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Offense
Jared Zausch (Saukville, Wis./Ozaukee), Junior, Tight End
Zausch's exceptional blocking up front helped the offense rack up 215 rushing yards at a 5.2 yards-per-carry clip on Saturday in the No. 7 Warhawks' 38-0 victory at UW-Stevens Point. UW-Whitewater gained 368 yards on 61 plays, good for 6.0 yards per play, and didn't allow a sack for the second straight game. After possessing the ball for only one minute, 45 seconds in the first quarter, the Warhawks held advantages in each of the last three quarters, including a total of 18 minutes in the second half. UW-Whitewater also converted 4-of-8 on third down. |
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Defense
Nate Tranel (Lancaster, Wis./Lancaster), Senior, Defensive Back
Tranel registered seven tackles, including one-half tackle for a loss, to help the No. 3 Warhawks to a 38-0 triumph at UW-Stevens Point on Saturday. He made three stops in the first quarter, including three on passing plays. After two other tackles on passing plays, Tranel made his way into the backfield on a running play to assist on a tackle for a one-yard loss on second-and-short, and the Pointers were eventually forced to punt. His performance helped UW-Whitewater record its first shutout of the season. |
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Defense
Vince Klim (Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf), Senior, Defensive Line
Klim posted a sack and turned in a strong performance up front on Saturday in the No. 3 Warhawks' 38-0 victory at UW-Stevens Point. On a second-and-7 midway through the fourth quarter, Klim dropped Matt Urmanski for a loss of 10 yards back to the Pointers' 14-yard line, and UW-SP was eventually forced to punt. He also helped UW-Whitewater allow only 59 yards rushing on 30 carries, a 2.0 yards-per-carry average, and record its first shutout of the 2019 season. |
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Special Teams
Justin Prostinak (Milwaukee, Wis./Lake Country Lutheran), Senior, Wide Receiver
Prostinak made three tackles on special teams and returned one punt for 40 yards Saturday to help the third-ranked Warhawks to a 38-0 victory at UW-Stevens Point. He took a punt early in the first quarter and returned it 40 yards down to the Pointers' 26-yard line to set up UW-Whitewater with strong field position. Early in the second quarter, Prostinak recorded a stop in punt coverage to limit the return to seven yards, and tallied another tackle on a kickoff later in the period to limit a return to 18 yards. He added one more tackle on kickoff coverage midway through the fourth quarter to hold a return to 16 yards. Prostinak's performance helped the Warhawks limit UW-Stevens Point to an aveage starting field position of its own 31-yard line. |
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| WOMEN'S SOCCER |
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Offense
Savannah Curtis (Lodi, Wis./Lodi), Sophomore, Forward
Curtis recorded two goals, including one game-winner, last week to help the Warhawks finish with a 2-0 record and extend their unbeaten streak to nine matches. On Tuesday, she rebounded a shot off the post and scored in the 39th minute for what held up as the game-winning goal in UW-Whitewater's 1-0 triumph over Central (Iowa). On Saturday, Curtis tied the game at 1-1 in the 13th minute, just over two minutes after UW-Stevens Point took the initial lead. The Warhawks scored again in the 32nd minute and held on for a 2-1 road victory over the Pointers. For the week, Curtis finished with four shots, including two on goal, in 107 minutes of action. |
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Defense
Carley Albrecht (Milton, Wis./Milton), Sophomore, Defender
Albrecht played all 180 minutes in two matches and was exceptional defensively last week in helping the Warhawks finish with a 2-0 record and extend their unbeaten streak to nine matches. On Tuesday against Central, she helped UW-Whitewater hold the Dutch to five shots, including three on goal, and only two corner kicks, including none in the second half, for the team's third straight shutout, a 1-0 victory. On Saturday at UW-Stevens Point, Albrecht helped the Warhawks withstand a strong offensive attack and limit the Pointers to four shots on goal in a 2-1 win. |
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| VOLLEYBALL |
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Defense
Morgan Jensen (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie), Freshman, Defensive Specialist
Jensen totaled 53 digs (5.89 per set) and seven service aces (0.78 per set) last week to help the No. 7 Warhawks post a 2-0 record and extend their current win streak to 14 matches. She tallied 24 digs, four service aces, one kill and one assist Wednesday in UW-Whitewater's 3-1 triumph at Concordia Wisconsin. On Friday, Jensen finished with 29 digs, three service aces, five assists and one kill in the Warhawks' 3-2 victory at UW-River Falls. |
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| MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY |
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David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger), Junior
Fassbender ran the fastest 8-kilometer in the WIAC this season and placed third out of 409 runners Saturday at the Connecticut College Invitational at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Conn. His career-best time of 24:17.5 was more than 30 seconds faster than his previous personal record. Fassbender's performance helped the Warhawks place 12th out of 28 teams at the meet, which included eight nationally-ranked teams. |
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Jill Cavanaugh (Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington), Freshman
Cavanaugh placed sixth on the team and 203rd out of 365 runners with a career-best time of 24:43.2 on Saturday at the Connecticut College Invitational at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Conn. Her performance helped the Warhawks finish 22nd at the meet, which included 10 nationally-ranked teams. Cavanaugh has improved her personal record at each event she's competed at this season. |
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| WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING |
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Swimmer
Meredith Gustafson (Brookfield, Wis./East), Senior
Gustafson was the top Division III performer in a pair of individual events and competed in one relay Saturday at the All-Wisconsin Invitational, which included Division I programs Green Bay, Milwaukee and Wisconsin. She placed sixth out of 16 swimmers in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:16.33, and finished sixth out of 17 competitors in the 400-yard individual medley with a mark of 4:58.96. Both results currently lead the WIAC. Gustafson was also a member of the Warhawks' 200-yard medley relay, which placed fourth overall and second among Division III teams with a time of 1:53.39. |
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Diver
Sydney Olson (Cudahy, Wis./Cudahy), Junior
Olson placed 13th in the 3-meter dive and 15th in the 1-meter dive on Saturday at the All-Wisconsin Invitational at Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer. She recorded a score of 170.35 on the 3-meter board to place fifth among Division III divers and a 157.20 on the 1-meter board to finish seventh among Division III competitors. |
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Swimmer
Tyler Chatterton (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper), Junior
Chatterton placed among the top eight overall in a pair of individual events and among the top three in Division III in three separate events on Saturday at the All-Wisconsin Invitational. He touched the wall in 2:01.89 in the 200-yard individual medley, good for second in Division III and seventh overall, and 1:00.62 in the 100-yard breaststroke, good for second in Division III and eighth overall. Chatterton also finished third among Division III swimmers and eighth overall in the 400-yard individual medley in a time of 4:26.52. Chatterton now ranks second in the WIAC in the 400 IM and third in both the 100 breast and 200 IM. He also swam the breaststroke leg of the Warhawks' 200-yard medley relay, which finished fifth in 1:38.72. |
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