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Women's Bowling 12/9/2019 1:34:00 PM

UW-W Subway Athletes of the Week (Dec. 2-8)

For the week of December 2-8, 2019:

UW-W SUBWAY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:

BOWLING
	Sam Knab (Antioch, Ill./Antioch), Sophomore Knab placed 16th overall in traditional games out of 210 players and helped the Warhawks win the United States Bowling Congress sanctioned Warhawk Open over the weekend at Stardust Bowl in Addison, Ill. She posted a 196.3 average in six traditional games and finished with a fill percentage of 86, a strike percentage of 43 and a 9-spare percentage of 97 (28-of-29) for the tournament.

WRESTLING
	Devin Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel), Senior, 149 Pounds Tortorice posted two wins against wrestlers on nationally-ranked teams Saturday at the Candlewood Suites Duals in La Crosse. He bested Brock Parker of No. 2 Loras (Iowa) by a 4-1 decision before finishing the day with a fall at 3:41 against AJ Patterson of ninth-ranked Coe (Iowa). Tortorice improved his record to 8-2 for the season with the performance.

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BOWLING
	Caitlin Mertins (Racine, Wis./Park), Sophomore Mertins led UW-Whitewater's JV1 team with a ninth-place finish out of 210 players over the weekend at the USBC sanctioned Warhawk Open at Stardust Bowl in Addison, Ill. She averaged a 200 over six traditional games, including a high of 228, and posted a 90 percent fill percentage, a 47 percent strike percentage and a 93 percent 9-spare percentage (27-of-29).
	Kelsey Jaeger (New London, Wis./Little Wolf), Sophomore Jaeger helped UW-Whitewater's JV2 team claim the championship in the JV division over the weekend at the USBC sanctioned Warhawk Open at Stardust Bowl in Addison, Ill. She collected a fill percentage of 82 percent, a strike percentage of 44 percent and a 9-spare percentage of 96 percent (23-of-24). Jaeger rolled three 200-plus traditional games on her way to a 196.8 average, good for 13th out of 210 bowlers.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
	Jack Brahm (Bayside, Wis./Glendale Nicolet), Sophomore, Forward Brahm averaged 6.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game while shooting 6-of-12 (50 percent) from the floor to help the Warhawks finish with a 1-1 record playing teams from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. On Friday at Calvin, he recorded nine points, a team-high five rebounds and one assist in 23 minutes of action. One day later, he tallied four points, six rebounds, one assist and one steal in 28 minutes during the Warhawks' 70-66 triumph at Alma.

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Players Mentioned

Kelsey Jaeger

Kelsey Jaeger: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Sam Knab

Sam Knab: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Caitlin Mertins

Caitlin Mertins: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Jack Brahm

#24 Jack Brahm: F; 6' 5"; Sophomore

Devin Tortorice

Devin Tortorice: Senior

Players Mentioned

Kelsey Jaeger

Kelsey Jaeger
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Sam Knab

Sam Knab
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Caitlin Mertins

Caitlin Mertins
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Jack Brahm

#24 Jack Brahm
: 6' 5"; Sophomore
: F

Devin Tortorice

Devin Tortorice
: Senior