With both the men’s and women’s basketball teams picked to finish second in the WIAC this year, expectations are high at UW-Whitewater.

Underdog stories are highly coveted by fans, and it’s easy to understand why. The long rush of excitement finally came to an end for the No. 24 (D3hoops.com) women’s basketball team Friday, when they lost to No. 16 University of Mount Union, 69-55, at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Ky.

After falling to rival UW-Stevens Point in the WIAC championship game Sunday, the women’s basketball team will regain their focus on their next task at hand: Mount Union. The ’Hawks found out...

For three years, UW-Whitewater graduate Mary Donohoo seemed to follow the same pattern every day. When she woke up in the morning, the first thing she did was pull the covers off herself to check the size of her stomach.