February 4, 2008 - February 10, 2008

Dan Beyer, 6-7, 210, Inside, Senior, Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial

The Blugolds snapped a five-game losing streak this weekend with a big 77-54 victory over UW-River Falls. On Wednesday, Eau Claire came up just short, losing 89-87 in overtime to UW-Oshkosh after making up a seven point deficit in 1:21 to force overtime. Beyer, who broke the 1,000-point margin for his career on January 30 against UW-Superior, had an exceptional week for the Blugolds. He scored 40 points on 17-for-22 shooting from the field and 6-for-10 shooting from the line. He also had 18 boards including a career-high 14 rebounds in Saturday’s game. Beyer added seven assists and three steals over the two game span as well. Beyer currently leads the team and the conference averaging 18.5 points per game. He is also third in the conference and leads the team with 7.3 rebounds per game.

January 14, 2008 - January 20, 2008

Geoff Probst, 6-6, 230, Forward, Sophomore, Moose Lake, Minn.

Played all but one minute in two games and scored 39 points to lead the Blugolds to a pair of conference triumphs, including a 57-54 decision over previous league leader Oshkosh. With team scoring leader Dan Beyer in foul trouble, Probst picked up the slack against Oshkosh, scoring 13 points and grabbing eight rebounds. He came back with 26 points in a four-point road win at River Falls, just two shy of the career-high 28 he totaled in an overtime win over Marian three weeks ago. For the week, Probst was 14 of 25 from the field (56 percent) including 4 of 7 from beyond the arc. He also nailed all seven his free throw attempts. In addition, he pulled 13 rebounds, passed for five assists, picked up four steals and blocked one shot.

December 3, 2007 - December 9, 2007

Dan Beyer, Senior, 6-7, 210, Inside, Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial

Scored 29 points as the Blugolds pushed their win streak to five with an overtime victory against Platteville Wednesday. It was the fourth time in seven games this season, Beyer has hit 20 or more points. He was 12 of 19 from the field in that game. Although the win streak was stopped at La Crosse Saturday, Beyer still had a team-high 18 points on 8 of 14 shooting. For the week, Beyer totaled 47 points as he was 20 of 33 from the field (60.6%), 1 of 3 from three-point range, 6 of 9 from the free throw line and pulled 10 rebounds with four assists and two steals. For the season, he is averaging 19.9 points and shooting 60.2 percent from the field. He is also the team leader in rebounds and assists. This is the fourth week in succession that Beyer has been tabbed as the Blugold player of the week.

November 26, 2007 - December 2, 2007

Dan Beyer, Senior, Inside, Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial

In two games this week, the Blugolds continued to push their win streak to four games with a 73-57 victory over St. Scholastica on Wednesday and a conference opening 72-63 victory over UW-Stout on Saturday. Beyer scored 40 points total this week with two 20 point performances both nights. On Wednesday, Beyer went 8-for-12 from the field and 4-for-4 on free throws. He also had one steal, one assist and two rebounds. In Saturday’s victory in Menomonie, Beyer again shot well, going 9-for-15 from the field and 1-for-1 from the line. He also led the game with six assists, was second on the team with seven rebounds and also had one steal. Beyer is averaging 18.7 points per game, which is third in the conference, leads the team and conference in rebounding with 48 (8.0 per game), and is tied for fourth in the conference with 21 assists.

November 19, 2007 - November 25, 2007

Dan Beyer, Senior, Inside, Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial

This weekend in the Wisconsin Dells Classic in Baraboo, Wis., the Blugolds picked up their first and second wins of the season. On Friday, Eau Claire defeated Hamline University 87-67 and on Saturday the Blugolds were able to win by an even larger margin with an 81-60 victory over Finlandia University. In Friday’s game, Beyer went 2-for-3 from the field and 7-for-8 from the free throw line on his way to 11 points. He also had four rebounds and four assists in 20 minutes of playing time. On Saturday, Beyer led the team in scoring and rebounds on his way to the seventh double-double of his career and the second of the season. He ended the game with 18 points and 12 rebounds and also had a game leading six assists. On the season, Beyer leads the Blugolds with an 18 point scoring average and 39 rebounds.

November 12, 2007 - November 18, 2007

Dan Beyer, Senior, Inside, Waukesha, WI/Catholic Memorial

In two hard-fought games this weekend at the Warburg Tournament in Waverly, Iowa, the Blugolds came up short in both, but broke number of records on Friday. The 132-137 loss to Grinnell marked the highest Blugold score in the program’s history, with the previous high coming in 1982 with a 127-62 win over UW-Platteville. Beyer scored a game-leading 34 points and also pulled down a game-leading 10 rebounds. Beyer shot 15-for-15, which ties for fourth all-time in any NCAA division for best shooting percentage. The record for most shots and best shooting percentage is held by Lance Berwald who went 20-for20 in a game in 1984. In Saturday’s 55-64 loss to Aurora University, Beyer also had a game-leading 13 rebounds and added nine points, second on the team. The Blugolds played Aurora, who was ranked 13th in the d3hoops.com preseason poll, closely in the first half, which ended tied at 29, but Aurora eventually pulled away in the nine point victory. Beyer now leads the Blugolds with a 21.5 points per game average and has a .679 field goal percentage.