ST. NORBERT COMMUNICATIONS – MEQUON – St. Norbert College opened 2026 with a 58-48 victory over Concordia University Wisconsin in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference game at R. John Buuck Field House.
The Green Knights (5-5, 3-0 NACC) played in their first game in nearly two weeks and escaped a setback in the fourth quarter with a 16-5 run in the final seven minutes to remain perfect in the conference standings.
Trailing 9-4 in the first quarter, St. Norbert tied the game at 11-11 at 2:36 thanks to an offensive spark from Rose Hahn (pictured), who hit a three to tie the game. Another three from Oakley Witteck at the buzzer gave the Green Knights a 16-13 lead after the opening 10 minutes. The two teams traded the lead several times in the second quarter until treys from Marnie Kahl and Reese Sellers in the final two minutes of the half gave the Green Knights a slight 31-26 lead at halftime.
Both teams were held to only nine points in the third quarter, but with two layup buckets from Witteck, St. Norbert held a 40-28 lead with 2:51 left in the third. The Falcons closed on the lead in the final few moments of the third and eventually took a 43-42 lead with 7:17 left in the fourth.
St. Norbert took the lead back thanks to six quick points from Taylor Thiry, while Hahn added seven in the final six minutes during the final 16-5 St. Norbert run. The Falcons briefly came within two points of the lead with 2:49 left before free throws put the game out of reach.
St. Norbert shot 43.4 percent from the floor (23-for-53). Hahn had a season-high 18 points, while Witteck had 13 points, going 6-of-8 shooting.
The Green Knights were outrebounded 35-30 by the Falcons.
Concordia Wisconsin shot 34 percent from the floor (17-for-50). Kristin Wentling led the Falcons with 16 points and eight rebounds.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEQUON – St. Norbert College pulled off a stunning second-half rally against Concordia University Wisconsin, overcoming a 13-point deficit to win an up-and-down contest 76-75 in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference game at R. John Buuck Fieldhouse.
Sophomore Will Stuckey (pictured) scored the winning basket with just one second remaining, going coast-to-coast and turning around St. Norbert’s fortunes, who trailed for nearly the entire second half.
The Green Knights (8-4, 5-0 NACC) led 16-9 in the first half before a 13-2 run from the Falcons gave Concordia Wisconsin a 22-18 lead with 8:10 left in the first half. A trey from Connor Pytleski tied the game 26-26 as both teams began trading the lead. A Cam Lathos 3-pointer just before the buzzer made it a 36-36 tie going into halftime.
St. Norbert came within a point of the lead multiple times in the early minutes of the second half, but Concordia Wisconsin was one step ahead for most of the period. A 10-0 run ballooned the lead to 63-51 with 10:30 remaining.
With just under six-and-a-half minutes remaining, the St. Norbert rally began. Pytleski put the game within reach thanks to an 8-0 all by himself. Mason Freiburger hit a layup with 59 seconds remaining to make it a 75-74 game in favor of the Falcons.
Concordia Wisconsin was held scoreless by a stingy Green Knight defense in the final six minutes, going 0-for-4 from the floor along with several turnovers and crucial free throw misses.
Stuckey scored the winning basket on an inbound following a miss from the Falcons, taking it from the St. Norbert side all the way to the Concordia Wisconsin paint for a go-ahead scored and their first lead since the 2:27 mark in the first half for a statement conference win.
The Green Knights shot 34.4 percent from the floor (22-for-64). Pytleski had 20 points and five rebounds. Stuckey had 14 points, six rebounds and five assists. Ryan Cox added 10 points.
St. Norbert was outrebounded 36-34.
Concordia Wisconsin shot 50 percent from the floor (26-for-52). Casey Verhagen led the Falcons with 21 points.
MEN’S HOCKEY
DE PERE – St. Norbert College jumped out to a three-goal lead and held on to claim a 3-2 victory over UW-Stevens Point in a non-conference game at Cornerstone Community Center.
The Green Knights (10-4-1), ranked No. 3 USCHO.com Division III Poll, battled their long-time rival to a scoreless first period, holding a 12-5 shots advantage.
St. Norbert then scored three goals in an 81-second stretch late in the second period to jump out to a 3-0 lead. Logan Dombrowsky broke the ice by finishing a tic-tac-toe power-play opportunity at 14:38. Calvin Hanson doubled the lead at 15:43, followed by Jackson Rilei 16 seconds later for a 3-0 edge.
The Green Knights held that lead until midway through the third period when Stevens Point scored at 9:56. The Pointers then added an early extra-attacker goal at 16:53 to make it a one-goal game. St. Norbert then held off more extra-attacker time in the final two minutes to seal the win.
St. Norbert outshot Stevens Point 29-21. Hunter Garvey made 19 saves for the Green Knights, while Alex Proctor made 26 stops for the Pointers.
St. Norbert was 1-for-3 on the power play, while Stevens Point was 0-for-1.
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