RIVER FALLS, Wis. - The UW-River Falls men's basketball team continues WIAC play this week, traveling to No. 11-ranked UW-La Crosse on Wednesday before hosting UW-Whitewater on Saturday.
ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAR A FACE COVERING INSIDE THE FALCON CENTER.
UW-RIVER FALLS (7-5, 0-3 WIAC) AT #11 UW-LA CROSSE (11-2, 2-2 WIAC)
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022
Time: 7 p.m.
Site: La Crosse, Wis. // Page Arena
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UW-RIVER FALLS (7-5, 0-3 WIAC) VS. UW-WHITEWATER (11-4, 4-0 WIAC)
Date: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022
Time: 5 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Page Arena
Live Coverage: Stats //
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FALCON NOTES
- The Falcons are coming off an 80-70 loss against No. 4-ranked UW-Oshkosh on Saturday, Jan. 8.
- Freshman center Rodrick Payne recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds while adding three blocked shots, and was named the RCU Male Falcon of the Week.
- UWRF leads the WIAC with 60 total blocks, averaging five per game.
- UWRF ranks second in the league with 14.7 assists per game.
- Bryce Phillips leads the WIAC with 5.9 assists per game, and ranks second with a 2.7 assist/turnover ratio.
- Against Augsburg University on Dec. 16, Phillips broke a UWRF single-game record with 18 assists.
- Noah Hanson ranks second in WIAC scoring, averaging 19.1 points per game. He is the conference leader with 40 three-point field goals made, averaging 3.3 per game.
- Versus Northwestern on Nov. 23, Hanson made seven three-pointers and compiled a career-high 34 points, matching the most points by a Falcon since 2016.
