The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team returns to Perkins Stadium to host UW-Stout this Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. The game will be the first against an unranked team for the Warhawks this season.
IN THE POLLS
UWW: #5 D3football.com (up one spot) / #6 American Football Coaches Association (up five)
UWS: unranked
LAST TIME OUT
The Warhawks took down UW-River Falls, ranked fourth last week, on their home field 21-14. The UWW defense bolstered the win with four takeaways that led to 10 Warhawk points. In addition to winning the turnover battle, UW-Whitewater dominated time of possession with the Warhawk offense on the field for over 38 minutes in the contest.
UWW quarterback Alec Ogden (Marshall, Wis./Monona Grove) was 15-22 for 180 yards with a touchdown pass. He added 73 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Tommy Coates (Chicago, Ill./De La Salle Institute) was Ogden's favorite target on the day with five catches including a touchdown grab. In the run game, the Warhawks backfield tandem of Tamir Thomas (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) and Alijah Maher-Parr (Wauwatosa, Wis./Arrowhead) combined for 120 yards and a rushing touchdown.
The defense was stellar all day with numerous Warhawks making big plays. Joey Antonietti (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) jumped a passing lane and picked off one of the best QBs in the country for his third interception in as many games. He also helped pace UWW with seven tackles. Hawk Heffner (Grafton, Wis./Grafton) also tallied seven tackles adding a sack for a loss of six. Kyle Koelblinger (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) posted five tackles, a tackle for a loss, an interception with a 35-yard return and three pass breakups while Matt Burba (Lake in the Hills, Ill./Huntley) got into the backfield for a sack that pushed UWRF back 16 yards. Egon Hein (St. Charles, Ill./North) hauled in the Warhawks' third interception of the game and Cole Yocum (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) scooped up a Falcon fumble and returned it 32 yards.
UW-Stout ran away with their game against UW-Stevens Point last week. The Blue Devils scored 28 points in the first half and never looked back.
Blue Devil quarterback Mitch Waechter was 19-30 for 291 yards, three touchdowns and one pick. He connected with Will Knutson on five completions for 116 yards and a touchdown while Patrick Corcoran tallied a pair of touchdown catches in the game. On the ground, Dylan Nelson posted 89 yards on seven carries including a 74-yard scamper.
Defensively, Tysen White led UW-Stout with nine tackles while Jack Luedtke added eight.
PARKING
The Perkins Stadium Lot (Lot 24) is sold out for the season. To pre-purchase parking spots for Saturday's game click here. No cash will be accepted for parking this season.
ON THE AIR
Saturday's game will air live online on the WIAC Network on the UW-Whitewater portal. The contest can be heard on 105.9 FM The Hog in the Whitewater area, or online at www.1059thehog.com.
SERIES
This is the 66th meeting between the Warhawks and Blue Devils with UWW winning the last 20 matchups.
