RIVER FALLS, Wis. - The UW-River Falls women's basketball team opens its 2021-22 WIAC schedule this week, hosting UW-Stout and UW-Platteville at Page Arena.

ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAR A FACE COVERING INSIDE THE FALCON CENTER.

UW-RIVER FALLS (4-2, 0-0 WIAC) VS. UW-STOUT (2-3, 0-0 WIAC)
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021
Time: 7 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Page Arena

UW-RIVER FALLS (4-2, 0-0 WIAC) VS. UW-PLATTEVILLE (4-3, 0-0 WIAC)
Date: Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021
Time: 3 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Page Arena



FALCON NOTES

• The Falcons have won four consecutive games, including two road wins last week at Marian University and Buena Vista University.
  • Junior guard Macy Nilsen led the Falcons with 21.5 points per game, including a game-high 27 points at Buena Vista, leading the Falcons to their first overtime win of the season.
• UWRF has the top-scoring offense in the WIAC, averaging 74.3 points per game.
  • The Falcons have made 56 three-point field goals with a 0.339 percentage, the second best mark in the league.
  • UWRF has forced opponents to average 19.7 turnovers per game and converting those to 17 points per game off turnovers. UWRF is also averaging 9.5 steals per game, led by 12 steals from Macy Nilsen.
• Macy Nilsen's 15.8 points per game leads the Falcons and ranks fifth in the WIAC. She has scored in double figures in all but one game this year.
• Senior point guard Jenna Zeman leads the WIAC with a 2.6 assist/turnover ration, and has the second-most assists in the conference with 21. She has logged at least four assists in four games this season.