By Angela Kelm
Asst. Athletic Director for Sports Information
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team will host UW-Platteville for the 28th edition of the George Chryst Memorial Bowl Saturday. The game, which is also the Warhawks’ annual Homecoming and Hall of Fame game, is slated for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
IN THE POLLS
UWW: #5 D3football.com (Prev: 5) / #6 American Football Coaches Association (Prev: 6)
UWP: unranked / Receiving votes AFCA
LAST TIME OUT
The Warhawks topped UW-Stout 37-20 last week at Perkins Stadium. UWW scored 24 unanswered points to open up a big lead and never looked back.
Warhawk quarterback Alec Ogden (Marshall, Wis./Monona Grove) had a fantastic game for UWW accounting for 371 yards of offense and four touchdowns – two passing and two rushing. He hit Steven Hein (St. Charles, Ill./North) three times for 103 yards including an 80-yard touchdown strike. Jeff Isotalo-McGuire was perfect in the kicking game going 4-4 for extra points and nailing three field goals – two 30-yarders and another from 33.
The UW-Whitewater defense worked as an entire unit Saturday with 25 Warhawks registering a tackle. Roy Panthier (Elgin, Ill./Elgin), Nehemiah Lomax (Park Forest, Ill./Crete-Monee) and Caden Straka (Lancaster, Wis./Lancaster) all tallied sacks in the game with Straka adding a fumble recovery. In the secondary, Tyson Harvey (Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) hauled in an interception and had three passes broken up.
UW-Platteville came back from a 14-0 first quarter deficit to score 47 unanswered points and defeat UW-Eau Claire on the road last week. The Pioneers put up nearly 400 yards of offense while holding the Blugolds to just 164.
Three Pioneers saw time behind center with Carl Richardson taking the majority of snaps. He was 21-31 for 220 yards, a pair of touchdowns and one interception. Zackary Bothun carried the ball 19 times for 110 yards to lead the corps of backs. Garrett Stare was Richardson’s top target with five catches including a pair of touchdowns.
UW-Platteville tallied five sacks and 14 tackles for a loss in the game. Tyler Bacon posted three tackles – all for a loss – a sack, a fumble recovery with a return of 20 yards and a pass breakup to lead the Pioneers.
ON THE AIR
Saturday’s game will air live online on the WIAC Network on the UW-Whitewater portal. The contest can be heard on 105.9 FM The Hog in the Whitewater area, or online at www.1059thehog.com.
SERIES
The Warhawks’ series against the Pioneers is the longest standing for UWW against a WIAC opponent. Saturday marks the 115th meeting between the two teams. Since 1995, the annual matchup has been designated the George Chryst Memorial Bowl in honor of UW-Platteville’s legendary coach. UW-Whitewater is 24-3 since the battle of the Miner’s Axe began.
