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UWW Athletes of the Week (Oct. 26th)

Football

Hill, Darrick

Offense: Darrick Hill – Senior – RB – Stoughton, Wis./Stoughton

Darrick Hill paced the UW-Whitewater in a 63-0 shutout over UW-Stevens Point Saturday. The senior registered career highs in rushing attempts (10) and rushing yards (131). Hill set the tone with the first score of the game. Late in the first, Hill took the handoff on the first play of a UWW drive and broke through for a 90-yard touchdown run. For the game, he averaged 13.1 yards per run. 

Ramirez, Efrein

Defense: Efrein Ramirez – Junior – DB – Minooka, Ill./Minooka

Efrein Ramirez bolstered a Warhawk defense that shutout the Pointers in a 63-0 win over UW-Stevens Point Saturday. The junior defensive back registered 11 tackles including nine in the first half of the game while adding half of a sack for a loss of four yards. 

Vasey, Tyler

Special Teams: Tyler Vasey – Senior – WR – Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge

Tyler Vasey helped lead UW-Whitewater to a 63-0 win over UW-Stevens Point Saturday. Vasey tallied 99 yards on three punt returns including a 55-yard return that gave UWW great field position at the Pointer 30. He also paced the Warhawks' receiving corps with eight catches for 99 yards with a touchdown reception. 

Cross Country

Piontek, Ben

Men's: Ben Piontek – Sophomore – Green Bay, Wis./Preble

Ben Piontek was the top runner for the Warhawks at the Oshkosh Open Saturday. The sophomore placed 10th overall, crossing the line in 27:09 to record his first top finish for UWW and lead the Warhawks to a third place finish as a team.

Ramirez, Jocelyn

Women's: Jocelyn Ramirez – Senior – Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson

Jocelyn Ramirez led the UWW women at the Oshkosh Open Saturday. In her first time as the top runner for the Warhawks, Ramirez crossed the line in 26:22 to finish 19th.

Men's Soccer

Saul, Hayden

Offense: Hayden Saul – Senior – Forward – Iowa City, Iowa / Liberty
 

Hayden Saul found the back of the net in back-to-back games for the Warhawks this past week. On Wednesday, Saul celebrated Senior night with an insurance goal to begin the second half in the Warhawks 2-0 victory over Carroll. On Saturday, Saul scored a quick goal against UW-Stevens Point, finding the back of the net in just the 6th minute of the game. Saul played 135 total minutes over the two games, with six total shots, three on goal. 
 

Kaup, Adam

Defense: Adam Kaup – Senior – Defender – Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Lincoln

Adam Kaup helped the Warhawks shut-out Carroll University on Senior Night last Wednesday. The Warhawk senior defender helped the Warhawks to a 2-0 victory, only allowing six shots & two corners from the Pioneers. Later in the week against UW-Stevens Point, the Warhawks only allowed four shots & three corners from their conference opponent. Kaup played the full 90 minutes against the Pointers, totaling 169 minutes for the week.


 

Women's Soccer

Osborn, Karina

Offensive: Brinley Dunsirn – Freshman – Forward – Appleton, Wis./Appleton North

Brinley Dunsirn record one goal & one assist in the Warhawks 2-0-1 week. Dunsirn scored the game-winning goal with a header against UW-Oshkosh before recording the assist on the insurance goal in the Warhawks 2-0 victory over Bethel University. Dunsirn tallied 72 total minutes on the field, with her one shot on goal resulting in the score against the Titans.

Czajkowski Higgins, Tessa

Defensive: Lauren Ripley – Freshman – Goalkeeper – Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield East

Lauren Ripley broke a Warhawk single season record with her 11th solo shut-out of the season this past week, breaking a decade old mark set. In the Warhawks 2-0-1 week, Ripley recorded three shut-outs to break the record, playing the full 90 minutes in net for the Warhawks against UW-Oshkosh, UW-Stout Polytechnic, & Bethel University. Through the three games, Ripley tallied 12 total saves without giving up a goal. 

 

Volleyball

Krzus, Aubrie

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

Aubrie Krzus led UW-Whitewater to a 4-0 record last week reaching a career milestone along the way. Krzus registered her 4,000th career assist in the Warhawks' sweep of Platteville during the week. She is just the second Warhawk to surpass the 4,000-assist mark in the modern scoring era in program history. For the week, the senior setter averaged 10.73 assists per set while the Warhawks hit over .320 in three of the four matches including a .446 team attack percentage in a sweep of North Central Friday. Krzus added 20 kills (1.33 average) on a .442 attack percentage, four aces, 32 digs, and 19 blocks (1.27 per set) in 15 sets played last week.

Dix, Abbie

Defensive: Abbie Dix – Senior – Middle Hitter – Brodhead, Wis./Brodhead

Abbie Dix had a record-breaking week to lead UW-Whitewater to a 4-0 record on the court. Dix's top match was a 15-block performance in a five-set win over Gustavus Adolphus College, breaking the program record for blocks in a match. Dix capped the week with seven blocks in a four-set win over Dubuque. For the week, Dix tallied 27 blocks - an average of 1.80 per set - while adding 3.00 kills per set on a .383 attack percentage. The senior averaged 4.13 points per set across 15 sets played.