Box Score

UW-Whitewater defeated Ripon College 3-1 Sunday afternoon at Fiskum Field in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

The Warhawks took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Ryan Boyd (Waunakee/Waunakee), his third of the season, assisted by Josh Chamberlain (De Pere/De Pere) at 8:47.  Boyd had first crack at lighting the scoreboard, but his shot just 1:03 into the game was saved by RC goalie Adam Haefner. 

Whitewater had five more shots on goal in the half, but Haefner kept UW-W at bay and the teams entered intermission at 1-0 Whitewater.  UW-W had seven shots on goal in the first forty-five minutes, Ripon just one on Warhawk netminder Matt Mikesell (Waukesha/Kettle Moraine).

Early in the second half, at 46:37, Ripon's Landon Smith made a bid for the tie, but Mikesell kept the Red Hawks off the board.   Sam Kuchenreuther (Brown Deer/Brown Deer) made a bid to increase the margin for UW-W, but Haefner stopped the shot at 49:37.

Matthew Lange finally pulled the Red Hawks even, with his first goal of the year, at 65:23. 

Boyd and Jonathan Fischer got off potential tie-breakers for the Warhawks, but Haefner held the game at 1-1.  Jonathon Fischer (Hartland/Arrowhead) made his first goal of the season a game-winner, putting the ball in the back of the net at 78:52. 

Kevin Kron (Willowbrook, IL/Benet Academy) scored his first goal of the year at 84:11 to provide a bit of breathing room, and end the scoring.

Whitewater put thirteen shots on net, and RC's Haefner made ten saves.  Mikesell stopped two shots for UW-W.  Overall, the Warhawks took 20 shots to 11 for the Red Hawks.  Whitewater had 14 corner kicks, Ripon two.  Ripon committed 17 fouls to 7 for UW-W.

UW-W is 2-4, and Ripon 2-2-3 this season.  Whitewater will be at home again Wednesday, hosting UW-Platteville in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener.  The match will begin at 7:00 at Fiskum Field.  Fiskum Field is located west of Perkins Stadium and northwest of Williams Center/Kachel Fieldhouse on the UW-W campus.  Free parking is adjacent to the field.


For additional information:  UW-W coach Greg Henschel