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Offense
Alex Peete (Ringwood, Ill./Johnsburg), Junior (Ringwood, Ill./Johnsburg), Running Back of UW-Whitewater
Peete registered 13 carries for 108 yards and two touchdowns Saturday to help the No. 3 Warhawks defeat UW-Eau Claire 24-14 during Family Fest at Perkins Stadium. On UW-Whitewater's second offensive play from scrimmage, Peete bounced off three defenders and sprinted down the right sideline for a 45-yard touchdown to give the team a 7-0 advantage just two minutes into the contest. In the third quarter, he completed a 7-play, 64-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to make it 16-7 with 8:44 left in the period. Peete finished the day with seven runs of five yards or more to help the Warhawks control the ball for more than 17 minutes in the second half. |
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Offense
Kyle Gannon (Waukesha, Wis./West), Junior, Offensive Line
Gannon earned the highest grade on the offensive line Saturday to help the No. 3 Warhawks to a 24-14 victory over UW-Eau Claire during Family Fest at Perkins Stadium. He helped UW-Whitewater gain 289 yards of total offense and average nearly five yards per play. The Warhawks also allowed only one sack for the day and held the ball for more than 17 minutes in the second half. |
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Defense
Jordan Brand (Chicago, Ill./St. Rita), Senior, Defensive Lineman
Brand finished with four tackles, including three for a loss and two sacks, and forced one fumble Saturday to help No. 3 UW-Whitewater defeat UW-Eau Claire 24-14 during Family Fest at Perkins Stadium. On the very first play from scrimmage, he stopped Austin Belot for a loss of two yards. On the third play from scrimmage, Brand sacked Jonathan Malueg for a loss of eight yards on third-and-12 and forced a fumble, which was recovered by the Blugolds but forced a punt and gave the Warhawks good field position. On a third-and-six late in the third quarter, Brand sacked Malueg for a loss of two yards to force a UW-Eau Claire punt. His other tackle, which occurred late in the second quarter, held a running play to one yard. |
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Defense
Garrett Purdy (Naperville, Ill./Central), Senior, Defensive Back
Purdy tallied two tackles, two pass breakups and one forced fumble Saturday to help the third-ranked Warhawks to a 24-14 victory over UW-Eau Claire during Family Fest at Perkins Stadium. He broke up two passes in the first half, including one on a second-and-long play, to help hold the Blugolds scoreless over the first 29 minutes of action. Early in the third quarter, Purdy helped swing the momentum of the game, forcing a fumble on a long run into UW-Whitewater territory that was recovered by Jacob Frey (Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran HS) and turned into a 7-play, 64-yard scoring drive for the Warhawks that gave the team a 16-7 lead. |
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Special Teams
Jaylon Edmonson (Racine, Wis./Case), Sophomore, Running Back
Edmonson played a strong game in kickoff coverage Saturday to help the third-ranked Warhawks to a 24-14 victory over UW-Eau Claire during Family Fest at Perkins Stadium. His performance helped UW-Whitewater hold the Blugolds, who entered the game ranked fifth in the nation in kick return average, to 14.5 yards per return, more than 15 yards fewer than their average entering the contest. Edmonson registered a tackle midway through the third quarter to limit a return to 18 yards to the UW-Eau Claire 23-yard line. |
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| VOLLEYBALL |
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Offense
Ashton Doll (Lancaster, Wis./Lancaster), Senior, Middle Hitter
Doll collected 20 kills (2.50 per set) on a .250 hitting percentage and added seven blocks and three digs last week to help the 10th-ranked Warhawks to a pair of four-set victories. On Tuesday at Edgewood, she posted seven kills, three digs and four blocks in UW-Whitewater's 3-1 win. Three days later, Doll collected a season-high 13 kills and added three blocks in the Warhawks' 3-1 triumph at UW-Stout that improved the team's record to 3-0 in WIAC play. |
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Defense
Morgan Jensen (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie), Freshman (Sun Prairie, Wis.), of UW-Whitewater
Jensen turned in two strong defensive performances last week to help the 10th-ranked Warhawks to two four-set wins on the road. She tallied 25 digs and two service aces Tuesday in UW-Whitewater's 3-1 victory at Edgewood. Three days later, she recorded 23 digs and one service ace in the team's 3-1 triumph at UW-Stout. For the week, Jensen totaled 48 digs (6.00 per set), five assists and three service aces. |
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Offense
Carli Nehls (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North), Sophomore, Midfielder
Nehls scored the first goal of the match last Tuesday to help the Warhawks to a 2-1 victory at Knox (Ill.), the team's fourth straight win. Her unassisted tally came in the 21st minute and helped UW-Whitewater establish early momentum. Nehls played 57 minutes in the contest and helped the Warhawks amass 13 shots, including nine on goal, and seven corner kicks. |
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Defense
Elizabeth Klein (Burlington, Wis./Catholic Central), Freshman, Midfielder
Klein played an instrumental role on the defensive side last Tuesday during the Warhawks' 2-1 triumph at Knox (Ill.), the team's fourth consecutive win. She helped UW-Whitewater allow only six shots, including four on goal, and surrender only two corner kicks in the match. Klein played 47 minutes in the contest. |
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Offense
Brad Ludwig (Appleton, Wis./Kimberly), Junior, Midfielder
Ludwig scored in the 52nd minute, and his goal held up as the game-winner in UW-Whitewater's 2-0 triumph at Finlandia (Mich.) on Sunday. He rebounded his own miss and found the back of the net for his sixth goal of the year. Ludwig collected four shots, including three on goal, during the match to help the Warhawks improve to 12-1-1 for the season.
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Defense
Evan Donini (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha West), Sophomore, Defender
Donini played a critical role on defense Sunday to help the Warhawks to a 2-0 shutout victory at Finlandia (Mich.). UW-Whitewater surrendered only one shot and didn't allow a corner kick during the contest.Â
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Julia Wesley (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead), Sophomore
Wesley finished among the top quarter of the 343-runner field Friday at the Blugold Invitational, placing 75th overall in the 6-kilometer race at Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax, Wis. Competing in her first race this season coming off injury, Wesley posted a time of 24:12.0, only one-half second off her personal-record pace. Her performance helped the Warhawks finish ninth out of 27 teams. |
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Singles
Molly Rueth (Wheaton, Ill./Glenbard West), Sophomore
Rueth won the No. 4 singles draw with a perfect 3-0 record over the weekend at the Warhawk Fall Invite, which included four scholarship teams, including Division I Green Bay and NAIA opponents Cardinal Stritch, Roosevelt and St. Francis (Ill.). Rueth didn't surrender more than three games in any set, besting Grace Monahan of St. Francis, Bryce Bigelow (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper) of UW-Whitewater and Ricarda Spartmann of Cardinal Stritch on her way to the title. Rueth remained unbeaten in singles play for the season, pushing her record to 9-0. |
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