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UW-Manitowoc point guard Jessica Michels looks up court after a steal in the second half.

UW-Manitowoc women fell to UW-Marinette 56-54 on Wednesday at UW-Manitowoc. Doug Sundin/HTR November 10, 2010 Manitowoc

    ** BY MARQUES TROST • Herald Times Reporter • November 11, 2010 **
 * The Lady Blue Devils are back: UW-Manitowoc returns its women's program after one-year hiatus **

M ANITOWOC — The University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc gym wasn’t the same last season. While the bleachers were still there as well as students shooting around in-between classes, there was still something missing — the UW-Manitowoc The women are back this year under first-year coach Mike McGovert. While the one-year hiatus due to a lack of numbers was tough, the new-look Blue Devils are here to win. UW-Manitowoc won its first game of the season at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, but lost its next two leading into Wednesday’s home game against UW-Marinette. The Blue Devils played well as a team, but let a seven-point lead with 1 minute, 30 seconds left slip through their fingers in a 56-54 loss. UW-Marinette tied the game at 54-54 with 46 seconds left, and two turnovers, a missed layup and a lane violation allowed the Lady Bucs to clinch the win with a jumper with 5.9 seconds left on the clock. UW-Manitowoc’s Jessica Michels, a Lincoln alum, went the length of the court and nearly converted a game-tying layup but was called for charging. The nine-point run to end the game was difficult for the team considering how it led for most of the game. “It’s a tough way to lose,” McGovert said. “They did everything I asked them to do, but it’s just a young team. Some girls haven’t played since 10th grade. This is the first time that they’re playing as a unit and you can’t expect them to not crack under the pressure. It was bound to happen. It’s a learning experience. That’s the first time they were in that situation and it could have been worse. They will learn from it.” Mishicot graduate Kayla Henning had a strong performance by scoring a team-high 13 points. Eleven of those points came in the first half. She fouled out with seven minutes left. A sophomore, Henning didn’t expect to lace it up when she enrolled a year ago. “It’s cool,” Henning said. “I didn’t know I was going to play basketball and then I just went out on a whim. We’re having fun, which is good. We never played together and some of the girls didn’t play in high school, but there is a lot talent and athletic ability on this team.” Check out the video from Thursday night's game!! Click the lik below __ [] __

Row 1- Michelle Gunzel, Jayme Hetland, and Nolan Liermann Row 2- Coach Baldwin, Brent Lindholm, Tyler Fricke, and Jordon Klein Not Pictured- Zach Hubbart, Dylan Maciejewski, and Corey Schmitz

** Calling All Golfers! **

This season, the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc’s Golf team consisted of a full complement of men this year along with one woman golfer. At the Wisconsin Collegiate Conference (WCC) in Mascoutin, the Blue Devil golfers placed fourth out of eight teams and narrowly missed out on claiming second place overall. The team’s first-ranked golfer of the season, Nolan Liermann, tied for second-place medalist at the conference meet, and was in the top three of nearly every meet he played. The golfers also won their home meet at the Whistling Straits Irish course. T heir coach, Dr. Roland Baldwin, former dean at UW-Manitowoc, said “Given the difficulty of that course, this was a significant accomplishment.” While the team was quite competitive in conference play, Baldwin said he believes that with a little more interest and a few more participants, the Blue Devils could be a major contender for the Conference title in 2011. Coach Baldwin said that he knows talented golfers attend UW-Manitowoc, but getting them to join the team is sometimes tricky. Some students may be apprehensive because of the length of the scheduled golf meets. On a typical golf outing, the team departs the campus at 9 or 10 a.m. and does not return until 7 or 8 p.m. The conference meet requires an overnight stay. “We do everything we can to adjust the golfer’s schedule to work around their classes. Athletic Director Jared Dalberg or I will even go so far as to personally speak with faculty about any potential missed class time for the student,” said Coach Baldwin. One of the goals of the golf program is to get more women involved in the sport. Coach Baldwin said, “We know good golfers are out there. We would like to encourage more women to play, and with their quality and talent, we could be as competitive as anybody.” UW-Manitowoc is one of three teams in the entire UW- System that has any female golf members at all. Baldwin cites the short season, limited practice time and the high turnover rate as obstacles to retaining more golf team members. The lone woman golfer, Michelle Gunzel, said that she is disappointed that no other women tried out for the team. She said that she feels no pressure to compete and that it is fun just being involved and that the competition aspect of the game seems to take a back seat. “The guys on the Manitowoc team and all around the league are amazingly supportive and accepting of me,” she said. Gunzel encouraged other women to join, “Give it a shot! It is a great challenge and an excellent opportunity to connect with other students both here, and around the state.” Some folks retire and play golf. Then there is Roland Baldwin. He retired and not only plays golf, but coaches of the University of Manitowoc’s golf team. He loves being involved with students in any capacity, and is delighted to be coaching golf while filling in as the Student Services Advisor until the position is permanently taken over by Katherine Seibel on November 1st. Baldwin was Dean here at the UW-Manitowoc from 1984 to 2003. His major area of study is linguistics, more specifically, German. He likes to stay close to the UW-Manitowoc school system and to the neighboring schools in our community. “I will be around as long as I keep getting invited back!” said Coach Baldwin.

** Blue Devils are the Lakeshore Bowl flag football champions. ** The Blue Devils, represented by Zach’s Team, defeated the UW-Sheboygan Wombats by a hefty margin, 48 - 28.

The Wombats started with possession of the ball; the first play of the game Chas Levanduski picked off the deep pass. The turn over lead to the Blue Devils to score the first points of the game. The first half of play the game remained even, with a score of 20 – 20. The second half the Blue Devils held the Wombats to one touchdown and the two-point conversion, where as the Blue Devils were too much for the Wombats to handle, entering the end zone four times and making the two-point conversion twice. The officials commented to both teams how well the game was played and sportsmanlike conduct of the men on the field.

** Congratulations to Zach’s Team for bringing home the Lakeshore Bowl Trophy **.



UW-Manitowoc Volleyball Team Concludes Season

 * Two players receive honors **
 * The University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc women’s volleyball team recently concluded its season, losing in the semifinals of the Wisconsin Collegiate Conference (WCC) tournament. The Blue Devils finished the season with five wins and one loss in conference play. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal;">Two players received recognition for their outstanding play. Brianna Robley was named to the WCC All Conference first team, and Kayla Fehrmann was named to the second team. **

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== Pictured: (front row) Emily Novack, Stephanie Staples, Beth Pries (back row) Coach Jerry Baeckman, Kayla Fehrmann, Risa Kramer, Liz Pahmeier, Briana Robley. Briana Robley     Kayla Fehrmann

== Herald Times Reporter • November 9, 2010 MANITOWOC — Manitowoc’s Jessica Michaels and Mishicot’s Kayla Henning each scored a team-high 10 points for the UW-Manitowoc women’s <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none; border-bottom: darkgreen 0.07em solid; color: darkgreen !important; font-size: 100% !important; font-weight: normal !important; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline !important;">basketball team on Monday night, but the Blue Devils fell to UW-Rock County, 66-44, at home to fall to 1-2 on the season. Michaels was 8-of-12 from the <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none; border-bottom: darkgreen 0.07em solid; color: darkgreen !important; font-size: 100% !important; font-weight: normal !important; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline !important;">free throw line, Henning had six assists and Tracy Bouc of Manitowoc added six points. Valders’ Lindsay Waack and Jenna Jaeger had seven and six rebounds, respectively. UW-Manitowoc hosts UW-Marinette at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.