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against UW-Platteville, and marks the sixth time in his career he has rushed for at least 200 yards. His
most recent 200+ game had been a 299 yard performance in the 2010 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.
UW-SP totaled 204 yards in the first half, but just 297 in the game as the Whitewater defense held the
Pointers scoreless the last forty minutes of the game.
Whitewater received the opening kickoff, and three plays later the Warhawks led 7-0 on a 47 yard run by
Coppage at 13:38..
Point responded with an eight play 73 yard drive, the last yard coming on a Ben Wetzel run to make it 7-6
at 10:45. Jered Fohrman missed the PAT, which would prove to be a factor later in the game when the
Pointers had to look for two scores.
UW-W came back on the next possession, marching 73 yards on six plays, with Coppage gaining 54 of
those on three carries. Coppage broke the career rushing record with his fourth carry of the day, covering
46 yards. Eric Kindler (Germantown/Germantown) made it 14-6 at 8:16.
The ping pong match continued, with the Pointers holding serve (yes a mixed metaphor), covering 56
yards in eight plays to set up a Fohrman 42 yard field goal with 4:32 still remaining in the first quarter and
UW-W in the lead 14-9.
With prospects of a Houston-Rice look alike game looming, Whitewater made it 3-3 on possessions, with
Matt Blanchard (Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich) hitting Tyler Huber (Mukwonago/North Prairie) with a 57
yard pass for a 21-9 lead with 3:40 left in the quarter.
UW-SP provided the only scoring of the second quarter, with Mitch Beau passing to Theo Maglio for 29
yards with 10:32 to cut their deficit to 21-16.
And that was it for Stevens Point. Whitewater’s defense did not allow the Pointers to score in the last
forty minutes of the game. UW-SP, which had 204 yards in the first half, finished the game with 297.
The only scoring of the third quarter came the first time Whitewater had the ball in the second half, with
Kindler booting a 23 yard field goal with 7:53 remaining for a 24-16 lead.
Coppage provided the last nail with a 40 yard touchdown run with 2:27 left in the game for the final, 31-
16.
UW-W defensive back Noah Timm (Two Rivers/Two Rivers) intercepted a Beau pass to end the Pointers’
next drive, and linebacker Ryan Cortez (Palatine, IL/Palatine, IL) picked off Beau in the Pointers’ last ditch
effort.
The Warhawk defense sacked Beau six times, four of those coming in the second half. Five players
contributed to the sack total, and UW-W totaled eight tackles for a loss. The six sacks are a season high,
and the most since November 20, 2010 and Whitewater’s win over Franklin College in the first round of
the NCAA III playoffs. Sophomore linebacker Cole Klotz (Elm Grove/New Berlin Eisenhower) led the
defense with nine tackles, one sack, and 1.5 tackles for a loss.
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