D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
When Moran Lonning was named head coach at UW-La Crosse, it was more than a new job. It's an opportunity to continue her career in the same place where her father won WIAC titles decades ago and bring her family closer together. She takes us on her journey from "growing up in her father's arms" to following in his footsteps in this month's ATN podcast.
If you are a Top 25 team, or a conference leader, every team now thinks you can be beaten. On Sunday's Hoopsville, we continue to chat about the new "normal" - how top teams are no longer invincible.
Texas-Dallas caught fire in the second half at No. 5 Mary Hardin-Baylor and No. 4 Hope closed out Trine late in the fourth quarter of Saturday's marquee match-ups. Elsewhere Amherst roughed up Widener and UW-La Crosse beat UW-Oshkosh. Get the recap here.
Can you have a No. 1 and No. 1A? This is as close to that situation as you can get, with Thomas More and Bowdoin tied based on points but the Polar Bears retaining the edge based on No. 1 votes.
No. 13 St. Thomas asserted its dominance in the MIAC by trouncing St. Benedict while No. 17 Scranton and No. 20 Juniata took care of their Landmark Conference foes. Pending Sunday's results the Top 25 teams will finish the week with an almost flawless performance. Find out which ranked team stumbled in the day's recap.
With much of the country shivering in freezing temperatures, a pair of Polar Bears won Top 25 battles. Ohio Northern defeated Marietta to get a leg up in the OAC race and Bowdoin topped Tufts in the NESCAC. Plus Marymount upset CNU and both ranked WIAC teams fell.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned an 69-57 win over UW-Eau Claire Wednesday night in the first round of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships (presented by Culver's). The Eagles improve to 16-10 on the season and advance to play at UW-Whitewater in the tournament semifinals Friday, February 24 at 7 p.m. UW-Eau Claire ends its season at 13-13.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 20th season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned a 57-51 victory over UW-Stevens Point Saturday afternoon in Mitchell Hall in the regular-season finale for both teams. UWL improves to 15-10 overall and 9-5 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while UW-Stevens Point falls to 17-8 overall and 9-5 in the conference.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned a 62-44 victory over UW-Eau Claire Saturday afternoon in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles improve to 13-10 overall and 7-5 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Blugolds drop to 12-11 overall and 6-6 in the conference. With the win, UWL sweept the regular season with UW-Eau Claire for the first time since 1986-87. The Eagles earned a 64-55 victory earlier (January 11) in Eau Claire.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team fell 71-64 to 14th-ranked UW-Oshkosh Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles drop to 12-10 overall and 6-5 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Titans improve to 20-2 overall and 10-1 in the conference. UW-Oshkosh recorded its sixth straight win over UWL with Wednesday's victory.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned a 62-43 victory over UW-River Falls Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles improve to 11-9 overall and 5-4 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Falcons drop to 6-14 overall and 1-8 in the conference. With the win, UWL earns a sweep of the regular season games with UW-River Falls after earning a 57-44 victory January 18 in River Falls.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned its fourth straight win with a 71-56 victory over UW-Platteville Saturday afternoon in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles improve ot 10-7 overall and 4-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Pioneers drop to 6-11 overall and 2-4 in the conference. It is UWL's second win in the last seven meetings with UW-Platteville.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned a 64-52 victory over UW-Stout Saturday afternoon in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles improve to 8-7 overall and 2-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Blue Devils drop to 5-10 overall and 1-3 in the conference. UW-Stout had won nine of the previous 13 meetings with UWL entering Saturday.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team fell 65-62 in overtime to 21st-ranked UW-Whitewater Wednesday night in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) opener for both teams. UWL drops to 6-6 overall while UW-Whitewater improves to 11-1. The Warhawks earned their 10th straight win over the Eagles with Wednesday's win.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned a 68-58 victory over Simpson College (Iowa) Saturday night in the Holiday Inn Express Thanksgiving Classic. The Eagles improve to 3-2 on the season while the Storm drop to 1-2.
UW-La Crosse went outside Wisconsin and Division III to select former Division I player and coach Karen Middleton as its next head women’s basketball coach. She replaces Lois Heeren who stepped down in March after 17 seasons at the helm of the Eagles' program.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned a 66-62 victory over UW-Platteville in its season finale Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles wrap up their season at 11-14 overall and 6-10 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Pioneers drop to 14-10 overall and 7-8 in the conference. UW-Platteville ends its regular season Saturday, February 21 hosting UW-River Falls at 7 p.m.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned a 65-49 victory over UW-Eau Claire Saturday afternoon in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles improve to 10-14 overall and 5-10 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Blugolds drop to 14-9 overall and 9-5 in the conference. It is UW-L's fourth win in the last 19 meetings with UW-Eau Claire.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned a 52-36 win over UW-Stout Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles improve to 9-12 overall and 4-8 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Blue Devils drop to 6-15 overall and 4-8 in the conference.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team fell 56-54 to UW-Whitewater Saturday afternoon in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles drop to 8-12 overall and 3-8 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Warhawks improve to 9-11 overall and 4-7 in the conference. UW-Whitewater earned its seventh straight win over UW-L with Saturday's victory.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team fell 57-48 to 24th-ranked UW-Oshkosh Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles drop to 7-10 overall and 2-6 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Titans improve to 14-3 overall and 6-2 in the conference. UW-Oshkosh recorded it fourth victory in the last five meetings with UW-L with Wednesday's win
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned a 59-54 victory over UW-Stevens Point Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles improve to 7-8 overall and 2-4 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Pointers drop to 8-7 overall and 3-3 in the conference. UW-L snaps a five-game losing streak to UW-Stevens Point with Wednesday's win.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned a 56-54 victory over UW-River Falls Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles improve to 4-6 overall and 1-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Falcons falls to 3-6 overall and 0-3 in the conference.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned a 50-47 victory over Simpson College (Iowa) Sunday afternoon in the Holiday Inn Express Tip-Off Classic in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles improve to 2-0 on the season while the Storm fall to 1-1. It is UW-L's first 2-0 start since winning its first six games in 2010-11. The Eagles went on to finish 20-8 in 2010-11 and earn a bid to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Tournament.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team fell 83-68 to 11th-ranked UW-Whitewater Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles drop to 10-13 overall and 4-10 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Warhawks improve to 20-3 overall and 14-0 in the conference.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team fell 57-47 to UW-Eau Claire Saturday afternoon in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles drop 9-11 overall and 3-8 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Blugolds improve to 5-15 overall and 3-8 in the conference.
Hope moved closer to another MIAA championship, while Moravian closed the gap on Scranton in the Landmark race. Plus UW-La Crosse stunned UW-Oshkosh and the MIAC and Commonwealth Conference races stayed close. Get the recap from Wednesday's women's action.
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned a 59-45 victory over UW-Stout Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles improve to 8-7 overall and 2-4 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Blue Devils drop to 6-10 overall and 2-5 in the conference. UW-L recorded its seventh win in the last eight meetings with UW-Stout.
Team of the Week
January 29, 2024D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
