UW-Whitewater men roll at Eau Claire

By GAZETTE STAFF Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009

EAU CLAIRE — UW-Whitewater picked up its game and rolled past UW-Eau Claire, 79-60, in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men’s basketball here Saturday.

After struggling to get past UW-La Crosse, 64-61, on Wednesday, the No. 6-ranked Warhawks (17-3, 9-2) hit the floor running against the Blugolds, blitzing to a 23-9 first-half lead on the heels of an 11-0 run.

Eau Claire (11-8, 5-6) got within 44-36 in the second half, but Whitewater went on an 8-0 run to go up 52-36 with 14 minutes to play, and held a double-digit lead the rest of the way.

Myles McKay scored 18 points, and teammate Matt Goodwin added 15 to lead Whitewater. Kori Vernon added a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds.

Whitewater hosts UW-Stout at 1 p.m. next Saturday.

WHITEWATER 79, EAU CLAIRE 60

Whitewater (79)—Goodwin 5-9 4-4 15, Negri 1-5 0-0 3, Mckay 7-13 3-4 18, Vernon 7-11 1-1 15, Kolinske 2-5 4-4 8, Kingsby 1-3 0-0 3, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Mitchell 3-5 1-2 7, Edmunds 1-1 0-0 2, Vines 3-5 2-3 8. Totals: 30-58 15-18 79.

Eau Claire (60)—Prince 0-4 0-0 0, Shea 6-14 2-2 17, Boone 3-8 0-0 7, Beyer 4-9 0-0 10, Probst 3-6 2-2 10, Tiefel 2-4 0-0 5, Kappen 1-4 0-0 3, Bartlett 0-1 0-0 0, Schlub 3-6 0-0 6, Abrham 1-2 0-0 2, Fofana 0-2 0-1 0. Totals: 23-60 4-5 60.

UW-Whitewater 38 41—79

UW-Eau Claire 29 31—60

Three-point goals—Whitewater 4-14 (Goodwin 1-4, Negri 1-3, McKay 1-3, Kingsby 1-2, Williams 0-1, Vines 0-1). Eau Claire 10-20 Shea 3-6 Beyer 2-2, Probst 2-2, Boone 1-5, Tiefel 1-1, Kappen 1-1, Prince 0-1, Bartlett 0-1, Schlub 0-1). Fouled out—none. Rebounds—Whitewater 40 (Vernon 12), Eau Claire 29 (Probst 7). Assists—Whitewater 9 (Goodwin, Negri 3), Eau Claire 15 (Boone 5). Total fouls—Whitewater 10, Eau Claire 13.

Attendance—1,213.

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