UW-Fox Valley opened the 2009-10 season with a hard fought 63-62 win over UW-Marshfield in the opening round of the UW-Fond du Lac tournament. The Cyclones survived a missed 3-point shot by UW-Marshfield at the buzzer to walk away with their first victory.
UW-Fox Valley got off to great start in the first half jumping out to an early 18-8 lead. UW-Marshfield settled in on offense and relied on the offensive rebounding and play of their big man, David Steinbach (Granton) to keep the game close. A put back at the end of the half made it 36-31 in favor of UW-Fox.
The Maurauders got off to a quick start in the second half and UW-Fox struggled to settle in on offense. The game was back and forth for most of the 2nd half. Karl Sachs came up huge late in the game. He hit a 3 to tie the game and then scored 5 straight points in the last 3:00 minutes to give UW-Fox the lead.
Cole Meyer (Bayport) was solid inside for the Cyclones finishing in double figures. Chris Searl (Appleton West) had a solid floor game finishing with 6 assists and had an important 3-point play midway through the 2nd half. Jake Coenen (Kimberly) was also in double figures for UW-Fox and Isiah Mader hit three triples to help the cause. Joe Dachelet (Menasha), Phil Landua (Kaukauna), Bill Wildenburg (Manawa), and Ryan Vandehey (Kimberly) were all big contributors off the bench in the victory.
UW-Fox resumes play tomorrow in the championship game of the UW-Fond du Lac tournament. Game time is slated for 3:15pm at UW-Fond du Lac. They will face the winner of the UW-Baraboo Vs. UW-Fond du Lac game played later tonight.
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