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UWW Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week (Sept. 29th)

Men's Soccer

Saul, Hayden

Offensive: Hayden Saul – Junior – Forward – Iowa City, Iowa/Liberty


Hayden Saul scored the game-winning goal in the Warhawks 1-0 win over Wartburg in the Warhawk/Knight Cup. Saul was able to put the Warhawks up in the 82nd minute, making use of a close throw-in to attack the Knights. 
 

Vieira, Thiago

Defensive: Thiago Vieira – Freshman – Goalkeeper – Prairie du Sac, Wis./Sauk Prairie 
 

Thiago Vieira collected a clean sheet in his first collegiate appearance. The Warhawk freshman made five saves to shut-out Wartburg and help give the Warhawks a 1-0 win in the Warhawk/Knight Cup.
 

Women's Soccer

Offensive: Jasmine WIlson – Sophomore – Forward – Sussex, Wis./Sussex-Hamilton

Jasmine Wilson dished out two assists in the Warhawks' 4-0 win over Benedictine on September 22nd. The sophomore also put 3 shots on goal in just 50 minutes of play. Against Wheaton later in the week, Wilson put one shot on goal, playing 84 minutes in 0-0 draw. 

Smith, Kara

Defensive: Kara Smith – Sophomore – Goalkeeper – Joliet, Ill./Plainfield South
 

Kara Smith collected back-to-back solo clean sheets in her two appearances this past week for Warhawk Women’s Soccer. Smith kept both Benedictine and Wheaton off the board to lead the Warhawks to a 1-0-1 week. The sophomore made four saves in her 180 minutes in the net. 
 

Women's Tennis

Remke, Kaitlyn

Singles: Kaitlyn Remke – Freshman – Johnsburg, Ill./Marian Central


Kaitlyn Remke earned the decisive team point for the Warhawks in their dual win over conference opponent UW-Stevens Point. Remke won her match at the fourth singles flight in straight sets. The first set went 6-3, with Remke taking the second set 7-5 after coming back from down two games in the early portion of the set.
 

Adkisson, Ashley
Griswold, Megan

Doubles: Ashley Adkisson – Junior – Lincolnshire, Ill./Stevenson & Megan Griswold – Senior – Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc
 

Ashley Adkisson and Megan Griswold picked up the first doubles flight in the Warhawks’ dual win over conference opponent UW-Stevens Point. The pair cruised to a 6-0 victory, winning nearly 80% of the points in the match. 
 

Volleyball

Krzus, Aubrie

Setter: Aubrie Krzus – Junior – Setter – Wheaton, Ill./Warrenville South
 

Aubrie Krzus led UW-Whitewater to three wins in the Warhawks’ home invitational last week. The junior setter averaged 10.63 assists per set while adding 13 kills, 8 aces and 6 blocks. 
 

Dix, Abbie

Offense: Abbie Dix – Junior – Middle Hitter – Brodhead, Wis./Brodhead
 

Abbie Dix reached a career milestone in leading the Warhawks to three sweeps last week. Defensively, Dix registered 12 blocks – an average of 1.50 per set. Offensively, she hammered down 20 kills – an average of 2.50 per set – to reach the 500 career kill milestone, an impressive feat for a middle hitter. Dix was named to the All-Tournament Team for her performance over the weekend.  
 

DiMotto, Gaby

Defense: Gabby DiMotto – OH – Freshman – New Berlin, Wis./West

Gaby DiMotto paced the UW-Whitewater offense in the Warhawks’ three sweeps last week to earn All-Tournament Team honors at the UWW Invitational. The freshman outside hit .364 averaging 3.75 kills per set. DiMotto opened the UW-Whitewater Invitational with a huge performance against UW-River Falls. She tallied 13 kills in 19 attempts with a single error for a .632 attack percentage against the Falcons. For the week, she posted 30 kills while adding 9 aces and 4 blocks.