UW-Oshkosh celebrates after its third straight WIAC tournament title and sixth in eight seasons. Photo by Steve Frommell, d3photography.com

The WIAC seasons ended with UW-Oshkosh celebrating another women's title and UW-Platteville cruising to the men's crown. Elsewhere No. 13 Messiah stayed perfect and the NJAC narrowed down to its semifinals.

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As unusual as this Division III basketball season has been, some things remain the same. UW-Oshkosh reached the WIAC tournament finale for the eighth straight time and won it for the third year in a row, as the Titans defeated UW-Whitewater, 74-58. 

After building a 30-26 halftime lead, the Titans (9-2) put the game away in the third quarter when they outscored the Warhawks 25-9. Nikki Arneson started and ended a 7-0 Oshkosh run that also included a three from Julia Silloway. Midway through the period, Arneson and Karsyn Rueth hit back-to-back threes to push the Titans' lead to 45-32. Oshkosh umade five 3-pointers during the period, with the last one from Jenna Jorgensen giving the Titans a 55-33 lead.

Leah Porath finished her season with a 17-point, seven-rebound performance for the Titans. The Warhawks' starting front court of Aleah Grundahl and Johanna Taylor combined for 35 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists.

The WIAC men's tournament championship game was similarly lopsided. No. 11 UW-Platteville blitzed No. 14 UW-La Crosse 74-47 in a game where the Pioneers used 21 players. Four of Platteville's starters scored double figures and Kyle Tuma just missed a double-double (14 points, nine rebounds), despite only playing 26 minutes. The teams split their two regular season matchups with each winning at home. 

Montclair State beat William Paterson for the third time this season, this time eliminating the Pioneers from the NJAC tournament, 84-78. Myles Mitchell-White scored 21 points for the Red Hawks who will play New Jersey City in the semifinals next Friday. The Gothic Knights rolled over Rutgers-Camden, 85-48, and Stockton defeated Rutgers-Newark, 67-51. The fourth semifinal slot will go to the winner of Saturday's matchup between top-seed TCNJ and Kean.

On the women's side, No. 13 Messiah used a strong second half to defeat Widener, 65-42, and keep its perfect record in tact. Messiah (8-0) scored the first 10 points of the second half to break a 21-all tie and never looked back. Leah Springer tallied her fourth double-double of the year, posting 26 points and 15 rebounds. Kyra Schenk had 12 points and 11 boards for Widener (6-2).

In a season full of firsts, New Jersey City picked up its first NJAC tournament win at home when the Gothic Knights topped William Paterson, 68-60. Damaris Rodriguez scored 23 points for NJCU (7-2), which is the third seed. Top-seed Montclair State mashed Rutgers-Camden 101-37 while Kean cruised past Rutgers-Newark, 74-44, in the four-versus-five game.

The SAA women's tournament started with a blowout and a cancellation. Trinity (Texas) clobbered Southwestern, 93-43, despite not using any of its players for more than 18 minutes. Hailey Coleman had 19 pionts and 16 minutes for the top-seeded Tigers (8-2).

Texas Lutheran advanced through the quarterfinals after its game with St. Thomas (Texas) was called off due to COVID-19. The other two quarterfinals take place on Saturday with Schreiner hosting Austin and Colorado College hosting the University of Dallas.