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UWW Athletes of the Week (Sept. 21)

Cross Country

Murphy, Connor

Men's: Connor Murphy – Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls

Conner Murphy led the Warhawks in their home meet this past Friday. Murphy placed second individually, crossing the line with a 26:02.8 in the 8K. 

Anderson, Abi

Women: Abi Anderson – Sophomore – Janesville, Wis./Craig

Abi Anderson led the Warhawks to a first-place finish at the Tom Hoffman Invite this past Friday. Anderson was the first to cross, winning the race with a time of 23:42.5, over 30 seconds faster than the second-place finisher. As a team, the Warhawks scored the minimum 15 points, as all 13 runners placed in the top 16.

 

Women's Golf

Berken, Norah

Norah Berken - Kaukauna, WI/Kaukauna

Norah Berken paced the Warhawks at +11 on the weekend to finish among the top 20 at the Illinois Wesleyan Fall Invite. Berken had the top round for a UWW golfer - carding a +3 on Saturday. Berken led UW-Whitewater to a tenth-place finish in the 20-team field.

Men's Soccer

Saul, Hayden

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

Hayden Saul scored the game-winning goal against Dubuque College in the Warhawks 2-1 victory over the Spartans in the inaugural Warhawk/Spartan Cup. The Warhawks were trailing in the first half, but tied it with a penalty kick in the 73rd minute. Saul's goal in the 84th minute was the deciding goal as the Warhawks took the comeback victory.
 

Treacy, Liam

Defensive: Liam Treacy – Sophomore – Frankfurt, IL/Lincoln-Way East

Liam Treacy played the full 90-minutes on the defensive side in the Warhawks 2-1 victory over Dubuque in the inaugural Warhawk/Spartan Cup. After trailing for a majority of the game, the Warhawks retook the lead in the 84th minute. In the final 6-minutes, Treacy blocked a Dubuque shot as well as deflecting away a late cross to protect the Warhawks one-goal lead.


 

Women's Soccer

Cvikel, Rachel

Offensive: Rachel Cvikel – Junior – Midfielder – Franklin, Wis./St. Thomas More

Rachel Cvikel recorded her first goal and assist of the season in the same game as the Warhawks defeated North Park 3-0 on Thursday night. Cvikel was credited with the second assist on the Warhawks first goal in the 7th minute. Just a few minutes later, Cvikel intercepted a pass inside the North Park box & scored a solo goal in the 13th minute. 

Gunderson, Anna

Defensive: Anna Gunderson – Senior – Defender – Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago

 

Anna Gunderson played 178 of the possible 180 minutes in the two games for the Warhawks this week. In the Tuesday night game against North Central, the Warhawk defense held the 18th-ranked Cardinals to only four shots on goal. In their Thursday night win over North Park, Gunderson & the defense held the Vikings to just four shots on goal as well. 

Women's Tennis

Weaver, Abigail

Singles: Abigail Weaver – Junior – Wakarusa, Ind./Mishawaka Marian

Abigail Weaver went 2-0 against conference opponents this week at the Warhawks singles No. 1 position. Weaver defeated UW-Oshkosh's Olivia Pethan in straight sets (6-3, 6-1) on Tuesday to help the Warhawks sweep the Titans 7-0. In a dual match on Saturday, Weaver only dropped one game on her way to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over UW-Eau Claire's Magdalena Kristo.

Weaver, Abigail
Andrae, Ava

Singles: Abigail Weaver – Junior – Wakarusa, Ind./Mishawak Marian & Ava Andrae – Sophomore – Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg

Abigail Weaver & Ava Andrae went 2-0 against conference opponents this past week. The Warhawk pair opened the week with a 6-3 victory over UW-Oshkosh's top pair, helping the Warhawks to a 7-0 sweep. On Saturday against UW-Eau Claire, Weaver & Andrae didn't lose a game with a 6-0 victory at the No. 1 doubles flight.

Volleyball

Dix, Abbie

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

Abbie Dix led the UWW offense across four matches last week including three against opponents mentioned in the AVCA poll. Dix kicked off the weekend with a phenomenal performance at #6 Illinois Wesleyan. The senior hammered down 17 kills with an attack percentage of .455 while adding three blocks. Her top defensive performance of the week was at #15 Calvin where she registered nine blocks. For the week, Dix averaged 2.69 kills and 1.06 blocks per set. 

Lawton, Natalie

Defensive: Natalie Lawton – Sophomore – Libero – Elmhurst, IL/IC Catholic Prep

Natalie Lawton paced the Warhawk defense in four matches last week including three against opponents mentioned in the AVCA poll. Lawton averaged 4.69 digs per set in 16 sets played. Her top match was a 24-dig performance against #15 Calvin.