Cyclones Hold On Against UW-Fond du Lac

A work of art it was not, but the UW-Fox men’s basketball team will take the 64-53 win it earned at UW-Fond du Lac on Monday night.  Missed lay-ups, turnovers, and some bad fouls in the last five minutes allowed a 19 point lead to dwindle down to 9.  However, the Cyclones kept things together enough to earn the road victory.  In the process they ran their record to 5-1, 3-0 in the WCC-East.

Korey Jagiello pace the UW-Fox offense with 12 points on 6/12 shooting.  Casey Kelder finished with 10 points and pulled down a team high 7 rebounds and Ethan Derricks came off the bench to score 8 points on 2/2 shooting from 3-point range.  An Adam Kaminske 3-point basket from the left corner midway through the the second half would ignite the Cyclone rally that would see the lead swell to 19 points.

The UW-Fox men will return to action after the Thanksgiving weekend when they host Fox Valley Technical College on Monday November 28th at the UW-Fox Fieldhouse.  Game time is 7:30pm.  The Cyclone men will also host UW-Manitowoc on Wednesday November 30th.  The tip-off for that game is 5:30pm.

UW-Fox Men To Hold 'FALL SKILLS' Clinic

The UW-Fox men's basketball team will host a 'fall skills' clinic for kids in grades Kindergarten-5th grade on Saturday November 26, 2011.  Two separate clinics will be held that day, and both are open to boys and girls.  The Kindergarten-3rd grade clinic will run from 11:00am-1:00pm, and the 4th-5th grade clinic will run from 1:00pm-3:00pm.  There is a $15 cost/participant with discounts for those who have attended a UW-Fox summer camp, attended 'Little Dribblers', and for families sending more than one participant.  

Parents are welcome to stay and watch, and as a bonus any participant and their parent(s) are welcome to watch the men's team practice from 3:00pm-5:30pm later that day.  For more information contact head coach Lee Rabas by e-mail, lee.rabas@uwc.edu, or by phone, 209.6062.

Cyclones Outlast UW-Waukesha

The UW-Fox men’s basketball team hung on to defeat UW-Waukesha 54-46 on Wednesday night at the UW-Fox Fieldhouse.  In a physical game that featured great defensive efforts from both teams, the Cyclones were able to come up with some key offensive rebounds late in the game to secure the victory.

Defense and rebounding were the story of the game for the Cyclones.  UW-Waukesha hit 12 of 18 three-point attempts last Thursday in a win at UW-Marathon.  Last night  was a different story for the Cougars as UW-Fox held the visitors to 3/17 (17.6%) shooting from deep, and 34.5% overall.  The Cyclones also out rebounded UW-Waukesha, with Korey Jagiello (New London) pulling down 11 and Travis Puyleart (Green Bay Preble) 7.  Jagiello also drew 3 charges bringing his season total to 11.

Casey Kelder (Appleton West) scored 15 points on 6/7 shooting to lead the UW-Fox offense.  Tanner Hackl (West De Pere) and Eli vonBrevern (Seymour) each finished with 9 points for UW-Fox.  Hackl had two key rebound baskets late in the second half that allowed the Cyclones to maintain a three possession lead, while vonBrevern hit a big 3 and two free-throws late in the second half as well.

The win leaves UW-Fox with a 4-1 overall record, 2-0 in the WCC-East.  The Cyclone men return to action next Monday when they travel to UW-Fond du Lac for a 7:30pm tip-off.

UW-Fox Defeats Huskies

The UW-Fox Valley men’s basketball team put together its best effort of the young season on Monday night in defeating UW-Marathon 72-58 in Wausau.  Casey Kelder and Travis Puyleart led the Cyclones offensively with 16 points apiece.  Juac Majok chipped in with 10 points to go along with 7 rebounds.  Jordan Klein, Adam Kaminski, and Korey Jagiello each chipped in with timely baskets throughout the game.  

The Cyclones defense forced the Huskies into 19 turnovers and drew 4 charges.  It also held UW-Marathon to 3/13 shooting from three-point range.  It was by far the best defensive effort of the season, and the best job of defensive rebounding for UW-Fox.

UW-Fox found themselves down early 8-4.  Despite the slow start they led 31-27 at the half.  In the second half the Cyclone offense got going.  It quickly jumped out to a double digit lead that they would hold onto for most of the 2nd half.  The Cyclones were 15/24 (62.5%) from the floor in the second half, and 45.5% overall for the game.  Jordan Klein and Trevor Smith helped the three point attack by combining to go 3 for 5.

With the win the UW-Fox men run their overall record to 3-1, 1-0 in the WCC-East.  They return to action on Wednesday when they host UW-Waukesha in a huge early season WCC-East match up.  Game time is set for 7:30pm at the UW-Fox Fieldhouse.

UW-Fox Men Win Season Opener

The UW-Fox men’s basketball team began defending their 2011 WCC title with a hard fought 54-47 road victory over UW-Sheboygan.  Korey Jagiello recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead the UW-Fox men, who got points from 10 different players.  

Key to the Cyclones victory was their defense, which limited the Wombats to 32% shooting for the game and only 13% from the 3-point line.  The combination of Juac Majok, Casey Kelder, and Tanner Hackl held defending WCC player of the year Tim Schwoerer to just 2 points on two free-throws for the game!  Korey Jagiello, Adam Kaminski, and Tanner Hackl all drew charges for the Cyclone defense.

Chris Searl returned to the UW-Fox line-up after missing last season.  His 3-point basket late in the game, and leadership throughout, were critical to the Cyclones first win.  Fellow West grad Casey Kelder netted 8 points.  The UW-Fox men return to the road this Saturday for a 3pm match up at UW-Richland.

UW-Sheboygan held a tremendous pre-game ceremony that honored former professor, athletic director, and Coach Jack Snyder (1969-2001).  Former colleagues and players shared emotional words of praise for the late educator.  The basketball court at UW-Sheboygan was officially renamed ‘Jack Snyder Court’ as Coach Snyder’s widow and three children were on hand to do the honorary unveiling, which culminated the event.  Our hats go off to the UW-Sheboygan athletic department, foundation office, and campus community for a very well attended, successful, and touching event.