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Porath, Arneson Awarded All-Region Accolades

Porath, Arneson Awarded All-Region Accolades

Seniors Leah Porath and Nikki Arneson both represented the UW-Oshkosh women's basketball program on the 2022 D3hoops.com NCAA Division III All-Region 9 Team.

Porath made school history by being voted to the D3hoops.com All-Region 9 First Team at guard for the third consecutive season while Arneson, a Third Team selection at forward, garnered All-Region recognition for the first time.

Porath became the first Titan to earn All-Region First Team honors on three occasions. Only one player in program history – Taylor Schmidt – had previously collected three all-region awards from any organization, receiving D3hoops.com Second Team laurels in 2015 and 2016 before being selected to the First Team in 2017.

Arneson is the 10th Titan to be named to the D3hoops.com All-Region Team since the online organization began its awards program in 2002. Porath, the most decorated player in UW-Oshkosh history, was also a consensus All-American in 2020 and 2021.

Porath and Arneson were both selected to the 2022 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First Team after leading the Titans to the league tournament semifinals. UW-Oshkosh earned an at-large berth into the Division III Championship and knocked off three nationally ranked opponents en route to reaching the quarterfinals for the first time since 1999. The Titans defeated 18th-ranked Wisconsin Lutheran College in the first round, fourth-ranked Simpson College (Iowa) during the regional title game and 10th-ranked Baldwin Wallace University (Ohio) in the third round before falling at 12th-ranked UW-Whitewater in the Elite Eight. UW-Oshkosh ended the season with a 22-7 record.

Joining Porath on the five-member 2022 D3hoops.com All-Region 9 First Team were UW-Eau Claire guard Jessie Ruden and forwards Hanna Geistfeld from Bethany Lutheran College (Iowa), Aleah Grundahl from UW-Whitewater, and Jenna Taylor from Simpson College.

Geistfeld was named Region 9 Player of the Year while UW-Whitewater's Keri Carollo and Hayden Glander from Bethel University (Minn.) received Region 9 Coach of the Year and Region 9 Rookie of the Year accolades, respectively.

Rounding out the six-member All-Region 9 Third Team were UW-La Crosse guard Emma Gamoke along with forwards Jasmine Choi from Carleton College (Minn.), Cameron Kincaid from Simpson College, Sami Martin from Loras College (Iowa) and Jaedon Murphy from Wartburg College (Iowa).

UW-Oshkosh and Simpson College were the only programs to have more than one player selected to the three D3hoops.com All-Region 9 Teams.

Porath led the Titans this season with 14.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game while shooting 45.8% from the field and 42.1% from 3-point range. Porath also recorded 47 assists and 24 steals on the way to ranking eighth in the region with 158 field goals.

The fourth-leading scorer in program history, Porath produced at least eight points 72 times in her last 73 games played. She poured in a season-best 28 points against Bethany Lutheran College on Nov. 12 and 27 during the Titans' upset victory over Baldwin Wallace University in the Sweet 16 on March 11. Porath also had 20-point scoring performances in a pair of WIAC road contests at UW-River Falls on Jan. 22 and UW-Platteville on Feb. 2. Porath's season highs also included 13 rebounds versus Carthage College on Dec. 30, four assists on three occasions, and four 3-pointers at both UW-Whitewater in the WIAC semifinals Feb. 23 and Simpson College during the NCAA regional final March 5.

Porath, one of 11 finalists for the 2022 Jostens Trophy that recognizes the most outstanding NCAA Division III player of the year, concluded her standout career with 1,405 points, 559 rebounds, 179 assists, 115 3-pointers, 98 steals, a .481 field goal percentage and a .381 3-point percentage in 115 games played.

Arneson, a three-time All-WIAC selection, averaged 13.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per contest while leading the team with 87 free throws, 53 3-pointers, a .475 field goal percentage, a .421 3-point percentage and an .829 free throw percentage. Her 3-point percentage ranks third in Region 9.

Arneson produced three double-doubles this season, recording 15 points and 10 rebounds against Lakeland University on Nov. 8 before collecting 11 points and 10 boards versus UW-River Falls on Jan. 29, and 17 points and 10 rebounds during the NCAA tournament-opening win over Wisconsin Lutheran College on March 4.

Arneson, who scored at least 20 points six times this year, went for season highs of 29 points and seven 3-pointers against Alma College (Mich.) on Nov. 19, 12 rebounds at UW-La Crosse on Feb. 12, five assists versus both Lawrence University on Dec. 21 and Simpson College during the Division III Championship second round, and three steals on three occasions.

Arneson shot 11 of 15 from the floor and 7-for-7 from beyond the 3-point arc during the Titans win over Alma College. She also went 11 of 12 at the free throw line in UW-Oshkosh's NCAA postseason victory over Baldwin Wallace University.

Arneson's career totals include 1,082 points to rank 18th on the school's all-time scoring list, 443 rebounds, 139 assists, 122 3-pointers, 79 steals and shooting percentages of .460 from the floor, .371 from 3-point range and .795 at the foul line in 113 games played.

Porath and Arneson closed their five seasons at UW-Oshkosh by helping the Titans to 98 wins, two WIAC regular season titles, three WIAC Tournament championships and three NCAA regional titles in three consecutive trips to the Division III postseason.