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Offense
Ronny Ponick (Stanley, Wis./Stanley-Boyd), Senior, Running Back
Ponick recorded 15 carries for 109 yards and one touchdown Saturday to help the No. 3 Warhawks to a 21-14 victory over No. 19 UW-Platteville at Perkins Stadium. He accounted for all 28 yards on UW-Whitewater's third offensive possession finishing the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run to give the team a 7-0 lead with 57 seconds to play in the first quarter. Late in the second quarter, he piled up runs of 22, 9 and 17 yards to help the Warhawks cross midfield just before halftime. Ponick's 13-yard run on the final drive of the game helped UW-W put the game out of reach and kneel out the remainder of the clock. He was one of four Warhawk ball carriers to run for 50 yards or more on the day. |
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Offense
Quinn Meinerz (Hartford, Wis./Hartford Union), Senior, Offensive Line
Meinerz was the top performer on the offensive line Saturday during the third-ranked Warhawks' 21-14 triumph over No. 19 UW-Platteville at Perkins Stadium. Meinerz and the offensive line paved the way for a season-best 513 yards of offense, including a season-high 376 yards on the ground, and didn't allow a sack during the team's 21-14 victory over No. 19 UW-Platteville on Homecoming at Perkins Stadium. UW-Whitewater averaged 6.1 yards per play and totaled 29 first downs, including 20 by run. The team held the ball for nearly 37 minutes in the contest and converted 6-of-14 on third down. The Warhawks had 212 rushing yards by halftime, including 146 in the second quarter alone. |
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Defense
Niko Lemke (Salem, Wis./Westosha Central), Freshman, Defensive Line
Lemke was named UW-Whitewater's George Chryst Memorial Bowl Defensive Most Valuable Player Saturday for his performance in the third-ranked Warhawks' 21-14 victory over No. 19 UW-Platteville at Perkins Stadium. He totaled three tackles, including two sacks for a loss of 14 yards, and one forced fumble. On third-and-nine in the first quarter, Lemke combined with Mackenzie Balanganayi (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) for a sack and a loss of six yards, which led to better field position for the Warhawks, who scored on the ensuing drive. He recorded another half-sack late in the third quarter with Jordan Brand (Chicago, Ill./St. Rita) for a loss of seven yards on another third-and-long, and UW-Whitewater took the lead for good on the next drive. Lemke registered a sack for a loss of eight yards on a second-and-10 and stripped the quarterback, but the ball was recovered by the Pioneers. |
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Defense
Jacob Erbs (Reedsburg, Wis./Reedsburg), Senior, Linebacker
Erbs finished with eight tackles Saturday to help No. 3 UW-Whitewater defeat No. 19 UW-Platteville 21-14 in the 25th edition of the George Chryst Memorial Bowl at Perkins Stadium. Seven of his eight tackles came against the run as the Warhawks held the Pioneers to 18 carries for 19 yards in the contest. Erbs made a key stop on UW-Platteville's first drive in the fourth quarter, limiting the ball carrier to one yard as the Pioneers were eventually forced to punt. |
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Special Teams
Ryan Liszka (Naperville, Ill./Benet Academy), Sophomore, Linebacker
Liszka made one tackle on the kick coverage unit and helped limit No. 19 UW-Platteville to 19 yards per kick return Saturday in the No. 3 Warhawks' 21-14 victory in the 25th edition of the George Chryst Memorial Bowl at Perkins Stadium. Liszka's tackle limited a Pioneer return to 22 yards, and the kick coverage unit helped UW-Whitewater limit UW-Platteville to an average starting field position of the Pioneer 25-yard line. |
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| WOMEN'S SOCCER |
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Offense
Anna Boyd (De Pere, Wis./De Pere), Junior, Midfielder
Boyd played 193 of a possible 200 minutes last week, scoring one goal on seven shots, including four on goal, to help the Warhawks finish 1-0-1 in WIAC play last week and help the team extend its unbeaten streak to seven matches. In UW-Whitewater's 2-0 victory at UW-Oshkosh, she scored what held up as the game-winning goal in the 39th minute, putting away a ball from eight yards out from the left off a breakaway. Boyd amassed five shots, including four on goal, in her 87 minutes of action. On Saturday in the Warhawks' 0-0 tie against defending conference champion UW-La Crosse, she posted two shots in 106 minutes, including a chance during the second overtime in the 106th minute. |
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Sara Klimisch (Pleasant Prairie, Wis./Indian Trail High School and Academy), Senior, Goalkeeper
Klimisch recorded a pair of shutouts against WIAC teams last week to help the Warhawks finish with a 1-0-1 record and extend their unbeaten streak to seven matches. She tallied four saves Wednesday in a 2-0 shutout win at UW-Oshkosh, holding the Titans scoreless despite their 10 shots taken. On Saturday, Klimisch recorded nine saves in UW-Whitewater's 0-0 tie against defending league champion UW-La Crosse at Fiskum Field. She improved her season record to 4-3-2 with four shutouts with the strong performance. |
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| VOLLEYBALL |
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Defense
Morgan Jensen (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie), Freshman, Defensive Specialist
Jensen totaled 78 digs and averaged 6.00 digs per set, and added eight assists and six service aces last week to help the No. 9 Warhawks post a 4-0 record, including a 3-0 mark at the Dig Panici Classic over the weekend, and extend their win streak to 12 matches. She started her week Wednesday with 15 digs, two assists and two service aces in UW-Whitewater's 3-0 win over UW-Platteville. Jensen tallied 22 digs, one assist and one ace Friday in the Warhawks' 3-0 triumph over Carroll and 13 digs, one assist and two aces in the team's 3-0 victory over Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.). She closed the week Saturday with 28 digs, four assists and one ace in UW-Whitewater's 3-1 win over Illinois Wesleyan. |
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| MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY |
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Andrew Lohse (Dixon, Ill./Dixon), Freshman
Lohse finished second on the team and 21st out of 114 runners to help the Warhawks place sixth at Lawrence's Gene Davis Invitational on Saturday at Reid Municipal Golf Course in Appleton. His time of 27:39.6 is his new personal record, shattering his previous best by 27 seconds. |
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| WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY |
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Gabrielle Martin (Kenosha, Wis./Bradford), Senior
Martin led UW-Whitewater and finished 52nd out of 100 runners Saturday at Lawrence's Gene Davis Invitational at Reid Municipal Golf Course in Appleton. Her time of 27:06.5 was her fastest of the year and second-best of her career. Martin's performance helped the Warhawks place eighth. |
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Defense
Jake King (McHenry, Ill./McHenry West), Sophomore, Goalkeeper
King allowed only one goal in 90 minutes of action last Wednesday at St. Norbert. He tallied a season-high six saves in the effort as the Green Knights recorded 13 shots, including seven on goal. King also defended effectively against six corner kicks. |
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| WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING |
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Swimming
Olivia Theobald (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap), Junior
Theobald won two individual events and was part of a first-place relay Saturday in the Warhawks' season-opening 147-68 victory at Illinois Tech. She claimed the 1,000-yard freestyle in a time of 11:19.96, nearly 50 seconds faster than the runner-up, and won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:25.33. Both times currently lead the WIAC. Theobald also helped UW-Whitewater's 200-yard freestyle relay team place first with a time of 1:43.03, more than four seconds faster than the runner-up. |
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Diver
Sydney Olson (Cudahy, Wis./Cudahy), Junior
Olson won the 1-meter diving event to help the Warhawks to a 147-68 win at Illinois Tech on Saturday in the team's first meet of the 2019-20 season. Her score of 175.45 on six dives was just under 10 points shy of her personal best and is currently the second-best in the WIAC. |
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| WOMEN'S TENNIS |
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Singles
Olivia Kraft (Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community), Sophomore
Kraft won each of her singles matches playing at the second position on Saturday in the Warhawks' victories over UW-Stout and Lake Forest (Ill.). She started the day with a 6-1, 0-6, 1-0 (10-7) triumph over Lauren Couves in UW-Whitewater's 9-0 win over the Blue Devils. Kraft downed the Foresters' Tebatso Duba by a 6-3, 6-3 score to help the Warhawks to a 7-2 victory. For the season, Kraft is now 11-3 in singles play, including a 7-0 mark at the No. 2 position. |
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Doubles
Molly Rueth (Wheaton, Ill./Glenbard West), Sophomore, and Megan Setter (Kenosha, Wis./St. Joseph Catholic Academy), Freshman
Rueth and Setter combined for a 2-0 record in matches played Saturday to help the Warhawks defeat UW-Stout and Lake Forest (Ill.) and push their season record to 8-0. The duo posted an 8-0 triumph at No. 1 doubles against Lauren Couves and Elizabeth Wentzel to help UW-Whitewater to a 9-0 win over the Blue Devils. Later that day, Rueth and Setter teamed up for an 8-6 victory over Tebatso Duba and Tyranny Miller in the Warhawks' 7-2 triumph over the Foresters. For the season, Rueth and Setter are 12-4 playing together, including 7-0 in dual matches. |
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