Sports ArticlesAfter quick start, team began to struggle, recovered with convincing winBySloppy play ensued for Eau Claire who let Platteville get right back into the game. After the Pioneers scored eight straight points, Blugold head coach Tonja Englund called a timeout. "I was not pleased that we didn't capitalize on going up nine to nothing," Englund said. Coach advises men's team to not look back, focus on playoffsWomen's young team grows with every game, it looks forward to second half of seasonByMen's Hockey The UW-Eau Claire men's hockey team had a start to remember this season. The team won its first six games of the season and climbed their way up to No. 9 in the nation. But after the hot start, the Blugolds lost four of their next five games and have dropped down to an honorable mention. Wrapping up Blugold's fall seasonByColumnist sees improvement from previous season, reviews five culminating sports. Men have many games to play over breakByWhile the vast majority of UW-Eau Claire students will be enjoying their break between first and second semester, the men's basketball team will be very busy. Over the winter break the basketball team will play nine games, including the Eau Claire Holiday Classic. Team finishes in eighth placeFirst time not so bad, look forward to next timeByOur ranking went up, by one. Yes, today we are eight out of 10. Not what I would have expected when I started this journey, but the good thing is our team did not end last. We ended with an overall record of 6-8, with a total of 1,215.03 points. If 463 Snaps & Counting would have lost Week 14 we would have been seventh, but they didn't. |