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INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH VOL. 123, NO. 17
A SHOT AT GLORY
Titans avenge loss versus DePauw to punch their ticket to Sweet 16 Story by Mike Johrendt | Photos by Emily Fredrick
For the first time in three seasons, the UW Oshkosh women’s basketball team earned a bid to the Sweet Sixteen after winning two games this past weekend. Moving on to the third round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association post-season tournament, the Titans are the only remaining Division III team from Wisconsin left in the tournament. In the contest that sent UWO to their seventh Sweet Sixteen appearance in school history, Oshkosh faced off against a team that had given them one of its three losses in the regular season, DePauw University (Ind.). The Tigers, albeit ranked higher than the Titans according to D3hoops. com, posted its second-lowest scoring performance of the season on Saturday. Advancing to the Sweet Sixteen is something Head Coach Brad Fischer said the team planned for since early on. “It is one of the goals we have talked about and set, because we had done it when they were freshman,” Fischer said. “So for us to get back now and get that feeling back, I am just really proud of our kids and extremely happy that they get to experience this again, especially the senior group, who has done so much for us and our program.” The Titans handed DePauw its largest margin of deficit in the second round of the NCAA tournament, while avenging its 60-56 defeat earlier in the year while in Puerto Rico. Oshkosh put up 64 points in the victory, one more than in the first-round victory over Calvin College (Mich.).
Second-Round Matchup In the game, Oshkosh had two players record double-digit scoring performances, with senior guard Taylor Schmidt scoring 10 points and junior forward Eliza Campbell leading the Titans with 12 points. Both Schmidt and Campbell shot well in the contest; Schmidt went four-of-nine from the field and made her only 3-pointer, and Campbell shot a near perfect five-of-seven and made both of her shots from behind the arc. In the first quarter, both teams shot the ball well, as the Tigers put up a 35.7 percent shooting percentage while Oshkosh shot 41.2 percent from the field. UWO was able to hold a 19-14 advantage after the first 10 minutes due to the difference in shooting from beyond the arc, as the two-of-five shooting was better than DePauw’s dreadful one-of-seven from three. Senior guard Morgan Kokta, freshman guard Kylie Moe and junior guard Emma Melotik all attempted three-point shots in the quarter, with Moe connecting on both of her attempts. Moe led the team with six points in the quarter, with Schmidt going two-of-four from the field for five points and Melotik connecting on two of her three shots on her way to four points in the quarter. Other contributions from the starting unit in the first period came from Campbell, who had two points on a lone field goal and recorded three defensive rebounds. Off the bench, junior guard Kendall Truttman knocked down both shots from the charity stripe and chipped in a re-
SWEET 16, PAGE A10 TOP: Kendell Truttman shoots a free throw to break a tie in the first quarter against DePauw. LEFT: Guard Taylor Schmidt elevates for a layup in the First Round game against Calvin.
Alex Richard grabs a rebound in the Titan’s 64-49 victory over DePauw, she finished with 11 rebounds. Richard is eighth in the WIAC conference in rebounds per game with 6.3.
UWO remembers Jones’ kindness, passion by Alex Nemec nemeca14@uwosh.edu Assistant Dean of Students Danielle Jones passed away Sunday in her parent’s home due to complications after surgery. She was 34. Jones was born April 16, 1982 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Her family relocated to Green Bay and she graduated from Pulaski High School in 2000. Jones graduated from Michigan Technological University in 2004 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Scientific and Technical Communication. She also graduated from Central Missouri State in 2006 with a Master’s of Science in Student Personnel Administration. After college, Jones worked at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania as Assistant Director of Residential Services for seven years before coming to UWO in 2013. Interim Vice Chancellor Brandon
Miller said there was a grieving gathering Monday to mourn the loss and that Jones’ impact was campus-wide. Miller said Jones had an incredible talent for making people feel special through the use of handwritten notes. “It was personalized, it uplifted you and you could tell she took great pride in making you feel better as a person through those notes,” Miller said. Women’s Center Director Alicia Johnson said Jones co-advised the Social Justice Club and took alternative break trips, which included going to New York City with students to help organizations that worked with HIV and AIDS education. Johnson said she contributed greatly to every space she was in. “She made meetings enjoyable and she always came in with a smile, or was able to make us laugh,” Johnson said. “But she was also a very
genuine person.” Assistant Director for Student Involvement Missy Burgess said students saw Jones as an advocate. “She was known for her commitment to always follow through on what she said she would do and pushing to make sure students’ rights were met,” Burgess said. Johnson said in her first few days here at UWO, Jones was an instant friend. “We could talk for days on end about social justice issues and [come] up with new ideas,” Johnson said. “We had talked about when she moved from Reeve Union to the Dean of Students [office], how we needed to still find a way to work together.” Burgess said Jones taught group fitness classes on and off-campus. “She truly believed that if you were going to work out, you should sweat,” Burgess said. “She often caught students off guard with just
how tough her classes were.” Johnson said if you’re lucky, there are a few people in life you become instant friends with. “For me, that’s how it was when I met Danielle,” Johnson said. “Within the first couple of minutes I knew that we would be friends. I’ve only known her for eight months, but it feels so much longer. So in a short amount of time she was able to make a deep impact on my life.” Jones is survived by her parents, Alan and Kathy Jones, of Green Bay; brother and sister-in-law, Ryan (Nikki) Jones, of Eau Claire; grandparents, Dean and Sue Jones of Jackson, Mo. and Geroid A. Lix of Jackson, Mo.; uncles, Mike (Debbie) Lix and Chris Lix; aunt, Dana (Patrick) Norris; Godparents, Tim and Barb Schwane; and many other dear relatives and friends, according to the obituary on the Lyndahl Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held March 11, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at Lyndahl Funeral Home, 1350 Lombardi Avenue, Green Bay, Wisconsin.