No. 17 Randolph-Macon knocked off No. 2 Guilford in ODAC play, while No. 8 John Carroll followed up its blowout of Mount Union with a road win at Marietta and UW-Stout handed UW-Whitewater its second loss in as many games in Saturday's NCAA Division III men's basketball action.
It was a record night for the Blue Devils as they ran past Greenville in a barn burner. Stout put on a shooting clinic, connecting on 75.3 percent of their shot attempts in the high scoring affair. Brody Fox obliterated a school record by scoring 70 points. He was nearly perfect from the floor, making 34 of his 38 shots. Not to be out done, teammate Aidan Shore was 16 of 20 from the floor for a career-high 33 points as Stout dominated down low, scoring 122 points in the paint.
UW-Stout gave sixth-ranked UW-Oshkosh all they could handle, but the Titans managed to squeak out a two-point 77-75 win over the Blue Devils on Dewey Mintz Court in Johnson Fieldhouse. Oshkosh's Ben Boots hit a 3-pointer with 29.5 seconds remaining to put the Titans over the top.
UW-Stout played their final non-conference game of the season, and came up just short to Cardinal Stritch University, an 80-77 contest Saturday on Dewey Mintz Court in Johnson Fieldhouse.
With two key players not suited up, UW-Stout found other ways to win in an 85-76 win over Northland College Friday, Dec. 21, on Dewey Mintz Court in Johnson Fieldhouse.Jon Ciriacks led Stout with a career-best 25 points, scoring 14 points in the second half. Luke Geiger scored a career-high 21 points, 16 in the second half. Both players were 8 of 8 from free throw range.
UW-Stout completed their weeklong tour of playing an NCAA Division I, II and III school by competing at DII Michigan Tech, with the Huskies taking an 81-39 exhibition game decision Saturday.
UW-Stout built up as much as a 16 point first half lead, allowed Finlandia University to pull to within six points at halftime, but then built the lead back up to 16 points and went on to a 69-56 win over the Lions at the Paavo Nurmi Center Friday evening.
John Keefe passed the 1000 career point mark by scoring a game-high 32 points but it wasn't enough for a win as the Blue Devils lost, 94-82, at the University of Northwestern Friday.
John Keefe scored 25 second half points, but it wouldn't be enough as UW-Stout could never get a lead over host Bethany Lutheran College and the Blue Devils dropped an 88-83 decision Tuesday.
Jim Lake, who has spent 10 years with Ferris State, including this season's national title team, will move west and take a crack at revitalizing the UW-Stout men's basketball program.
In a game that featured 13 lead changes and 10 tied scores and a game that was even for the first 35 minutes, UW-Eau Claire grabbed the momentum in the last five minutes and went on to a 77-68 win over UW-Stout Wednesday at Zorn Arena.
UW-Stout's Isaac Elliott scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the second half, but it was UW-Whitewater that would pull away with a 69-55 victory over the Blue Devils Saturday at Kachel Gym.
Freshman Joe Duty scored a career and game-high 24 points, but it wouldn't be near enough for UW-Stout as the Blue Devils were downed at 13th-ranked UW-Oshkosh, 89-66, Wednesday. Duty scored 13 points in the first half and 11 in the second half, topping his previous career-best of 21 points.
UW-Stout was forced to play catch-up all night long as UW-Platteville gave the Blue Devils a 73-54 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) loss at Johnson Fieldhouse Wednesday. Zach Dahl led Stout with 14 points, going 5 of 9 from the floor and 4 of 4 from the line. Adam Mackey scored 11 points, including one of Stout's three 3-point baskets.
UW-Stout ran out to a 17-point halftime lead and kept the offensive pressure on in the second half as the Blue Devils had four players score in double digits on their way to a 94-59 win over Silver Lake College Thursday at the UW-Manitowoc gymnasium. Sam Ortmann led the Blue Devils with 17 points and Isaac Elliott chipped in 15 points.
UW-Stout held a seven point, 54-47 lead two minutes into the second half, but Bethany Lutheran College came back to tie the score at 16:25 of the second half, then went on a 17-4 run over the next five-and-a-half minutes on their way to a 98-87 over UW-Stout Monday in Mankato, Minn.
Buena Vista University found their range from downtown and their downtown was back in Storm Lake, Iowa, as the visiting Beavers hit 14 3-point shots to down UW-Stout, 96-80, Saturday at Johnson Fieldhouse.
The University of Minnesota Crookston found their range against UW-Stout, and their range was long distance as the Golden Eagles connected on 13 3-pointers on their way to a 74-51 win over the Blue Devils Saturday at Johnson Fieldhouse.
The Blue Devils fought hard in their final game of the season, but the D3 Hoops.com No. 2 ranked Warhawks proved to be too much to handle. The final buzzer ended with UW-Whitewater on top 86-77. Jarvis Ragland was just four points shy of his career high, scoring 22 points and grabbing nine rebounds in his final career game for the Blue Devils.
UW-Stout held a five point halftime lead over UW-Superior, but like so often this year could not hold onto the lead and the Yellowjackets captured a 67-59 win at Mertz Mortorelli Gymnasium Wednesday.
Six players from UW-Stevens Point scored in double figures as the 12th ranked Pointers defeated UW-Stout 85-44 Saturday at Bennett Court. Jarvis Ragland led Stout with 13 points.
UW-Stout surged late in the second half to bring the score to 76-73 with five seconds to go, but two free throws by River Falls' Grant Erickson sealed the game for the Falcons Wednesday night in Johnson Fieldhouse. Jalen Patterson finished with a team high 15 points and also contributed two blocks for the Blue Devils.
UW-La Crosse's Jared Staege hit a driving lay-up with 2.6 seconds remaining to keep UW-Stout winless in league play as the Eagles carried a 64-62 win out of Johnson Fieldhouse Wednesday. The Eagles' Sean Wheeler led all scorers with 21 points. Jarvis Ragland led Stout with 13 points.
UW-Oshkosh ran all over UW-Stout Saturday at Kolf Sports Center on their way to a 94-72 win over the Blue Devils. The second half was a different story as Stout outscored the Titans 51-47 after the break but the deficit was too much. Jarvis Ragland scored 19 of his team-high 21 points in the second half.
UW-Stout held UW-Eau Claire's leading scorer to more than 11 points under his season average and the Blue Devils had four players score in double digits, but that still didn't prove to be the formula as Stout dropped a 69-64 decision at Zorn Arena Wednesday.
Both teams had three players score in double figures, but UW-River Falls held a decided advantage at the free throw line and gave UW-Stout an 88-78 loss Wednesday at Karges Center.
UW-Stout battled UW-Oshkosh in the Blue Devils' first overtime period of the season, but eventually fell short 66-60. Stout's Jarvis Ragland scored a game high 21 points and was matched by the Titans' Alex Olson who scored 10 points in overtime.
UW-Whitewater never let up, as they beat the Blue Devils 96-67 Saturday. The Warhawks shot the ball very well, 55 percent overall, while the Blue Devils shot only 41.1 percent from the field. Cody Odegaard socred a game high 26 points for the third ranked Warhawks, while Jarvis Ragland (Sr, Milwaukee) posted a double-double with 18 points, and 10 rebounds in the Blue Devils.
UW-Stout had the opportunities, but allowed UW-Eau Claire to go past them as the Blugoldsdowned the Blue Devils, 75-72, Wednesday at Johnson Fieldhouse.
Saturday men: Jackets still hot in ODAC
January 13, 2024No. 17 Randolph-Macon knocked off No. 2 Guilford in ODAC play, while No. 8 John Carroll followed up its blowout of Mount Union with a road win at Marietta and UW-Stout handed UW-Whitewater its second loss in as many games in Saturday's NCAA Division III men's basketball action.
