UW-Whitewater defeated UW-Oshkosh 8-1 Saturday morning in the third round of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament hosted by UW-Superior.  With the win UW-W, 36-4 overall and 2-1 in the double elimination tourney, advances to play UW-River Falls later Saturday.  UW-Oshkosh ends the season 20-17.

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Suzanne Gersich (Wadsworth, IL/Warren), the WIAC's all-time leader in runs batted in, singled in a run in the top of the first to give UW-W the lead.  UW-O tied the game with an unearned run in the bottom of the third. 

Senior catcher Liz Yucius opened the Whitewater fourth with a leadoff home run, her seventh of the season and the game winner.  Amy Gahl (Beloit/Parkview) followed with an RBI single, and Gersich brought in two more with her seventh homer of the year to put UW-W up 5-1.  Whitewater tacked on three more in the seventh.  Jordyn Gaza (Mundelein, IL/Carmel Catholic) singled in one run and Tina Galuk (Lake in the Hills, IL/Crystal Lake South) brought in the last two with a single.

Gahl's single in the fourth gave her 227 for her career, tying the WIAC record also held by Casey Leisgang of UW-Eau Claire (2005-2008).  Ashley Smith (Elgin, IL/St. Edward Catholic) and Gaza had three hits apiece for the Warhawks, giving them half of the team's total of twelve. 

The homeruns from seniors Yucuis and Gersich brought the Warhawk season total to 39, breaking the tie for second with the 2007 team in the UW-W record book.

Whitewater sophomore Jessica Stang (Minnetonka, MN/Minnetonka), 19-1, did not allow an earned run, gave up just two hits and walked two while striking out nine.

For additional information, UW-W coach, Brenda Volk