UW-Fox Gets Key Victory

(Menasha) In a matchup of teams tied for first place in the WCC-East the UW-Fox men's basketball team avenged their December loss at UW-Manitowoc with an 86-45 victory on Wednesday night.  Jon Schlaver hit all 5 of his first half shots, and DJ Rhodes all 6 of his free-throws to help the Cyclones to a 45-22 halftime lead.  The Cyclone defense held UW-Manitowoc to 30% shooting in the first half and forced 13 Blue Devil turnovers.

In the second half UW-Fox guard Trevor Krizenesky converted 2 early steals into lay-ups to spark the Cyclones who would never look back.  The Cyclones shot 63.6% in the second half and held the Blue Devils to just 2/20 shooting from three-point range for the game.  

UW-Fox only had 2 players score in double digits, and got 54 points from its bench in the win.  Schlaver led the Cyclones with 12 points and grabbed 7 rebounds, while Jon Braeger chipped in with 11 points.  Cameron Schaefer scored 9 points for the Cyclones, and Sam Schreiber led UW-Fox with 9 rebounds to go with his 8 points.  Jordan Kaufman recorded 9 deflections and 5 steals to help Krizenesky lead the Cyclone defense.

UW-Fox moves  to 16-3 overall, 7-2 in the WCC-East.  The Blue Devils fall to 15-6 (8-3).  UW-Fox will travel to UW-Sheboygan tomorrow night for a 7pm tip-off against the Wombats.  The game is a make up of last Wednesday's game, which was postponed because of weather.

The Cyclones were reminded that basketball is just a game on Wednesday and played with heavy hearts.  Trevor Krizenesky's Great Uncle passed away unexpectedly today while at work.  “Shorty”, as he was known, was a loyal fan and had been at all but one UW-Fox game this season.  Our thoughts, prayers, and deepest sympathy go out to the Krizenesky Family and the Brillion Community for their loss.