Resiliency: the power to return to original form after being bent or stretched. It is often overused in reference to sports.

However, if one word can describe the Warhawk men’s basketball team’s to the shellacking they received Jan. 26 against UW-Stevens Point, resiliency would be the perfect selection.

After getting blown out by the Pointers, 85-59, the ’Hawks (13-6, 6-4 WIAC) responded Saturday by clobbering  UW-Stout, 95-60.

The ’Hawks shot 14 of 28 from three-point range against the Blue Devils, marking only the second time since Feb. 25, 1998, that the ’Hawks have made 14 or more three-point field goals. Senior guard DJ Dantzler led the way for the ’Hawks, scoring 21 points, going four of five from three-point land.

Dantzler remarkably did all of his damage to the Blue Devils in just 18 minutes and he earned  player of the week honors for the ’Hawks.

After starting 4-4, the ’Hawks have now won nine of their last 11 games and still have an outside shot at a conference title.

“I think a conference championship could happen, but personally I’m not thinking too much about it,” junior forward Alex Edmunds said. “I think we just need to focus on one game at a time for the rest of the season and who knows, anything can happen.”

In order to gain any ground in the WIAC, the team will have to travel on the road for the next three games, beginning with a trip to UW-La Crosse tonight.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Mitchell Hall.

Head coach Pat Miller said the Eagles should give the ’Hawks a stellar test. The ‘’Hawks beat the Eagles 73-60 to begin the conference season Dec. 1, so the home squad should have revenge on its mind.

“The second round is always different [because] you have a higher level of familiarity,” Miller said. “We’ll go back and look at what we did well, and try to do that again.”

The ’Hawks recent high level of play has also given birth to NCAA tournament expectations. Although they are considered to be on the bubble, a strong finish would help them state their case.

“Making the NCAA tournament is definitely a goal of ours,” Dantzler said. “If we progress from the game tonight, we’ll definitely be in the tournament and make some noise.”

With that in mind, Miller knows it is imperative to take things one game at a time.

“We are very process-oriented in our approach,” Miller said. “Day-to-day we come to work, get better and go play the games, and we’ll see what happens.”