The UW-Whitewater football team was “chomping on the bit” to get the 2011 season underway. First up was a road-trip to La Crosse to take on UW-La Crosse in the WIAC-mandated “in-conference/non-conference season opener at Veterans Memorial Field.
The Hawks arrival in “God’s Country” was greeted with a deluge of rain that made the current tropical storm pounding the Gulf Coast seem like small potatoes.
A torrential rain storm 2½ hours prior to Saturday evening game turned much of La Crosse into an “under-water parking lot.”
A second “storm” struck La Crosse during the game. The storm carried the name “Whitewater Defense” and it impacted the UW-La Crosse offense for 2 ½ hours.
The Warhawk defense limited La Crosse to 119 yards of offense and a lone touchdown late in the fourth quarter of UWW’s 26-7 victory.
UW-Whitewater’s offense was also dominant converting its 72 plays into 421 yards of offense.
Matt Blanchard threw for 248 yards (18 of 30). Luke Menzel and Jason Ford combined for 123 yards on 11 pass receptions.
Levell Coppage opened his senior season with 108 yards rushing and his 82 career rushing touchdown.
Dez Ward showed that he will be a force in the Hawks’ running back rotation by rushing for 38 yards (8 carries) including a 4th quarter one-yard touchdown.
For a WXOW TV-19 recap of the Hawks 26-7 season opening win CLICK HERE
To view the SmugMug photo gallery from Saturday's Warhawk win CLICK HERE
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