General 9/5/2023 10:00:00 AM

UW-W Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week (Sept 1-5)

For the week of Sept 1-5:

UW-W KWIK TRIP ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:

VOLLEYBALL
	Offensive: Jenna Weinfurt (Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial) – Senior – Outside Hitter Senior outside hitter Jenna Weinfurt (Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial) helped the No. 12 UW-Whitewater volleyball team to a perfect 4-0 start to the season. The dynamic outside hammered down 4.83 kills per set in the Warhawks' home invitational. She opened 2023 with a 17 kill, 7 dig, 2 block performance against Lakeland followed by a double-double with 13 kills and 13 digs against Rose-Hulman. On Saturday she posted 12 and 16 kills against Edgewood and Wheaton respectively.

FOOTBALL
	Defensive: Thomas Wojnowski (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) – Senior – Defensive Back Thomas Wojnowski (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) sealed the 27-23 season-opening win for the No. 11 Warhawks at No. 19 John Carroll with a late interception. After UWW took the lead with a late fourth quarter touchdown, Wojnowski picked off the Blue Streak quarterback with just five seconds left to seal the win. The senior defensive back added four tackles in the contest.

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WOMEN'S TENNIS
	Singles: Cassie Lee (Downers Grove, Ill./Timothy Christian) – Junior UW-Whitewater's Cassie Lee (Downers Grove, Ill./Timothy Christian) led the Warhawks to a season-opening 8-1 win over UW-Oshkosh with a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles. In doubles play, she paired with teammate Gracie Ha (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) for an 8-5 victory. The next day, Lee went 3-0 at the Warhawk Invitational. She registered a phenomenal comeback win in the championship match in the No. 1 singles bracket. After trailing 0-5, Lee rallied to beat the top singles player from Carthage for the title.
	Doubles: Kellie Ha (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) – Senior and Molly Asfeld (Waukesha, Wis./West) – Sophomore The Warhawk duo of Kellie Ha (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) and Molly Asfeld (Waukesha, Wis./West) went 2-1 to finish second in the No. 1 doubles bracket at the 2023 Warhawk Invitational. The pair defeated squads from Augustana and UW-Eau Claire before falling to the top doubles team from Luther in the title match.

WOMEN'S GOLF
	Ellie Johnson (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) – Junior UW-Whitewater junior golfer Ellie Johnson (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) led the Warhawks to a title at the Battle on the Border hosted by Carthage over the weekend. Johnson carded a 77 on day one before posting a 72 on Saturday. The 72 is the second-best round by a Warhawk golfer in program history. Her 149 was the best at the tournament and is fourth in program history. Johnson led UWW to a total of 631 – a top 15 mark in the women's golf record book – for first in the 18-team field.

WOMEN'S SOCCER
	Defensive: Jude Dobrinska (Milwaukee, Wis./Ronald Reagan College Prep) – Sophomore – Goalkeeper Dobrinska finished out the BSN Tournament classic with 14 saves over 18 shots on goal and 31 total shots faced. She completed the weekend with a .778 save percentage in 153 minutes played.

MEN'S SOCCER
	Offensive: Will Morgan (Naperville, Ill./Central) – Sophomore – Midfielder Will Morgan (Naperville, Ill./Central) scored the game-winning goal late in the second half to help the Warhawks pick up a win in their season-opener. Morgan took two shots, one finding the back of the net in the game against Marian.
	Defensive: Duncan Morgan (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) – Senior – Goalkeeper Duncan Morgan (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) has picked up 135 clean minutes in net, making 7 total saves in his two starts. Morgan has faced 11 total shots, 7 of which where on goal. Morgan's presence in the net has led UW-Whitewater to two shut-out wins to start off the season.

FOOTBALL
	Offensive: Alijah Maher-Parr (Wauwatosa, Wis./Arrowhead) – Sophomore – Running Back UW-Whitewater running back Alijah Maher-Parr (Wauwatosa, Wis./Arrowhead) led the No. 11 Warhawks' explosive run game in the team's season-opening 27-23 win at No. 19 John Carroll Saturday. The sophomore gained 94 yards on 13 carries, an average of 7.2 per rush. Maher-Parr posted a career long 42-yard scamper that set up the Warhawks' first score of the game, a 28-yard field goal.
	Special Teams: Jeff Isotalo-McGuire – Sophomore – Kicker UW-Whitewater's sophomore placekicker Jeff Isotalo-McGuire was perfect on extra point tries and tallied a pair of field goals to help the No. 11 Warhawks to a 27-23 win at No. 19 John Carroll to open the 2023 campaign. Isotalo-McGuire got UWW on the board with a 28-yard field goal late in the second quarter. Early in the fourth, Isotalo-McGuire split the uprights from 24-yards out to give the Warhawks a 20-16 lead.

VOLLEYBALL
	Defensive: Kirsten Anderson (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie) – Senior – Middle Hitter UW-Whitewater middle hitter Kirsten Anderson (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie) helped lead the No. 12 Warhawks to four consecutive sweeps and a 4-0 start to the season. Anderson posted at least three blocks in each match over the weekend including a nine-block performance against Rose-Hulman. The senior was efficient offensively hitting .500 over four matches with 29 kills in 52 attempts while committing just three errors. She added eight aces in 12 sets. For the weekend, Anderson averaged 1.75 blocks and 2.42 kills per set.

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Players Mentioned

Molly Asfeld: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Gracie Ha: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Kellie Ha: 5' 0"; Senior

Cassie Lee: 5' 4"; Junior

#7 Kirsten Anderson: MH; 5' 10"; Senior

#17 Jenna Weinfurt: OH; 6' 1"; Senior

#1 Jude Dobrinska: GK; 5' 6"; Sophomore

Ellie Johnson: 5' 5"; Junior

#1 Duncan Morgan: GK; Senior; Oregon Soccer Club

#9 Will Morgan: M; Junior; Sockers

Players Mentioned

Molly Asfeld
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Gracie Ha
: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Kellie Ha
: 5' 0"; Senior

Cassie Lee
: 5' 4"; Junior

#7 Kirsten Anderson
: 5' 10"; Senior
: MH

#17 Jenna Weinfurt
: 6' 1"; Senior
: OH

#1 Jude Dobrinska
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: GK

Ellie Johnson
: 5' 5"; Junior

#1 Duncan Morgan
: Senior; Oregon Soccer Club
: GK

#9 Will Morgan
: Junior; Sockers
: M