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By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W
November 13, 2021
Final Stats: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uwwsports.com/documents/2021/11/13/26622.pdf
The No. 3 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team rushed for a season-high 372 yards and totaled 599 yards of offense Saturday to close the regular season with a 56-10 victory at UW-Stevens Point in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game.
With the win, the Warhawks (10-0 overall, 7-0 WIAC) clinched the WIAC championship outright one week after punching their ticket to the NCAA Playoffs, which begin next Saturday. UW-W will learn its first-round opponent during Sunday’s NCAA Selection Show, which is slated for 4:30 p.m. Central Time on NCAA.com.
Alex Peete posted 10 carries for 131 yards and two touchdowns, while Max Meylor passed for 195 yards and three scores. Jaylon Edmonson ran for 121 yards and one touchdown, Ryan Wisniewski tallied six receptions for 69 yards and one touchdown, and Derek Kumerow caught five passes for 72 yards and one score.
Nate Tyley paced the defense with five tackles, including one for a loss. Hawk Heffner and Kyle Koelblinger registered four tackles apiece.
After the Pointers (2-8, 0-7) kicked a field goal on their first drive of the game, Peete took a handoff from Meylor on the second offensive play from scrimmage and ran 67 yards for a touchdown to give UW-W a 7-3 lead with 11:53 to play in the first quarter.
Egon Hein helped preserve the Warhawks’ lead with an interception on the first play of the next drive following a 57-yard kickoff return into UW-W territory by UW-Stevens Point.
Kumerow scored on a 2-yard rushing touchdown on the first play of the second quarter to cap an 11-play, 70-yard drive by the Warhawks for a 14-3 advantage.
After a Pointer punt, UW-Whitewater drove 69 yards on 13 plays, including a third-and-16 conversion on a 24-yards pass from Meylor to Wisniewski and a fourth-and-1 conversion, as Peete made it 21-3 with 4:39 remaining on a 1-yard touchdown run.
The Warhawks closed the half with an eight-play, 80-yard drive in just under two minutes to take a 28-3 lead into halftime. Meylor hit Wisniewski for a 7-yard score with just 11 seconds left in the period.
UW-Stevens Point cut its deficit to 28-10 on the opening drive of the second half, but UW-Whitewater responded following Edmonson’s 50-yard kickoff return. Meylor hit Kumerow for a 25-yard touchdown to bring the lead back to 25 points with 10:08 on the clock in the third.
Following a three-and-out, Peete’s 45-yard run set up a 4-yard touchdown pass from Meylor to Michael Berentes with 6:49 to play in the quarter. The Warhawks made it 49-10 on the next drive as Edmonson scampered 97 yards, the team’s longest play from scrimmage of the season, for a touchdown following a defensive stand from the 2-yard line.
Evan Lewandowski, who entered the game at quarterback for Meylor late in the third quarter, led UW-Whitewater on a nine-play, 48-yard drive capped on a 1-yard touchdown run by Preston Strasburg with 3:45 remaining in the contest.
By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Warhawk Men Punch Ticket to National Meet; Women 22nd at Regional
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s and women’s cross country teams competed Saturday at the NCAA North Regional at Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax, Wis.
The Warhawk men topped the 29-team field, edging UW-La Crosse by one team point, to earn the region’s automatic bid to next week’s NCAA Championship. UW-W will compete at the national meet as a team for the first time since 2003.
The Warhawk women placed 22nd out of 32 teams.
Five UW-Whitewater men earned All-North Region honors, including event winner David Fassbender, who posted a season-best time of 24:34.05, and runner-up Christian Patzka, who trailed Fassbender by only four-tenths of a second with his result of 24:34.48, a personal record.
Fassbender is the first regional champion in program history.
Gunner Schlender placed sixth overall in the 219-runner field, crossing the finish line in a career-best 24:44.80. Justin Krause and Kyle Neuroth finished 24th and 25th, respectively, with personal record marks. Krause tallied a 25:03.98, and Neuroth registered a 25:04.36.
Christian Seagren placed 43rd overall with his career-best time of 25:35.99, and Chris Allen completed the race in 27:26.20, good for 137th place.
Ari De La Cerda led the UW-Whitewater women, placing 51st overall out of 226 competitors with her career-best time of 23:24.18. Paige Fassbender finished 75th with her personal-record mark of 23:50.68, and Roxanne Temple crossed the finish line in a career-best 24:03.38, good for 86th place.
Sarah Niehuester and Jill Cavanaugh placed 161st and 164th, respectively. Niehueser recorded a season-best 25:35.91, and Cavanaugh raced to a season-best 25:39.26.
Alyssa Dobbs clocked a season-best time of 26:32.71 to finish 190th, and Samantha Pieper broke her personal record by more than 30 seconds with her result of 26:43.43, good for 196th overall.
The NCAA Division III Championship is slated for next Saturday, Nov. 20, with the men’s 8K beginning at 10 a.m. Central Time at the Tom Sawyer Course in Louisville, Ky. Check back next week for a preview of the event.
Congratulations to Kindyl Kilar for being selected by the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association as a member of the All-State Honorable Mention Team! We are proud of you!
Article Submitted by Kathy Bullis
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
kbullis@wwusd.org
Whippet Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W
Thursday, November 11, 2021
No. 9 Warhawk Volleyball Wins NCAA First Round Match
Box Score: https://uwwsports.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2021/first-round-vs-ithaca-n-y-/boxscore/15456
The No. 9 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater volleyball team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament Thursday afternoon with a 26-28, 25-13, 25-15, 25-12 victory against Ithaca (N.Y.) in a first-round match played at Calvin University’s Van Noord Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Warhawks (27-2 overall) advance to the Grand Rapids Regional semifinal to face No. 24 Otterbein (Ohio), which defeated Westminster (Pa.) in three sets earlier Thursday. Friday’s second-round match will begin at 4:30 p.m. Central Time.
UW-Whitewater posted a .291 hitting percentage Thursday while holding the Bombers (16-14) to a .050 hitting percentage, and held advantages in service aces (9-4) and blocks (11-6).
Jenna Weinfurt tallied a team-high 12 kills to go with four blocks, while fellow outside hitter Erin McNeil registered 10 kills on a .529 hitting percentage with two blocks. Middle hitter Morgan Wardall collected 11 kills on a .412 hitting percentage, and Kirsten Anderson finished with eight kills, three digs and five blocks. Right side hitter Baylie Hansen matched Anderson with five blocks and added three kills.
Paige Manssen recorded a team-high 25 assists, while KellyAnn Sotiros totaled 22 assists, three service aces and two blocks.
Morgan Jensen paced the defense with 17 digs. Emma Aske contributed 12 digs, six kills and two service aces, and Hailey Mackenthun generated 10 digs and two service aces.
The Warhawks took an 18-12 lead in the first set, but Ithaca embarked on a 7-1 run to tie the set at 19-19. The two teams traded points, and UW-W had a pair of set points turned away. The Bombers scored the final three points to take a 1-0 match lead.
The two teams traded points in the second before UW-Whitewater gained separation midway through the set. Leading 17-13, the Warhawks ran off the final eight points of the set on Mackenthun’s serve to level the match at 1-1.
Ithaca held a 7-4 advantage in the third set before a 12-3 run gave UW-Whitewater a 16-10 lead. UW-W continued to gain separation, eventually leading by a 21-11 margin. Weinfurt put the set away with a kill on the final point.
The Warhawks jumped out to a 6-2 advantage in the fourth and didn’t look back. Mackenthun served UW-W to a 10-point lead, which grew to as many as 13.
Friday’s contest is a rematch of the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament, when Otterbein topped UW-Whitewater in four sets at the Chicago Regional. The Cardinals lead the all-time series between the two teams by a 2-1 margin.
Otterbein (24-5) is a Pool C (at-large) qualifier out of the Ohio Athletic Conference.
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