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Schooling on and off the court

Nick Erickson, Staff Writer
April 3, 2013

Sarah Bingea made a lot of noise during the season for the UW-Eau Claire women’s basketball team, leading the Blugolds in scoring and rebounding.  This offseason, she has continued to make a lot of noise by garnering an array of postseason awards. Bingea said that she sets very high goals and that... Read more »

Sahr’s career night not enough

Nick Erickson, Staff Writer
February 8, 2013

While the UW-Eau Claire women’s basketball pushed their losing streak to five games Saturday with a 61-53 loss at UW-River Falls, they might have found the offensive spark that had been missing, and it came from an unlikely source. Kristin Sahr, a sophomore guard who came into the contest averaging... Read more »

Losing streak continues

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Nick Erickson, Staff Writer
January 31, 2013

In a week where the UW-Eau Claire women’s basketball team played against the top two teams  in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, they had to do so without starting freshman point guard Cady Roedl. Coming out strong and playing error-free basketball was pivotal. The Blugolds did just... Read more »

Offense struggles to score in loss to Warhawks

Nick Erickson
January 28, 2013

The UW-Whitewater women’s basketball team took advantage of their pressure defense as well as UW-Eau Claire senior forward Sarah Bingea’s absence in the second half, claiming a 57-43 victory Saturday at Zorn Arena. Eau Claire turned the ball over 10 times in the first half while shooting just 28... Read more »

Turnovers plague women’s hoops against UW-Superior

Nick Erickson , Staff Writer
January 24, 2013

Despite 20 second half points from Courtney Lewis, the first half turnovers proved too costly as the UW-Eau Claire women’s basketball team fell 56-53 to UW-Superior at Zorn Arena Wednesday night, dropping their record to 9-10 overall and 4-6 in WIAC play. The Blugolds struggled early, turning the ball... Read more »

Women’s hoops comes up short in overtime loss

Steve Fruehauf, Copy Editor
January 24, 2013

The UW-Eau Claire women’s basketball team suffered their ninth loss of the season after an unsuccessful 58-51 overtime bout against UW-LaCrosse Saturday at Mitchell Hall. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Blugolds. The Eagles 14-7 overtime run along with the 19 points they scored off... Read more »

Women’s hoops right ship

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Andy Hildebrand, Staff Writer
December 6, 2012

  The UW-Eau Claire women’s basketball team beat Wartburg (Iowa) last Thursday 47-45 and topped UW-La Crosse 63-55 on Saturday to level their season record at .500. The freshman class continued their quality play and a key senior settled in after returning from an injury. While the Blugolds... Read more »

Women’s basketball bounced from conference tournament

David Heiling
February 26, 2012

The UW-Eau Claire women’s basketball team lost to UW-Whitewater by a score of 57-53 in the semi-final game of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament Thursday night at Zorn Arena. The Blugolds led the game 19-7 after seven minutes of game play, and did not give up the lead until... Read more »

Women’s hoops prepares for playoffs

Jackson Schmidtke
February 22, 2012

Coming off a win against UW-Stevens Point on Saturday, the UW-Eau Claire women’s basketball team prepares for their WIAC semi-final matchup with UW-Whitewater.

Women’s hoops takes share of conference crown

Spenser Bickett
February 19, 2012

The UW-Eau Claire women’s basketball team captured a win and a share of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title on Saturday. They defeated the UW-Stevens Point Pointers 66-55 at Zorn Arena. The game doubled as senior day for the Blugolds.  At halftime, seniors Laura Olson, Nicole Christianson,... Read more »