Subway Athletes of the Week

Women's Basketball

UW-W Subway Athletes of the Week (Feb. 17-23)

For the week of February 17-23, 2020:

UW-W SUBWAY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Equan Ards 2019-20 Head Shot

Equan Ards (Milwaukee, Wis./Hamilton), Junior, Forward
Ards set the school record for points in one game with 49 points on 21-of-38 shooting from the floor Saturday against UW-Stout. He broke the previous record of 47 (Melvin Brown Jr. (Milwaukee, Wis./Vincent), 2019) on a jumper with 26 seconds remaining that put the Warhawks ahead by one. Ards scored 28 of his points in the first half alone and added nine rebounds in the performance. On Wednesday, he registered 25 points on 11-of-21 shooting and added five rebounds, three assists and three steals at defending national champion UW-Oshkosh. For the Week, Ards averaged 37.0 points per game on 54.2 percent shooting and 40.0 percent from 3-point range, and added 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest.

        
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Aleah Grundahl 2019-20 head shot Aleah Grundahl (DeForest, Wis./DeForest), Freshman, Forward
Grundahl averaged 13.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game on 64.7 percent shooting last week to help the No. 4 Warhawks wrap up the WIAC regular season championship outright and claim the top seed in this week's conference tournament. On Wednesday in a 75-71 victory over UW-Oshkosh, she posted 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes of action. Grundahl recorded double figures in scoring again Saturday with 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting to go along with seven rebounds and one block. She has now scored in double figures in each of her last three games and has seven or more rebounds in five of her last six.


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BASEBALL
Matt O'Sullivan 2019 Baseball Head Shot

Pitcher
Matt O'Sullivan (Sugar Grove, Ill./Kaneland), Junior
O'Sullivan tossed four shutout innings for the win on Feb. 15 in the No. 17 Warhawks' 11-0 triumph at Spalding (Ky.). He allowed only three hits and one walk with four strikeouts during his outing to help UW-Whitewater claim a victory in its season-opening game.

Noah Jensen 2019 head shot Position
Noah Jensen (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper), Senior, Outfielder
Jensen batted .400 (6-for-15) with one double, one triple, one home run and seven runs batted in on Feb. 15-16 to lead the No. 17 Warhawks to a 2-1 record in games played in Louisville, Ky. He started the season with two hits, one run scored and one RBI in UW-Whitewater's 11-0 win over Spalding. Later that day, he finished 2-for-5, including a go-ahead, 3-run triple in the top of the ninth inning, in the team's 7-6 victory over Anderson (Ind.). Jensen finished the trip Feb. 16 by posting two hits, including one home run, and knocking in three runs in the team's second game of the weekend against Spalding.
                                        
MEN'S TENNIS - SINGLES
Ryan Mitchell 2019-20 head shot Ryan Mitchell (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East), Sophomore
Mitchell posted a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Tripp Schulte Saturday to help the Warhawks to an 8-1 victory over Carthage at Lake Geneva Tennis. His win gave UW-Whitewater a 4-0 advantage in the match. Mitchell is now 7-4 for the season, including a 5-1 mark in dual matches.
MEN'S TENNIS - DOUBLES
Noah Guillermo 2019-20 head shotRyan Mitchell 2019-20 head shot Noah Guillermo (Muskego, Wis./Marquette University HS), Sophomore and Ryan Mitchell (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East), Sophomore
Guillermo and Mitchell combined for an 8-1 victory at No. 3 doubles on Saturday to give the Warhawks an early lead in an 8-1 team win over Carthage. The duo is now 7-2 playing together this season, including a 4-0 mark in dual matches.
                           
GYMNASTICS - SPECIALIST
Acacia Fossum 2020 head shot Acacia Fossum (Gladstone, N.D./Richardton-Taylor), Senior
Fossum won uneven bars and tied for third on floor exercise Saturday to help the Warhawks defeat Winona State and Hamline with a team score of 187.975, the team's third-highest score of the season. She posted a 9.550 on bars, her third straight score of 9.500 or higher in the event, to help the team tie its best event score of the day with a 47.225. Fossum added a 9.450 on floor to contribute to the team's 46.975 in the event.
MEN'S TRACK
Justin Krause 2020 head shotAlex Duff 2020 head shotAndrew Lohse 2020 head shot track and fieldDavid Fassbender 2020 head shot Distance Medley Relay – Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee), Freshman, Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon), Senior, Andrew Lohse (Dixon, Ill./Dixon), Freshman, and David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger), Junior
The Warhawks' distance medley relay team recorded a time of 10:05.51 to place second in the race Friday and help UW-Whitewater win North Central's F. Lee Slick Invitational in Naperville, Ill. The group currently leads the WIAC and ranks fifth in NCAA Division III with the performance, which is less than eight seconds shy of the program record in the event.
MEN'S FIELD
Zach Jasinski 2020 head shot Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton), Senior (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton), of UW-Whitewater
Jasinski won the pole vault and improved his season-best height Friday to help the Warhawks win North Central's F. Lee Slick Invitational in Naperville, Ill. His mark of 16-04.50 (4.99 meters) currently ranks second in the WIAC and fourth in the nation.
               
WOMEN'S TRACK
Sarah Niehueser 2020 head shot Sarah Niehueser (Fond du Lac, Wis./Winnebago Lutheran Academy), Freshman
Niehueser topped a field of 16 runners to win the 400-meter dash and help the Warhawks place third Friday at North Central's F. Lee Slick Invitational in Naperville, Ill. Her career-best time of 1:01.09 leads the team and ranks ninth in the WIAC.
WOMEN'S FIELD
Sydney Davidson 2020 head shot Sydney Davidson (Elburn, Ill./Kaneland), Junior
Davidson placed third in the pole vault Friday to help the Warhawks finish third at the F. Lee Slick Invitational at North Central College in Naperville, Ill. Her height of 11-02.25 (3.41 meters) is her second-best of the season. Davidson currently ranks ninth in the WIAC in the event.
 
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Players Mentioned

Acacia Fossum

Acacia Fossum

All-Around
Junior
Melvin Brown Jr.

#24 Melvin Brown Jr.

F
6' 7"
Senior
Noah Jensen

#8 Noah Jensen

UT
5' 11"
Junior
R/R
Matt O

#57 Matt O'Sullivan

P
6' 3"
Sophomore
-/L
Alex Duff

Alex Duff

Hurdles/Long Sprints
Junior
David Fassbender

David Fassbender

Distance
Sophomore
Zach Jasinski

Zach Jasinski

Pole Vault
Junior
Sydney Davidson

Sydney Davidson

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Noah Guillermo

Noah Guillermo

5' 11"
Sophomore
Ryan Mitchell

Ryan Mitchell

6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Acacia Fossum

Acacia Fossum

Junior
All-Around
Melvin Brown Jr.

#24 Melvin Brown Jr.

6' 7"
Senior
F
Noah Jensen

#8 Noah Jensen

5' 11"
Junior
R/R
UT
Matt O

#57 Matt O'Sullivan

6' 3"
Sophomore
-/L
P
Alex Duff

Alex Duff

Junior
Hurdles/Long Sprints
David Fassbender

David Fassbender

Sophomore
Distance
Zach Jasinski

Zach Jasinski

Junior
Pole Vault
Sydney Davidson

Sydney Davidson

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Noah Guillermo

Noah Guillermo

5' 11"
Sophomore
Ryan Mitchell

Ryan Mitchell

6' 0"
Sophomore