December 13, 2001
The men’s basketball team dropped its second straight WIAC contest, falling to UW-Stout 80-74 Wednesday night at Zorn Arena. The Blugolds (5-4 overall, 1-3 WIAC) stormed out to a 15-5 lead after seven minutes of action, but gradually let their lead and momentum slip away. “We came out and... Read more »
December 13, 2001
The Eau Claire women’s basketball team lost its first game of the season Wednesday night, falling 87-79 in a see-saw affair on the road against UW-Stout. Stout got off to a quick start on Wednesday, taking a 20-6 lead at the 13 minute, 56 second mark of the first half. The Blugolds outscored the... Read more »
December 13, 2001
Scott Gurgel After 11 days without a game, the Eau Claire women’s hockey team returned to action Wednesday night with a home match against the College of St. Catherine (Minn.). The Wildcats entered the game riding a three game winning streak, while the Blugolds had dropped their last two games. Both... Read more »
December 13, 2001
There were many great individual and team performances from the UW-Eau Claire athletic teams this semester. Three Eau Claire teams won either a shared or an outright WIAC championship, and 34 athletes were named to various all-conference teams. With so many strong individual performances, it was difficult... Read more »
December 10, 2001
Scott Gurgel For most of Saturday’s game against UW-Whitewater, the Eau Claire women’s basketball team struggled while trying to figure out the Warhawks’ pressure defense. In two minutes at the end of the first half, the Blugolds’ bench solved the riddle, helping Eau Claire to... Read more »
December 10, 2001
Anna Nelson The men’s hockey team scored four unanswered goals to knock off St. Olaf College (Minn.), 5-2, Saturday night at Hobbs Ice Arena and salvaged a split in its two weekend games. After falling to Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) 3-2 Friday, the Blugolds (6-5-1) bounced back with a stronger,... Read more »
December 10, 2001
The Eau Claire men’s basketball team held its ground early in the game against the UW-Whitewater Warhawks but failed to hold on. Eau Claire has struggled in past years against Whitewater. The Blugolds lost their first matchup last season with Whitewater 57-53, and they were defeated on the road... Read more »
December 10, 2001
Anna Nelson On Saturday the men’s and women’s swimming teams faced UW-La Crosse, one of the teams favored to win the conference meet. “La Crosse has a stellar squad,” coach Rob Welcher said. “They are very strong. Their women are the strongest in conference.” This... Read more »
December 10, 2001
File photo The wrestling team face good competition in the St. Cloud (Minn.) Wrestling Invitational on Saturday. “It was a real tough tournament,” junior Chris Muller said. “It was pretty tough. There were quite a few Div. II, and some of the better Div. III and (National Association... Read more »
December 6, 2001
For those of you who haven’t heard, the Round Mound of Rebound, Sir Charles, Charles Barkley is thinking about making a comeback. I guess he got sick of being the Pillsbury Doughboy. He said if he gets back into shape, he’ll join Michael Jordan on the Wizards. That will further stunt the... Read more »
