UW-Whitewater returns to Perkins Stadium this week for the team's home finale. The Warhawks will host UW-River Falls at 1 PM in the annual Homecoming and Hall of Fame Game.
The Warhawks are receiving votes in the latest D3football.com and American Football Coaches Association Division III polls. UW-River Falls is 21st and 20th respectively in the pair of national polls.
UWW LAST TIME OUT
The Warhawks fell to UW-Platteville 17-10 in the annual George Chryst Memorial Bowl. Jackson Chryst (Orinda, Calif./Palo Alto) was 18-for-39 in the pocket for 254 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the game. Brian Wilterdink (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) and Tyler Vasey (Crystal Lake, Ill/Prairie Ridge) caught five passes each combining for 156 yards through the air.
Noah Battle (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove) paced the UWW ground game with 80 yards on 11 attempts - an average of 7.3 per rush. He was named UW-Whitewater's Offensive Player of the Game for his efforts.
Defensively, Ethan Gallagher (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township) posted 11 tackled including five solo en route to Defensive MVP honors.
UWRF LAST TIME OUT
The Falcons fell at UW-La Crosse 28-24 last Saturday. Riley Warzynski led UWRF in the passing game going 21-for-31 for 241 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
Michael Krueger was tapped for the majority of carries registering 56 yards on 14 attempts - an average of 4.0 per carry. Austin Rush was the go-to target for the Falcons last week. He hauled in nine catches for 131 yards including a touchdown grab.
Defensively, Aaron Borgerding notched a game-high 16 tackles in the contest.
ON THE AIR
Saturday's game will air live online on the WIAC Network. The contest can also 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 Falcons. UW-Whitewater holds the current win streak in the series - 21 games. The last win for UWRF was in 2001 - a 34-31 win for the Falcons in Whitewater.
The Warhawks have won the last 10 Homecoming contests and hold an all-time record of 74-24-1 in the annual game. UW-Whitewater has hosted the Falcons 13 times on Homecoming -- the Warhawks have won 10 of those matchups.
