Tuesday, November 29, 2011

What area newspapers are saying

UW-Whitewater rolled to its 42nd consecutive victory by routing Franklin College 41-14 in 2nd Round NCAA Division III playoff action on Saturday at Perkins Stadium. The following will link you to area newspaper articles detailing the Warhawk win.


FROM THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL - You often hear about football teams making defensive adjustments at halftime, but rarely do they work to this extreme.
Holding Franklin's spread offense to a total of 2 yards in the second half, the UW-Whitewater machine rolled on Saturday, blanking the Grizzlies after intermission to take a 41-14 victory in the second round of the Division III playoffs at Perkins Stadium.

The unstoppable Levell Coppage ran for 221 yards and three touchdowns in less than three quarters of action, but it was a defense led by linebacker Greg Arnold's two interceptions and fumble recovery that paved the way for Whitewater's 42nd consecutive victory, including a 12-0 mark this season.

To read Tom Haudricourt’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Story CLICK HERE

FROM THE JANESVILLE GAZETTE - After dropping two painful losses to Whitewater in the last 52 weeks, Franklin (Ind.) College coach Mike Leonard showed the movies “Rocky” and “Miracle” to inspire his team in its third attempt to pull the Hollywood-style upset against Whitewater.

But once again, the two-time defending national champion Whitewater made sure there was an anticlimactic ending against the Grizzlies.

Levell Coppage rolled up three touchdown runs, while senior linebacker Greg Arnold added two interceptions and fumble recovery to help top-ranked Whitewater roll to a 41-14 victory over Franklin in an NCAA Division III second round playoff battle at Perkins Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Whitewater (12-0), which extended its NCAA all-division best winning streak to 42, hosts Salisbury (Md.) College here at noon next Saturday in an NCAA Division III third-round game.

To read Tim Wester’s Janesville Gazette Story CLICK HERE

FROM THE DAILY JEFFERSON COUNTY UNION - The old adage goes "Defense wins championships." If that's the case, things look good for the UW-Whitewater foot¬ball team.

The Warhawk defense continued its hot streak Saturday as linebacker Greg Arnold intercepted two passes and recovered a fumble. Those turnovers led to 17 of UW-Whitewater's points in a 41-14 NCAA Round 2 victory over visiting Franklin in front of an announced crowd of 1,083 at Perkins Stadium.

The No. 1 ranked Warhawks (13-0 overall) will host Salisbury University (Md.) this Saturday in an NCAA quarterfinal contest.

"It was nice being able to get those turnovers. Our offense was able to capitalize on those turnovers," said Arnold, who missed three and half games this season with a leg injury. "It's always nice to see those turnovers created into points."

To read Josh Smith’s Daily Jefferson County Union Story CLICK HERE

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