Box Score Sophomore guard Quardell Young (Kenosha/Bradford)'s 18 points led sixteenth ranked UW-Whitewater to a 64-50 win over UW-Platteville in Kachel Gym in Williams Center in Whitewater Wednesday night to improve to 18-4 this season. The Warhawks are second in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings with a 10-3 league record. 

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Young feature photo by Bob Mischka (Mischka's smugmug site)

The Pioneers grabbed the first lead of the game and held it until the 12:47 mark in the first half when Young's layup pushed the lead into Whitewater's favor 10-9. Less than two minutes later, with the score 12-11, a three by Darnell Harris (Milwaukee/Hamilton) at 11:28 started a 14-0 Warhawk run to give UW-W a 26-11 lead with 5:58 remaining in the first half. The Warhawks stretched the lead to 17 at the 1:31 mark and headed into the lockerroom with a 36-20 advantage.

Whitewater scored 16 points in the paint in the first half compared to four for the Pioneers. The Warhawk defense held UW-P to just 24% from floor, 7-29, while UW-W shot 55%, 16-29, in the half. UW-W also led in rebounds 23-14. Young led all scorers in the half with 12 points on 6-7 from the floor. Harris added double digits in the first twenty minutes with ten points.

UW-Whitewater held a double figure lead until Platteville fought its way back into single digits at the 8:58 mark. The Pioneers pulled within six points, 56-50 with 2:53 remaining in the game but the Warhawk defense held UW-P scoreless the rest of the way.

The Warhawks ended with a 39-25 rebound advantage. UW-W finished the game hitting 49% from the floor, 24-49, while Platteville increased its shooting percentage from the first half, ending up at 30%, 16-53 from the field.

Young led Whitewater with 18 points and four assists in the game. Three other Warhawks added double figures in the scoring column including Harris with 13.  Junior guard Eric Bryson (Elkhorn/Elkhorn) added 12 and senior center Luke Knoble (Boscobel/Boscobel) had ten. Harris made it a double-double with a game high ten boards.

Platteville's Chas Cross led all players with 20 points and added a team leading eight rebounds. Eric Gerber posted ten points including 6-6 from the free throw line, three assists and four steals. Rob Stallion rounded out the double digit scorers with ten.

The Pioneers are 15-8 overall and 8-6 in the WIAC.

UW-W will host UW-Superior Saturday, February 9 at 1:00 in Kachel Gym for Whitewater's annual alumni day.



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