RIVER FALLS, Wis. - The UW-River Falls men's basketball team continues WIAC play this week, hosting UW-Eau Claire on Wednesday before traveling to face No. 5-ranked UW-Oshkosh on Saturday.
UW-RIVER FALLS (9-8, 2-6 WIAC) AT UW-EAU CLAIRE (10-10, 3-6 WIAC)
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022
Time: 7 p.m.
Site: Eau Claire, Wis. // Zorn Arena
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UW-RIVER FALLS (9-8, 2-6 WIAC) AT UW-WHITEWATER (12-7, 5-3 WIAC)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022
Time: 5 p.m.
Site: Whitewater, Wis. // Kachel Gymnasium in Williams Center
Live Coverage: Stats //
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FALCON NOTES
- UWRF is coming off an 100-83 loss against UW-Stout last Wednesday, Jan. 26 at Page Arena.
- UW-Stout was on fire from beyond the arc, shooting 14-of-25 from beyond the arc, while five Blue Devils scored in double figures, led by Armani Tinsley's 6-of-8 mark from three-point range.
- Despite the Falcons' strong shooting numbers of 52.5 percent from the field, they struggled to slow down the Blue Devil offense, conceding a season-high 100 points.
- As a team, the Falcons rank third in the WIAC with an average of 8.2 three-pointers made per game, led by senior guard Noah Hanson, who leads the WIAC with 3.2 per game.
- Hanson is UWRF's leading scorer and ranks second in the conference with 19.1 points per game.
- Freshman center Rodrick Payne has scored in double figures in four consecutive games, averaging 18.3 points per game in the month of January.
- Payne was named the Royal Credit Union Male Falcon of the Week on Jan. 3 and Jan. 17.
- The Falcons lead the WIAC with 72 blocked shots (4.4 per game).
- UWRF ranks second in the conference with 14.3 assists per game, led by senior point guard Bryce Phillips, who leads the WIAC with a 2.8 assist/turnover ratio and ranks second with 5.5 assists per game.
- Against Augsburg University on Dec. 16, Phillips broke a UWRF single-game record with 18 assists. The previous most by a Falcon was 15, set in 1989.
