12-6 Book to Upload - UW-Whitewater Athletics

36 yards with 3:21 left in the third. The last time a UW-W placekicker booted four field goals was
November 3, 2007, when Jeff Schebler did it at UW-Stout.
In the fourth quarter, after an exchange of possessions, UW-W started at the UW-L 45. A penalty moved
the Warhawks back, but Blanchard hit senior tight end Jason Ford (Palatine, IL/Fremd) for 32, then back
to Menzel for 11, and back again to Ford for 16. Junior tailback Desmin Ward (Milwaukee/Hamilton) ran
the ball three times to punch it in with 6:47 left and a 26-0 lead.
La Crosse replied with its first scoring drive of the year, covering 67 yards in five plays. All-WIAC tailback
Lee Lauters had a gain of 21 yards, and two personal foul penalties also aided the Eagle drive.
Butterfield ran it in from seven yards out with 4:35 left to make it 26-7.
UW-W gained 421 yards and held La Crosse to 119, 40 of those passing. Whitewater was 7-16 on third
down conversions, UW-L 2-11, and the Warhawks were 5-5 in red zone conversions and the Eagles 1-1.
Blanchard went 18-30 for 248 yards, no touchdowns or interceptions for the Warhawks. Menzel caught
five balls for 61 yards, Ford 5-62. Coppage rushed 21 times for 108 yards. Butterfield was 4-10 for 19
yards and one interception, and the rushing touchdown, and Lauters carried the ball 15 times for 89 yards
for UW-L. Sophomore linebacker Kyle Wismer (Spring Grove, IL/Richmond-Burton) had six tackles and
one tackle behind the line for Whitewater, with junior defensive lineman Anthony Dowery (Saint
Francis/Milwaukee South) contributing five tackles, a sack and a tackle for a loss. The Eagles had three
players in double figures in tackles, led by DB Jack Leahy’s 12 with three tackles for a loss. Fellow backs
jake Meckstroth and Matthew Buswell both had ten tackles.
The victory upped UW-W’s win streak to thirty-one games, longest in NCAA football -- any division.
Whiteawater’s last loss was to Mount Union in the 2008 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.
The Warhawks will be on the road again next week, traveling to Franklin, Indiana to face the hometown
Franklin College Grizzlies, who opened the season at Valparaiso University. Franklin is ranked 24 th in the
D3football.com preseason poll. UW-W and Franklin met last year, with Whitewater winning in a NCAA III
first round playoff game in Perkins Stadium.
Warhawk fans are invited to a special pregame tailgate hosted by chancellor Richard Telfer and director
of athletics Paul Plinske.
Whitewater’s first home game of 2011 will be September 17 at 12:00, with Campbellsville University
visiting Perkins Stadium. Tickets are sold in the University Center ticket office on the main campus mall
Monday through Friday during normal business hours
Tailgate Lunch Set for Franklin Game
9/3/2011
Chuck and Martha Heinrich, along with Chancellor Richard Telfer and Athletic Director Paul Plinske, invite
all Warhawk fans for a tailgate-style lunch in Franklin, Indiana on September 10 when the UW-Whitewater
football team takes on the Franklin College Grizzlies. The tailgate is set to begin at 11:00 am (Eastern
Standard Time) and will take place at The Willard. The Willard is located at 99 North Main Street in
Franklin.
86