Photo of Tamir Thomas (Photo Credit: Olivia Zinani)
By Broderick Frye
Asst. Sports Information Director
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team [D3football.com #19] bounced back in a big way with a 66-0 romp of UW-Stevens Point. The Warhawks put up over 600 yards of total offense, while holding UW-Stevens Point to less than 150.
After winning the coin toss, the Warhawks elected to receive. It turned out to be a good decision, as Tyler Vasey (Crystal Lake, Ill/Prairie Ridge) took the opening kick-off 88-yards to the house.
The Pointers opening drive only lasted three plays before the Karsten Libby (Wheaton, Ill./North) intercepted a pass to get the Warhawks back on offense. Tamir Thomas (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) capitalized on the turnover, rushing it in from the one yard-line to finish off the Warhawks’ drive.
The Warhawks added one more touchdown before the end of the first quarter, with Jackson Chryst (Orinda, Calif./Palo Alto) connecting with Brian Wilterdink (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) for a 36-yard touchdown pass.
With a 21-0 lead after the first frame, the Warhawks kept on the gas and added three more touchdowns in the second quarter. Chryst recorded two touchdown passes in the second quarter, including a 61-yard catch-&-run from Steven Hein (St. Charles, Ill./North) on the opening drive.
Jackson Fox (Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington) connected on a 21-yard field goal to end the half, putting the UWW up 45-0 over UW-Stevens Point.
In the second half, the Warhawks focused on controlling the pace of the game, draining time off the clock with the run game. In the second half alone, UW-Whitewater accounted for 194 rushing yards.
The Pointers started to put together a drive in the third quarter, looking to get their own points on the board, but Mason Stepanski (Appleton, Wis./Kimberly) intercepted the pass in the end zone to put a stop on the drive.
The Warhawks finished off the night after a long 8-minute drive. Ty Schultz (Lockport, Ill./Lockport) punched it in from six-yards out as the Warhawks hit the 60-point mark.
On the ground, Schultz and Thomas each had two touchdowns with over 100 yards. The Warhawks gathered a total of 353 yards on the ground.
Through the air, Jackson Chryst (Orinda, Calif./Palo Alto) went 11-13 with 266 yards and three touchdowns. Nick Wind (Downers Grove, Ill./Montini Catholic) led the receiving corps with three catches for 95 yards.
The Warhawks are on the road next Saturday against UW-Platteville in the 29th-annual George Chryst Memorial Bowl. Kick-off is set for 1 PM in Platteville.
