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After narrowly escaping with a victory on the road against UW-Oshkosh 20-17 Saturday, the Warhawks
football team held on to its number one ranking in the D3football.com Poll and the AFCA Coaches’ Top
25 Poll.
The Warhawks received 20 of the 25 first place votes in the D3football.com poll. Mount Union once again
held onto the number two spot, receiving the other five first place votes. In the AFCA Coaches’ Top 25,
the Warhawks received 39 of the 42 first place votes, while Mount Union received the other three
votes and was ranked second.
UW-Whitewater (7-0, 4-0 WIAC) will host the Pointers of UW-Stevens Point (4-3, 2-2 WIA C) for the
annual Homecoming game Saturday, October 29. Kickoff is set for 1:00 pm. Tickets for all home games
are available in the University Center ticket office Monday-Friday during normal business hours, and are
also sold at Perkins Stadium on game day. Call 262-472-2222 for ticket information.
For more information, Lance Leipold, UW-W head coach
Warhawks Host UW-Stevens Point in Homecoming/Hall of
Fame Game
10/24/2011
This Week’s Game
UW-Whitewater, 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, will host UW-
Stevens Point, 4-3 and 2-2, at 1:00 Saturday, October 29 at Perkins Stadium.
Last Year
UW-W won 27-14 October 30, 2010 before 11,448 fans in Perkins Stadium. A Jake Hohlstein
(Portage/Portage) fumble recovery on the Pointers’ 38, and 36 yards of Levell Coppage (Oak Park,
IL/Oak Park) broke the scoreless tie. UW-W’s defense also led to the second score, with Jake Keeser
(Fort Atkinson/Fort Atkinson) picking up a fumble at the UW-SP six yard line. Matt Blanchard (Lake
Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich) and Bernie Tamsett (Waterford/Waterford Union) combined on a six yard passing
play to go into the lockerroom with a 14-0 lead. Midway through the third quarter Warhawk defensive
back Steve McCollom (Farmington, MI/Shrine) picked off a pass to give the Whitewater offense the ball at
the Pointer 38. Aaron Rusch (Hartford/Hartford) took an end around play to the one and Coppage scored
on a one yard run to make it 21-0 midway through the third. UW-SP got on the board with a Jake Swank
to Anthony Aker 60 yard pass play to make it 21-7. Eric Kindler (Germantown/Germantown) booted a 19
yard field goal to put UW -W up 24-7, but Point’ running back Keith Ingram’s 47 yard run was the key play
on a drive that cut Whitewater’s lead to 24-14 at the end of three. Kindler added another FG in the fourth
for the final score. Coppage rushed 38 times for 179 yards, and receivers Aaron Rusch
(Hartford/Hartford) (5-57) and Adam Brandes (Burlington/Catholic Central) (4-93) kept defenders honest.
Max Ford (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park River Forest) led the UW-W defense with six tackles, a sack and one
tackle for a loss. UW-SP’s Swank went 10-30, with six caught by Jared Jenkins. Ingram wound up with
80 yards on seven carries. Point DB Joe Mleziva led both team with 14 tackles, nine of them solo.
The Series
UW-Whitewater’s record all-time vs. UW-Stevens Point: 56-30
The current streak: UW-Whitewater has won the last 2 games
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