Wonewoc-Center 54
New Auburn 56, Winter 34
New Berlin Eisenhower 54, Milwaukee Pius XI 40
Niagara 61, Gillett 38
North Crawford 66, Wauzeka-Steuben 43
Oconomowoc 60, Hartford Union 53
Oconto 50, Bonduel 49
Onalaska 79, West Salem 42
Onalaska Luther 72, Arcadia 62
Oostburg 62, Kohler 37
Orfordville Parkview 54, Brodhead 49
Oshkosh Lourdes 50, Randolph 45
Osceola 53, Ellsworth 44
Peshtigo 61, Coleman 20
Port Edwards 65, Plainfield Tri-County 34
Poynette 63, Watertown Luther Prep 48
Prescott 54, New Richmond 46
Princeton/Green Lake 76, Oshkosh Valley Christian 48
Pulaski 58, Green Bay Notre Dame 40
Rhinelander 61, Lakeland 43
River Ridge 66, Highland 52
Riverdale 60, Weston 32
Rosholt 52, Marion 41
Royall 85, New Lisbon 38
Sauk Prairie 75, Portage 71, OT
Seymour 59, Denmark 39
Sheboygan Lutheran 73, Cedar Grove-Belgium 51
Sheboygan South 66, Manitowoc Lincoln 62
Shiocton 54, Suring 47
Somerset 79, Amery 53
South Milwaukee 63, St. Francis 40
South Shore 52, Butternut 37
South Wayne Black Hawk 47, Barneveld 43
Sparta 62, Adams-Friendship 45
Spooner 42, Cumberland 24
Spring Valley 64, Plum City 42
Stoughton 49, Oregon 31
Sun Prairie 72, Middleton 70
Superior 61, Duluth East 60
Tenor 23, Milwaukee Saint Anthony 18
Tomahawk 63, Northland Pines 46
Turtle Lake 60, Cameron 58
Two Rivers 61, Plymouth 53
Union Grove 42, Wilmot Union 40
Union Grove Christian 54, Wisconsin School for the Deaf 40
Wabeno-Laona 65, Florence 41
Washburn 93, Solon Springs 55
Watertown 55, Beaver Dam 39
Waukesha Catholic Memorial 60, Kettle Moraine 51
Waukesha South 39, Muskego 36
Waukesha West 67, Waukesha North 54
Waunakee 63, Reedsburg 54
Waupun 81, New Holstein 50
Wausau East 46, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 41
Wausaukee 63, Crivitz 47
Wauwatosa East 56, Milwaukee Marquette 51
West Allis Nathan Hale 74, Menomonee Falls 62
West Bend East 51, West Bend West 46
West De Pere 72, New London 45
Westby 50, Viroqua 40
Westosha Central 51, Kenosha Reuther 43
Weyauwega-Fremont 61, Wisconsin Valley Lutheran 49
White Lake 74, Three Lakes 57
Whitnall 78, Greenfield 74
Williams Bay 50, Horicon 45
Williams Bay Faith Christian 72, Trinity Academy 38
Wisconsin Lutheran 61, Slinger 49
Wrightstown 77, Reedsville 43
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Girls' high school basketball
Abbotsford 66, Rib Lake 32
Algoma 61, Sevastopol 25
Almond-Bancroft 48, Bowler 47
Ashland 66, Proctor, Minn. 39
Baraboo 73, Tomah 23
Berlin 45, Little Chute 43
Brillion 67, Mishicot 52
Brookfield East 70, West Allis Central 30
Brookwood 42, Alma Center Lincoln 39
Burlington Catholic Central 47, Kenosha St. Joseph 41
Cameron 62, Turtle Lake 26
Campbellsport 39, Random Lake 36
Chippewa Falls 58, Hudson 41
Clayton 49, Shell Lake 39
Clintonville 50, Ripon 36
Colby 58, Granton 15
Columbus 53, Poynette 32
Cuba City 44, Platteville 34
De Pere 74, Luxemburg-Casco 24
Deerfield 38, Madison Abundant Life 22
Dodgeville 61, Darlington 53
Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 65, Cochrane-Fountain City 30
Eau Claire North 70, River Falls 49
Eau Claire Regis 59, Chippewa Falls McDonell 42
Elkhorn 66, Westosha Central 41
Fall Creek 41, Altoona 19
Fall River 74, Dodgeland 54
Florence 45, Niagara 43
Fox Valley Lutheran 40, Winneconne 27
Franklin 57, Muskego 46
Frederic 58, Webster 36
Freedom 37, Waupaca 35
Grafton 52, Hartford Union 41
Grantsburg 49, Unity 41
Green Bay NEW Lutheran 51, Bonduel 40
Greenwood 43, Gilman 25
Heritage Christian 76, Lake Country Lutheran 37
Hilbert 60, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 39
Hillsboro 48, Kickapoo 24
Holmen 36, West Salem 28
Hope Christian 40, St. Joan Antida 36
Horicon 42, Johnson Creek 34
Hortonville 42, Marinette 32
Hustisford 48, Williams Bay 25
Independence 50, Alma-Pepin 42
Kenosha Christian Life 59, Brookfield Academy 37
Kewaskum 46, Waupun Central Wisconsin Christian 35
Kewaunee 51, Green Bay Notre Dame 47
La Crosse Aquinas 63, Mondovi 50
La Crosse Central 37, Prairie du Chien 28
La Crosse Logan 61, Richland Center 54
Ladysmith 70, Maple Northwestern 21
Lake Geneva Badger 49, Waterford 35
Lakeside Lutheran 68, Lake Mills 60
Lena 43, Coleman 39
Living Word Lutheran 57, Beaver Dam Wayland Academy 31
Luck 53, St. Croix Falls 47
Madison La Follette 63, Sun Prairie 60
Marion 52, Rosholt 34
Markesan 60, Montello-Princeton-Green Lake 28
Marshall 56, Belleville 36
Mellen 82, Mercer 35
Melrose-Mindoro 40, Eleva-Strum 28
Menominee Indian 54, Tigerton 44
Menomonee Falls 62, West Allis Hale 41
Menomonie 50, Eau Claire Memorial 41
Mequon Homestead 42, Slinger 32
Milwaukee Divine Savior 51, Wauwatosa East 26
Milwaukee Rufus King 83, Milwaukee Bradley Tech 65
Milwaukee Pulaski/Arts 57, Milwaukee Reagan 12
Milwaukee Riverside 87, Milwaukee Hamilton 27
Milwaukee St. Anthony 25, Milwaukee Tenor 8
Milwaukee School of Languages 84, Milwaukee North 36
Milwaukee South 54, Milwaukee Marshall/Juneau 50
Milwaukee Thomas More 39, Greendale Martin Luther 34
Milwaukee University 47, Milwaukee Messmer 32
Milwaukee Washington 53, Milwaukee Career & Tech 24
Minong Northwood 65, Flambeau 44
Monticello 42, Pardeeville 41
Mountaintop Christian 67, Kenosha Reuther 46
Neillsville 70, Loyal 31
New Glarus 43, Cambridge 39
New London 43, West De Pere 26
Northland Pines 63, Tomahawk 34
Oconto Falls 58, Shawano 39
Oshkosh Lourdes 61, Cambria-Friesland 14
Osseo-Fairchild 48, Cadott 37
Owen-Withee 64, Spencer 37
Port Washington 41, Cudahy 32
Potosi 52, Highland 38
Prairie Farm 54, Clear Lake 29
Prentice 62, Chequamegon 47
Prescott 54, Spring Valley 29
Pulaski 50, Appleton East 25
Racine St. Catherine's 55, Racine Prairie 54
Randolph 45, Montello 28
Reedsburg 38, Wisconsin Dells 29
Schofield D.C. Everest 53, Merrill 36
Seneca 46, Boscobel 31
South Shore 97, Butternut 13
Southern Door 62, Green Bay East 48
Stanley-Boyd 43, Thorp 41
Stoughton 57, Janesville Craig 55
Stratford 58, Pittsville 11
Sturgeon Bay 63, Peshtigo 62, OT
Superior 82, Duluth, Minn. East 50
Suring 61, Wausaukee 29
Sussex Hamilton 45, Brookfield Central 32
Trinity Academy 31, Williams Bay Faith Christian 19
Two Rivers 54, Manitowoc Lutheran 42
Union Grove 62, Burlington 53
Waukesha North 54, Milwaukee Lutheran 40
Wausau Newman Catholic 56, Marathon 42
Wausau West 47, Stevens Point 41
Westby 61, Black River Falls 32
Westfield 50, Wittenberg-Birnamwood 45, OT
Weyauwega-Fremont 54, Winnebago Lutheran 47
Whitefish Bay Dominican 60, Racine Lutheran 58
Whitehall 55, Blair-Taylor 46
Wild Rose 73, Gresham 11
Wisconsin Lutheran 63, Cedarburg 47
Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 60, Edgar 39
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 48, Wausau East 33
Wonewoc-Center 36, New Lisbon 27
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