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Kathy M Helgeson
81
Winner Wis.-River Falls WIS.-RIV 6-1
58
Redlands REDLANDS 2-2
Winner
Wis.-River Falls WIS.-RIV
6-1
81
Final
58
Redlands REDLANDS
2-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wis.-River Falls WIS.-RIV 34 47 81
Redlands REDLANDS 26 32 58

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | UWRF Sports Information

Erickson Puts Up Most Assists in Over 15 Years in Win

Redlands, Cali. (uwrfsports.com) – With 11 assists and zero turnovers, senior Grant Erickson notched a career night in a 81-58 victory over the University of Redlands in California.

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls: 81, University of Redlands 58
Location: Redlands, California
Record: UWRF: 6-1, University of Redlands 2-2
 
WHAT HAPPENED
  • Erickson produced his career high in assists with 11 in the game and zero turnovers in 27 minutes. Erickson's 11 assists are the most in a single game in over 15 years.
  • The Bulldogs only lead of the game came on the opening bucket. The Falcons would never relinquish the lead for the remainder of the game.
  • The Falcons would establish a lead early in the game using five threes in the first 10 minutes of the game to lead 24-19.
  • UWRF would keep their distance with the Bulldogs for the remainder of the first half and head to the locker room with a 34-26 lead.
  • In the half, the Falcons shot 12-26 (46.2 percent) and seven of those shots came from beyond the arc to help build their lead. Garret Pearson led UWRF with eight points.  
  • The Falcons would take hold of the game in the second half. Using a 15-5 run the Falcons would lead 53-38 with 10:07 to go.
  • To end the game, the Falcons put away the Bulldogs with an 11-1 run in the final 3:04 of the game and obtained their fourth straight win.
  • In the second half the Falcons shot a lights-out 18-33 (54.55 percent) from the floor and connected on another five threes.

IN-DEPTH LOOK
  • Pearson led all scorers with 19 points in the game on 8-13 shooting. In California, Pearson shot a combined 18-26 (69.2 percent) in the two games in California.
  • Alex Herink scored 14 points for UWRF as well. Connecting on 4-5 from the three point line, the junior also had four steals.
  • Devin Buckley continued to do his work at the free throw line. He was 5-8 from the line and finished with 12 points. In the two games in California, Buckley got to the charity stripe 19 times.
  • Clay Seifert scored seven points and Brennen Witt scored six to help the Falcons bench score 29 points.

THE OPPOSITION
  • Trevor Baker was the leader for the Bulldogs with 16 points. He was 5-10 from the floor. All five of his shots came from beyond the arc.
  • Joey Sponheim scored 10 points off the bench for Redlands. Both Sean Milligan and Jesse Wims each had nine points for the Bulldogs.
  • The team shot 18-52 (34.6 percent) from the floor. They connected on double-digit three pointers going 10-19 (52.6 percent) but shot just 12-21 (57.1 percent) from the free throw line.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
UW-River Falls returns home from their California trip to take on UW-Superior (1-6, 0-2 UMAC) at Karges Center on December 6th at 7 p.m. The Falcons last season defeated the Yellowjackets 67-55 during the Thanksgiving Classic in Superior.
 
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