Women's Bowling 10/28/2019 3:18:00 PM

UW-W Subway Athletes of the Week (Oct. 21-27)

For the week of October 21-27, 2019:

UW-W SUBWAY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:

WOMEN'S SOCCER
	Offense Anna Brodjian (Barrington, Ill./Barrington), Junior, Forward Brodjian recorded six points on three goals during the Warhawks' two victories last week. On Wednesday against UW-Platteville, she tallied the game-winning goal in the 19th minute on a deflected pass, and added another in the 51st minute to account for the final margin in UW-Whitewater's 2-0 victory. Brodjian finished with four shots, including three on goal, during her 81 minutes of action. On Saturday against UW-Stout, she collected a goal in the 89th minute during the Warhawks' 4-0 win and finished with five shots, including three on goal, in 79 minutes of action. Brodjian's performance last week helped UW-Whitewater move into a tie for first place in the WIAC standings with defending champion UW-La Crosse entering the final week of the regular season.

FOOTBALL
	Offense Zach Oles (Palatine, Ill./Palatine), Junior (Palatine, Ill.), Quarterback of UW-Whitewater Oles tied a school record with six touchdown passes and finished 13-of-22 for 226 yards Saturday in the No. 3 Warhawks' 49-28 victory at UW-River Falls. On the team's first offensive drive of the game, he completed a 13-yard pass on fourth-and-5 just inside midfield, rushed for 21 yards and hit Tyler Holte (Elgin, Ill./St. Edward Central Catholic) for an eight-yard score on third-and-7 to tie the game at 7-7 with 5:43 left in the first quarter. On a drive midway through the second quarter, Oles converted another third-and-long, hitting Holte for 19 yards, and threw an 18-yard touchdown to Sam DeLany (Delafield, Wis./Kettle Moraine) on third and goal to give the Warhawks a 21-10 advantage. He added touchdown passes of 27 yards, eight yards, 35 yards and 15 yards to match the record, which was originally set in 2013 by Matt Behrendt. Oles' performance helped UW-Whitewater remain unbeaten in the WIAC with three games to play.

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FOOTBALL
	Offense Alex Peete (Ringwood, Ill./Johnsburg), Junior, Running Back Peete recorded his third 100-yard rushing performance in his last four games while playing in the first half and only one series in the second half on Saturday to help the third-ranked Warhawks to a 49-28 victory at UW-River Falls. He finished the contest with 13 carries for 107 yards and a 59-yard touchdown run that gave UW-Whitewater the lead for good with 1:38 left in the first quarter. On the Warhawks' first drive of the third quarter, Peete ran four times for 40 yards to help set up a touchdown pass that gave UW-W a 35-13 advantage with 11:35 left in the period.
	Defense Nate Tranel (Lancaster, Wis./Lancaster), Senior, Defensive Back Tranel posted two tackles and recovered a pair of fumbles Saturday to help the third-ranked Warhawks to a 49-28 victory at UW-River Falls. He recovered his first fumble of the game on a fumble by Alex Herink in UW-Whitewater territory, setting the Warhawks up for what turned out to be a touchdown drive late in the second quarter. Tranel's second fumble recovery occurred with two seconds to play in the half at the UW-W 1-yard line to help the team make a critical defensive stand. Two of his three tackles occurred on rushing plays, including a stop for no gain on third-and-2 in the first quarter that forced a Falcon punt.
	Defense Jordan Brand (Chicago, Ill./St. Rita), Senior, Defensive Line Brand collected three tackles and helped the defensive line generate pressure on the quarterback Saturday during the third-ranked Warhawks' 49-28 victory at UW-River Falls. He posted two tackles on the first drive of the game and added another on the Falcons' second drive in the first quarter. Brand helped UW-Whitewater allow only 84 rushing yards on 41 attempts, an average of 2.0 yards per carry, and generate three sacks against the pass.
	Special Teams Aaron Sturdevant (Burlington, Wis./Burlington), Sophomore, Linebacker Sturdevant helped the Warhawks' coverage units limit UW-River Falls to fewer than 20 yards per kickoff return and one yard per punt return Saturday in the No. 3 Warhawks' 49-28 road win. His tackle in kickoff coverage late in the third quarter held a return to 18 yards. Sturdevant finished the day with nine tackles combined on defense and special teams.

VOLLEYBALL
	Offense Erin McNeil (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge), Sophomore, Outside Hitter McNeil posted 43 kills (2.69 per set) on a .217 hitting percentage and added 14 digs, six blocks and one assist for the No. 7 Warhawks last week. In the team's 3-2 victory at UW-Oshkosh, she recorded 11 kills, two digs and two blocks to help UW-Whitewater clinch the WIAC regular season championship outright. Two days later, McNeil tallied a season-high 16 kills and added three digs against St. Mary's (Ind.) at the Emory Invite in Atlanta. She finished the tournament with a seven-kill, two-block performance against No. 24 Susquehanna (Pa.) and a nine-kill, two-block showing at No. 3 Emory.
	Defense Morgan Jensen (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie), Freshman, Defensive Specialist Jensen posted 83 digs (5.19 per set) in four matches last week. She helped No. 7 UW-Whitewater clinch the WIAC regular season title outright on Wednesday with a 3-2 victory at UW-Oshkosh, totaling 28 digs and nine assists in the contest. Two days later, she opened the Emory Invite in Atlanta with 24 digs, three kills, one assist and one service ace against St. Mary's (Ind.). On Saturday, Jensen totaled 11 digs and two assists against No. 24 Susquehanna (Pa.) and 20 digs at No. 3 Emory.

WOMEN'S SOCCER
	Defense Megan Kurtz (Wilmette, Ill./Loyola Academy), Freshman, Defender Kurtz played all 180 minutes in two matches last week to help UW-Whitewater finish with a 2-0 record on two shutouts against WIAC opponents. On Wednesday against UW-Platteville, she helped hold the Pioneers to two shots and zero corner kicks during the contest, a 2-0 Warhawk victory. On Saturday against UW-Stout, Kurtz helped UW-Whitewater limit the Blue Devils to four shots and two corner kicks in a 4-0 win. Her performance helped the Warhawks move into a tie for first place in the WIAC standings with defending champion UW-La Crosse entering the final week of the regular season.

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
	Andrew Lohse (Dixon, Ill./Dixon), Freshman Lohse led the Warhawks and placed third out of 54 runners on Friday at the UW-Oshkosh Open, which was contested at the UW-Whitewater Campus Trails. His time of 27:49.6 was the second-fastest time of his career and helped UW-Whitewater win the five-team meet.

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
		Kennedy Hauser (Green Bay, Wis./Ashwaubenon), Junior Hauser led UW-Whitewater to a third-place finish at the UW-Oshkosh Open at the UW-Whitewater Campus Trails on Friday. Her time of 26:25.8 was good for seventh in the 32-runner field and was her second-fastest time of the season.

MEN'S SOCCER
	Offense Hozai Ceballos (Janesville, Wis./Janesville Craig), Senior, Forward Ceballos tallied the game-winning goal on a header in the ninth minute Friday to help the Warhawks to a 2-0 victory over Wartburg (Iowa) on his Senior Night at Fiskum Field. He took a pass from Henry Raymonds (Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield East) and finished in the top right corner to give UW-Whitewater the lead for good. Ceballos played 50 minutes in that contest and 45 minutes at No. 19 North Park (Ill.) earlier in the week.
	Defense Jake King (McHenry, Ill./McHenry West), Sophomore, Goalkeeper King recorded his seventh shutout of the season Friday in the Warhawks' 2-0 victory over Wartburg (Iowa) at Fiskum Field. He tied his season high with nine saves in the contest and lowered his season goals against average to 0.70. King also made nine saves earlier in the week at No. 19 North Park (Ill.), and finished the week having played all 180 minutes of UW-W's two matches.

BOWLING
	Kailee Tubbs (Flint, Mich./Davison), Senior Tubbs enjoed a strong performance Friday on the first day of the three-day McKendree Bearcat Hammer Open at St. Clair Bowl in Fairview Heights, Ill., helping the 10th-ranked Warhawks finish sixth out of 18 teams. During Baker matches, she filled 86 percent of her frames, finished 15-of-15 on single pin conversions and tallied a 36 percent strike percentage.
	Sam Knab (Antioch, Ill./Antioch), Sophomore Knab led the team and finished 24th out of 111 bowlers in traditional games, averaging a 186.20 over five games to help the No. 10 Warhawks place sixth out of 18 teams at the McKendree Bearcat Hammer Open over the weekend at St. Clair Bowl in Fairview Heights, Ill. She rolled three games over 190, including a tournament-high 207 in her final game.
	Mary Conneely (Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West), Junior Conneely posted a strong performance Sunday during Baker bracket play, tallying an 89.4 percent fill percentage, a 44.7 percent strike percentage and a 92.3 percent single-pin conversion rate to help No. 10 UW-Whitewater finish sixth out of 18 teams at the McKendree Bearcat Hammer Open at St. Clair Bowl in Fairview Heights, Ill.

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Players Mentioned

#4 Erin McNeil: OH; 6' 2"; Sophomore

#9 Hozai Ceballos: F; 5' 10"; Senior

#1 Jake King: GK; 6' 5"; Sophomore

#14 Henry Raymonds: M; 6' 2"; Senior

#24 Jordan Brand: DL; 6' 3"; Senior

#18 Tyler Holte: WR; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#5 Zach Oles: QB; 6' 0"; Junior

#23 Alex Peete: RB; 5' 8"; Junior

#59 Aaron Sturdevant: LB; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#7 Nate Tranel: DB; 6' 1"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#4 Erin McNeil
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: OH

#9 Hozai Ceballos
: 5' 10"; Senior
: F

#1 Jake King
: 6' 5"; Sophomore
: GK

#14 Henry Raymonds
: 6' 2"; Senior
: M

#24 Jordan Brand
: 6' 3"; Senior
: DL

#18 Tyler Holte
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: WR

#5 Zach Oles
: 6' 0"; Junior
: QB

#23 Alex Peete
: 5' 8"; Junior
: RB

#59 Aaron Sturdevant
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: LB

#7 Nate Tranel
: 6' 1"; Senior
: DB