2024-25 UW-Platteville Women's Basketball News
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Junior Ella Mackiewicz of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville women’s basketball team was named to the 2024-25 WIAC Honorable Mention team the league announced on Wednesday. Senior Barb Kling picked up All-Sportsmanship honors from the conference.
RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville women’s basketball team (8-17, 2-12 WIAC) concluded the 2024-25 season on Saturday afternoon with a 63-58 road loss to UW-River Falls (14-11, 6-8 WIAC) inside Page Arena.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – After jumping out to a six-point lead midway through the first quarter, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville women's basketball team fell 68-52 to No. 24 nationally ranked UW-Whitewater, Wednesday night on Bo Ryan Court.
MENOMONIE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville women’s basketball team suffered a 67-55 loss on the road Saturday afternoon at No. 17 nationally ranked UW-Stout. The Blue Devils (18-5, 9-3 WIAC) strong defense early on game them a large enough lead where the Pioneers (8-15, 2-10 WIAC) were never able to close the gap.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – As neither team led by more than two possessions all night long, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville women’s basketball team (8-14, 2-9 WIAC) fell behind UW-Eau Claire (8-14, 3-8 WIAC) 46-44 in the final minute of Wednesday night’s game on Bo Ryan Court. After the Blugolds’ go-ahead layup following an offensive foul on the Pioneers, the Hail Mary attempt at the buzzer did not go.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville women’s basketball team’s (8-13, 2-8 WIAC) second half rally fell short as UW-Stevens Point (15-6, 5-5 WIAC) used a 10-point halftime lead as a safety net to secure a 59-54 win. Senior Brynlee Nelson matched her career-high 20 points, including 13 points in the Pioneers second half comeback.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville will host its first annual Women in Sports Banquet on Tuesday, March 4 in Velzy Commons. The event will celebrate the achievements of Pioneer women student-athletes while financially enhancing the eight NCAA women sports programs at UW-Platteville.
A CROSSE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville women’s basketball team’s (8-12, 2-7 WIAC) third quarter 13-2 run got the Pioneers back in the game, but the rally fell short 75-65 at UW-La Crosse (12-8, 4-5 WIAC) on Wednesday night. Junior Ella Mackiewicz scored a game-high 19 points, becoming the 12th player in team history to join the 1,000 Point Club in the process.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – In front of a full crowd in Williams Fieldhouse, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville women's basketball outscored No. 6 UW-Oshkosh 40-29 in the second half, but it was not quite enough to overcome the first half deficit. Coming off their only loss of the season, the Titans (18-1, 7-1 WIAC) defeated the Pioneers (8-11, 2-6 WIAC) 72-60 on Wednesday night.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Competing against their second nationally ranked conference opponent in less than four days, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville women's basketball team (8-10, 2-5 WIAC) fell 74-53 to No. 15 UW-Stout (15-3, 6-1 WIAC) on Saturday inside Williams Fieldhouse on Senior Day.
WHITEWATER, Wis. – Junior Ella Mackiewicz scored a season-high 28 points in the University of Wisconsin-Platteville women’s basketball team’s game at No. 19 UW-Whitewater on Wednesday night in Kachel Gymnasium. The Pioneers' (8-9, 2-4 WIAC) attempt at an upset stayed within reach until the Warhawks (13-4, 3-3 WIAC) pulled ahead in the fourth quarter to win 67-50.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville women’s basketball team fell 72-61 Saturday on Bo Ryan Court to UW-River Falls. While the Pioneers (8-8, 2-3 WIAC) shot 42.9 percent from the field, including 36.4 percent from beyond the arc, the Falcons (10-6, 2-3) 26-5 advantage on free-throws was too much to overcome for the Pioneers.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Down by six at the half, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville women's basketball team outscored UW-Eau Claire 21-6 in the third quarter, surging the Pioneers ahead for a 59-48 victory on Wednesday at the Sonnentag Event Center.
OSHKOSH, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville women’s basketball team fell 60-44 Saturday afternoon at the Kolf Sports Center to No. 4 nationally ranked UW-Oshkosh. The Pioneers (7-7, 1-2 WIAC) kept it a two-possession game all the way until a Titans (14-0, 3-0 WIAC) buzzer beater at the half, and it wasn’t until an 8-2 run at the start of the fourth quarter that UW-Oshkosh pulled ahead for good.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – After the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (8-5, 0-2 WIAC) scored the first 17 points of the game, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville women’s basketball team (7-6, 1-1 WIAC) bounced back in the second quarter and went on to defeat the Eagles 63-60 Wednesday night on Bo Ryan Court.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville women’s basketball team (6-6, 0-1) lost its WIAC opener, 62-44, Saturday afternoon to UW-Stevens Point (11-1, 1-0) on Bo Ryan Court.
