https://athletics.uwsp.edu/rss.aspx?path=wbballLatest news items for University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Athleticsen-us60https://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/5/27/womens-basketball-earnest-steps-down-to-pursue-division-i-opportunity.aspxhttps://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/5/27/womens-basketball-earnest-steps-down-to-pursue-division-i-opportunity.aspxWomen's Basketball

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – UW-Stevens Point assistant women's basketball coach Leah Earnest has stepped down to pursue a Division I opportunity, the program announced.]]>Leah EarnestWed, 27 May 2026 14:01:00 CST510553https://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/3/24/womens-basketball-panich-rice-smith-earn-academic-all-district-recognition.aspxhttps://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/3/24/womens-basketball-panich-rice-smith-earn-academic-all-district-recognition.aspxWomen's Basketball

GREENWOOD, Ind.—Laney Panich (Wautoma, Wis./Wautoma), Maija Rice (L'Anse, Mich./L'Anse Area) and Karissa Smith (Freedom, Wis./Appleton North) of the UW-Stevens Point women's basketball team were recognized as College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honorees, announced Tuesday (Mar. 24).]]>2025-26 Women's Basketball Academic All-DistrictTue, 24 Mar 2026 11:33:00 CST510455https://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/3/17/womens-basketball-uwsps-rice-named-to-wbca-collegiate-all-star-team.aspxhttps://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/3/17/womens-basketball-uwsps-rice-named-to-wbca-collegiate-all-star-team.aspxWomen's Basketball

ATLANTA, Ga. – UW-Stevens Point senior women's basketball player Maija Rice (L'Anse, Mich./L'Anse Area) was named to the 2026 Women's Collegiate All-Star Team presented by the WBCA, it was announced on Tuesday (Mar. 17).]]>Maija RiceTue, 17 Mar 2026 12:40:00 CST510437https://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/3/16/womens-basketball-uwsps-maija-rice-named-to-d3hoops-all-region-first-team.aspxhttps://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/3/16/womens-basketball-uwsps-maija-rice-named-to-d3hoops-all-region-first-team.aspxWomen's Basketball

UW-Stevens Point women's basketball senior Maija Rice (L'Anse, Mich./L'Anse Area) was named to the D3hoops.com All-Region IX first team, it was announced on Monday (Mar. 16).]]>Maija RiceMon, 16 Mar 2026 14:55:00 CST510435https://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/3/3/womens-basketball-rice-smith-land-all-wiac-honors-for-uwsp-womens-basketball.aspxhttps://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/3/3/womens-basketball-rice-smith-land-all-wiac-honors-for-uwsp-womens-basketball.aspxWomen's Basketball

MADISON, Wis. – UW-Stevens Point women's basketball senior Maija Rice (L'Anse, Mich./L'Anse Area) and junior Karissa Smith (Freedom, Wis./Appleton North) were named to the All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) teams, the conference office announced on Tuesday (Mar. 3). Rice was a first-team selection while Smith earned honorable mention accolades. Senior Ava Loftus (Stoughton, Wis./Stoughton) was named to the WIAC All-Sportsmanship team.]]>WBB All-conferenceTue, 3 Mar 2026 13:40:00 CST510408https://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/2/23/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-falls-at-uww-in-wiac-first-round-action.aspxhttps://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/2/23/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-falls-at-uww-in-wiac-first-round-action.aspxWomen's Basketball

WHITEWATER, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point women's basketball team (15-11) saw its WIAC Tournament (presented by Culver's) run end in the first round with a 67-61 loss at No. 20 UW-Whitewater (19-7) on Monday.]]>Maija RiceMon, 23 Feb 2026 21:20:00 CST510389https://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/2/21/womens-basketball-first-half-hole-too-much-as-pointers-fall-in-regular-season-finale.aspxhttps://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/2/21/womens-basketball-first-half-hole-too-much-as-pointers-fall-in-regular-season-finale.aspxWomen's Basketball

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point women's basketball team (15-10, 4-10) dropped its regular season finale to No. 5/7 UW-Oshkosh (23-2, 12-2) by a 57-41 final on Saturday.]]>Maija RiceSat, 21 Feb 2026 19:52:00 CST510379https://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/2/18/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-outlasts-uww-for-massive-road-win.aspxhttps://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/2/18/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-outlasts-uww-for-massive-road-win.aspxWomen's Basketball

WHITEWATER, Wis. – For the first time since 2017, the UW-Stevens Point women's basketball team (15-9, 4-9) earned a road win at UW-Whitewater (18-6, 8-5) getting a 66-63 win over the 14th-ranked Warhawks on Wednesday.]]>Emma KilpatrickWed, 18 Feb 2026 22:28:00 CST510374https://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/2/15/womens-basketball-rice-eclipses-1-000-point-plateau-as-pointers-fall-at-uwl.aspxhttps://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/2/15/womens-basketball-rice-eclipses-1-000-point-plateau-as-pointers-fall-at-uwl.aspxWomen's Basketball

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Senior Maija Rice (L'Anse, Mich./L'Anse Area) became the 23rd player in program history with 1,000 career points as the UW-Stevens Point women's basketball team (14-9, 3-9) fell at UW-La Crosse (18-8, 8-4).]]>Maija RiceSun, 15 Feb 2026 00:45:00 CST510367https://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/2/11/womens-basketball-rice-posts-career-high-31-as-pointers-fall-at-home.aspxhttps://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2026/2/11/womens-basketball-rice-posts-career-high-31-as-pointers-fall-at-home.aspxWomen's Basketball

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Senior Maija Rice (L'Anse, Mich./L'Anse Area) poured in a career-best 31 points as the UW-Stevens Point women's basketball team (14-8, 3-8) came up short in a 68-62 loss to visiting UW-River Falls (13-9, 6-5) on Wednesday.]]>Maija RiceWed, 11 Feb 2026 22:03:00 CST510357