The Blugolds improve to 6-3 while the Lions drop to 2-7. Eau Claire has a four-game winning streak.
Eau Claire never trailed in the game and got off to a 15-to-2 run to start off the game. The Lions wouldn't even get within 10 the rest of the half as Eau Claire ran to a 44-28 lead at halftime.
The Blugolds shot 56.7% in the half while 4-of-10 from long range and 6-of-10 on free throws. Finlandia went 34.5% from the field while shooting 42.9% for threes with three makes. They also made 62.5% of their free throws.
Eau Claire increased its lead in the second half went up by 30 at 13:04 with a 62-32 score. Eau Claire maintained the large cushion as the Lions could not catch up. The Blugolds took their largest lead of the day at 1:13 with a 90-55 score.
Eau Claire went 53.3% for the day while shooting 52.0% from behind the arc on 13 makes. They shot 72.2% behind the line. The team outrebounded Finlandia 37-to-28. It also won the turnover battle 14-to-18 while making 22 points off turnovers. The bench provided 41 Blugold points.
Luke Meier scored 15 to lead the team. Jared Bardon was right behind him at 14. Zack Ryan had 12 and Dan Beyer had 11. Geoff Probst pulled down nine boards to lead in that category.
The Lions were kept to 39.2% from the field while going 40.0% behind the arc. Finlandia also shot 61.1% from behind the line.
Eau Claire will next be in action on December 29th when the team hosts the Holiday Classic. They will face Marian College at 8:00 p.m. that Friday, which also is Parents Night.
UW-Eau Claire vs Finlandia University 12/16/06 12:00 PM at Hancock, MI At Hancock, MI UW-EAU CLAIRE 90, FINLANDIA UNIVERSITY 57 UW-EAU CLAIRE (6-3) Meier, Luke 4-5 5-7 15; Bardon, Jared 6-12 0-0 14; Ryan, Zack 4-5 3-4 12; Beyer, Dan 4-7 2-3 11; Ottney, Dan 3-3 0-0 8; Tiefel, Mark 2-2 1-1 6; Kappen, Jordan 1-2 2-2 5; Mullen, Dan 2-5 0-0 5; Boone, Colin 2-3 0-0 5; Probst, Geoff 2-6 0-0 4; Bowman, James 1-2 0-0 3; Supalla, Jared 1-4 0-1 2; Weisensel, Chance 0-3 0-0 0; Ajax, Andy 0-0 0-0 0; Holewinski, Troy 0-1 0-0 0; Hoelzel, Steve 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-60 13-18 90. FINLANDIA UNIVERSITY (2-7) Victor Harrington 8-17 3-5 20; Lance Hunter 2-4 1-2 7; Tucker Thoreson 2-7 3-4 7; Tyler Gordon 2-4 2-2 7; Shawn Wickersheim 2-4 0-0 6; John Statler 1-2 1-2 3; Tim Krzych 1-1 1-2 3; Drew Schultz 1-4 0-0 2; Calvin Larson 1-7 0-1 2; Lee Naugle 0-1 0-0 0; Ryan Newberry 0-0 0-0 0; Jack Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-51 11-18 57. UW-Eau Claire................. 44 46 - 90 Finlandia University.......... 28 29 - 57 3-point goals--UW-Eau Claire 13-25 (Bardon, Jared 2-5; Ottney, Dan 2-2; Meier, Luke 2-3; Kappen, Jordan 1-2; Beyer, Dan 1-2; Ryan, Zack 1-1; Bowman, James 1-2; Mullen, Dan 1-3; Boone, Colin 1-2; Tiefel, Mark 1-1; Probst, Geoff 0-2), Finlandia University 6-15 (Shawn Wickersheim 2-4; Lance Hunter 2-2; Tyler Gordon 1-2; Victor Harrington 1-4; Drew Schultz 0-1; Calvin Larson 0-2). Fouled out--UW-Eau Claire-None, Finlandia University-Tim Krzych. Rebounds--UW-Eau Claire 37 (Probst, Geoff 9), Finlandia University 28 (Victor Harrington 9; Tucker Thoreson 9). Assists--UW-Eau Claire 25 (Beyer, Dan 4), Finlandia University 13 (Victor Harrington 3; Tucker Thoreson 3). Total fouls--UW-Eau Claire 19, Finlandia University 16. Technical fouls--UW-Eau Claire-None, Finlandia University-None.