Women's Basketball

Women's Basketball opens WIAC Tourney at UW-Stout

The UW-River Falls women's basketball team travels to UW-Stout on Monday, Feb. 19 for a WIAC Tournament first round matchup.

UW-RIVER FALLS (14-11, 5-9 WIAC) AT UW-STOUT (18-7, 8-6 WIAC)
Date: Feb. 19, 2024
Time: 7 p.m.
Site: Menomonie, Wis. // Johnson Fieldhouse

2024 WIAC TOURNAMENT
  • The Falcons finished the 2024 WIAC schedule with a 5-9 record and received the No. 6 seed for the WIAC Tournament.
  • Since 1990, UW-River Falls holds an 8-19 overall record in the WIAC Tournament, including a 7-11 mark during the quarterfinals/first round. 
  • Most recently, UWRF reached the second round during the 2021-22 season, including a double overtime victory in the first round at UW-Stevens Point.
  • In 2016, UWRF reached the WIAC Tournament Championship, falling to UW-Oshkosh. The Falcons earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and defeated Wheaton College in the first round prior to dropping a second-round contest versus the University of St. Thomas.
FALCON NOTES
  • UWRF closed out the regular season with a slim 72-71 loss against nationally ranked UW-Whitewater on Feb. 17 to finish sixth in the WIAC standings.
  • During conference play, fifth-year senior Macy Nilsen finished among the league's top-three scorers with an average of 17.6 points per game. Nilsen eclipsed 1,000 career points as a Falcon this season and scored a career-high 32 points during the Feb. 7 win over UW-Eau Claire.
  • UWRF shooting guards Julia Seidel and Zoey Buchan rank among the WIAC's top-six in three-point field goal percentage. Buchan leads the league with a 39.8 percentage while Seidel ranks sixth at 35.8 percent.
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Players Mentioned

Zoey Buchan

#10 Zoey Buchan

G
5' 5"
Sophomore
Macy Nilsen

#15 Macy Nilsen

G
5' 10"
Fifth Year
Julia Seidel

#1 Julia Seidel

G
5' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Zoey Buchan

#10 Zoey Buchan

5' 5"
Sophomore
G
Macy Nilsen

#15 Macy Nilsen

5' 10"
Fifth Year
G
Julia Seidel

#1 Julia Seidel

5' 7"
Senior
G