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The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Track gets mixed results against Eau Claire

Johnathon Samp, Staff Writer March 3, 2021

The UW Oshkosh track and field team had another big weekend as the team took on UW-Eau Claire for their second scored event of the indoor track season. The men’s team won 85-64, but the women’s...

Katie Pulvermacher / Advance-Titan
Sophomore forward Levi Borchert (pictured) put up a career high 21 points behind junior guard Hunter Plamann’s season high 27 points in UWO’s 98-89 victory over UWS.

We’re talkin’ about playoffs!

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor March 3, 2021

The Titans Men’s Basketball won their first game of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) playoffs against UW-Stout in an offensive showcase winning 98-89. The Titans, ranked...

April Lee / Advance-Titan
Leah Porath’s 30 point performance against UWRF on March 1 broke the UWO school record of 29 points .

Titans move on, Porath sets school record

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor March 3, 2021

The UW Oshkosh women’s basketball team defeated UW-River Falls in the first round of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) tournament by a score of 79-59 at the Kolf Sports Center...

Athletes play to empty stadium

Athletes play to empty stadium

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor March 3, 2021

Oshkosh sports are back, but they’ve had an entirely different look and sound without spectators at the events. As a commentator myself, I speak from experience that calling a basketball game without...

April Lee / Advance-Titan 
After UWO swept UWSP, they jumped up to 13th in the NCAA Division III by D3hoops.com. Sophomore forward Levi Borchert was then named to the five-member D3hoops.com Men’s Basketball Team of the Week after averaging 18 points and 13 rebounds in the two-game sweep against UWSP.

Titans whoop Pointers

Jonathon Samp, Staff Writer February 24, 2021

The UW Oshkosh men’s basketball team had another successful week on the hardwood last week winning both of their games against UW-Stevens Point in dominating fashion. The Titans beat UWSP 76-62...

Carter Uslabar / Advance-Titan
Sophomore sprinter Jaylen Grant
currently holds the best Division
III 60m dash time at 6.88 seconds.
Grant was an indoor national qualifier last year, but the COVID-19
pandemic cancelled the event.

Track makes huge strides in unscored event

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor February 24, 2021

The UW Oshkosh track and field team competed against UW-Whitewater at Whitewater in an unscored event as the national teams inch closer to outdoor season. This was UWO’s third track event of the...

Katie Pulvermacher / Advance-Titan
Freshman guard Lydia Crow surveys the court as she prepares to pass the ball in the Feb. 17 matchup against UWSP at the Kolf Sports Center. UWO went
on to win the matchup by a score of 75-45, making the game their largest blowout win of the year.

Women’s basketball atop WIAC East

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor February 24, 2021

The UW Oshkosh women’s basketball team swept UW-Stevens Point in a pair of blowouts on Feb. 17 and 19 by scores of 75- 45 and 67-40. UWO’s 30- and 27-point wins were the team’s largest margin wins...

Photos courtesy of Sami Christiansen

Swim and Dive impresses in unscored event

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor February 17, 2021

UW Oshkosh’s swim and dive team made a splash in Albee Hall’s pool last weekend taking on La Crosse in an exhibition meet that was not scored against La Crosse on Saturday. This is the UWO swim...

Courtesy of April Lee | Seniors Leah Porath (left) and Nikki Arneson (middle) defend the paint against Whitewater as Oshkosh takes the game by a score of 69-51 at Kolf on Feb. 12.

Titans sweep Whitewater, Porath gets national recognition

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor February 17, 2021

The UW Oshkosh women’s basketball team swept UW-Whitewater in wins on Feb. 10 and Feb. 12 by scores of 73-68 and 69-51 to go 3-1 for the season. After dropping their home opener against UW-Platteville...

Courtesy of April Lee | Rebounding and draining three-pointers have been two huge components when it comes to whether the Titans win a game or not this
year. The Titans are averaging 42 rebounds per game in wins and 31 rebounds per game in losses. They’re also making 50% of their
three pointers in wins compared to only 41% in losses.

Headline: Titans wallop Whitewater in only game of week

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor February 17, 2021

The UW Oshkosh men’s basketball team decisively beat UW-Whitewater 78-59 in Whitewater last Friday to move into second place in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference east division with...

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