D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll closes out its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, the final one for the 2023-24 season..
The number 25 may not seem lucky to most, but for St. John Fisher and DeSales they may prove a very lucky number. Plus, Yeshiva continues to make history, but we may not know just how significant it is for the Macabees. And UW-Eau Claire is reshaping not only an athletic center, but much more. All of that and more on the latest episode of Hoopsville - catch up On Demand!
Loras, John Carroll and the University of New England broke through against teams that beat them twice during the regular season in Thursday night's conference tournament games. On the men's side, both ranked WIAC teams fell and JCU ousted Marietta.
The 2018-19 season tipped off on Thursday with the defending national champions running wild against Grinnell, UW-Eau Claire stopping St. Olaf and the York women knocking off Messiah. Get the wrap here.
Washington U. won its conference opener on a bizarre buzzer beater you have to see to believe while Babson avoided the same mistake that helped the Beavers become the top-ranked team in the country. Elsewhere UW-Eau Claire rebounded and Transylvania had a record-breaking day.
The men from Hardin-Simmons, Ramapo and UW-Eau Claire and the women from Puget Sound and Lewis and Clark went 2-0 at the D3hoops.com Classic in Las Vegas. If you missed any of the action from the South Point Casino and Resort, check out all our coverage here.
No. 2 Babson rode a big game from Joey Flannery to a victory over No. 3 Tufts while No. 4 Marietta pulled away from No. 20 Baldwin Wallace. Elsewhere Eau Claire stifled Wash U. and North Park powered past No. 17 Augustana.
Opening night only had one Top 25 showdown, but it didn't disappoint as the Hope and Wheaton women battled to the buzzer. On the men's side, the WIAC went 4-1 with wins over two Top 10 Division III teams and a Division II foe. Get the full recap from opening night here.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Facing second-ranked UW-Whitewater in the season finale, the UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball never led as the Blugolds fell 82-57 on Ken Anderson Court in Zorn Arena tonight.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) — The UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team was eliminated from the WIAC tournament in their last game against UW-Oshkosh. But there were still two games left to be played in the season, including Wednesday night when they traveled to UW-Platteville. The Pioneers had a dominant first half and never looked back as the Blugolds fell 60-34 at Bo Ryan Court.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – In a game where the UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team never led, the UW-Oshkosh Titans were able to defeat the Blugolds 65-48 on Ken Anderson Court in Zorn Arena tonight.
RIVER FALLS, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team picked up 73-65 victory over UW-River Falls at the Karges Center tonight with Adam Hjelter (So.-Hutchinson, Minn.) scoring a career-high 39 points to lead the team.
SUPERIOR, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – After leading 44-35 at halftime, the UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team managed to score just 18 points in the second half, falling to UW-Superior 70-62 at Mertz Mortorelli Gymnasium tonight.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – After losing five straight games, the UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team was able to get a victory tonight, narrowly defeating UW-La Crosse 60-57 on Ken Anderson Court in Zorn Arena.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Taking on No. 1-ranked UW-Stevens Point, the UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team kept it close early but couldn't keep the pace as the Blugolds fell 74-50 on Bennett Court tonight.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - The UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball had a lead just twice today, less than four minutes into the game, but UW-Stout had little trouble getting past the Blugolds 89-67 on Ken Anderson Court in Zorn Arena.
OSHKOSH, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Leading for the first 14 minutes and scoring 13 points in the first nine minutes, the UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team had trouble making baskets the rest of the night in a 64-32 loss at UW-Oshkosh tonight.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team led just once tonight as UW-Superior defeated the Blugolds 75-68 on Ken Anderson Court in Zorn Arena.
WHITEWATER, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team had a tough time at 10th-ranked UW-Whitewater tonight, falling to the Warhawks 90-51 in Kachel Gymnasium.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team got up by 17 points against UW-River Falls but had to hold off the Falcons to beat them 59-57 on Ken Anderson Court in Zorn Arena tonight.
MENOMONIE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Playing in its first conference game since Dec. 11, the UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team struggled in the first half and couldn't recover as the Blugolds fell 56-45 to UW-Stout at Johnson Fieldhouse today.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team got up by as many as 14 points against the University of Northwestern-St. Paul (Minn.) but the Eagles fought back to get within three before the Blugolds won 70-65 in the final game of the 45th Annual UW-Eau Claire Holiday Classic in Zorn Arena tonight.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team showed no rust after 16 days off as they jumped out to a big halftime lead and never looked back in a 65-41 victory over Northland College at the 45th annual Holiday Classic in Zorn Arena tonight.
CLINTON, Iowa (Blugolds.com) – Down most of the game, the UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team came back to defeat Ashford University (Iowa), ranked 23rd in the latest NAIA poll, 64-63 with a buzzer beating layup at Kehl Arena tonight.
LA CROSSE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team dropped its second straight conference game, falling 75-59 to UW-La Crosse at Mitchell Hall tonight.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team got down early and couldn’t recovered, falling 74-55 to No. 2-ranked UW-Stevens Point on Ken Anderson Court in Zorn Arena tonight.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – While the game went back and forth in the opening half, the UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team took control in the second half to defeat Crown College (Minn.) 87-73 on Ken Anderson Court in Zorn Arena tonight.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Playing in its first home game of the season, the UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team stuck with Loras College (Iowa) nearly the entire way but ended up falling 77-64 to the Duhawks on Ken Anderson Court in Zorn Arena tonight.
Team of the Week
February 19, 2024D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll closes out its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, the final one for the 2023-24 season..
