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| 2011 WIAC Football Players of the Week |
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| Week of November 7th - November 13th, 2011 |
| Offense |
Defense |
| Austin Goetsch |
UW-Platteville |
| TE :: UW-Eau Claire |
Defense |
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Saturday (11/12) UW-Eau Claire Blugold TE Austin Goetsch (Jr.-Waunakee/WI)
caught four passes at Ramer Field against the River Falls Falcons, two of them
returned for touchdowns as the 'Golds win 27-21.
Goetsch nabbed a 1st quarter 7-yd QB Austin Neu pass attempt, taking it to the
house, closing a 7-0 UW-EC deficit, then, later in the 3rd period, puts UW-EC up
to stay with a 6-yard TD catch, giving the Blugolds a 24-14 advantage.
Playing in all 10 games this season, Goetsch racked up 516 yards receiving on 38
receptions, averaging 51.6 yards per game, with 5 TDs. |
 The
UW-Platteville defensive front line held visiting UW-Stevens Point to a
season-low 219 yards of total offense in a 51-7 blowout on Saturday (11/12) at
Ralph E. Davis Stadium (Pioneer Stadium), the seventh season win for UW-P.
The Pioneer defense registered seven turnovers on the afternoon, including two
interceptions and three forced fumbles, also sacking Pointer QB Mitch Beau
(So.-Fond Du Lac/WI) twice.
Pioneer DB Jacob Zilbar (Fr.-Tampa/FL) paced the UW-P defense with 8 total
tackles, 1 INT, and 1 tackle for loss. |
| Week of October 31st - November 6th, 2011 |
| Offense |
Defense |
| Taylor Edwards |
Mike Cano |
| RB :: UW-River Falls |
DB :: UW-River Falls |
 The
WWS choice for WIAC offensive football player of the week is UW-River Falls RB
Taylor Edwards (Sr.-Janesville/WI).
Edwards and the Falcon offense helped snap an 18-game losing streak against the
UW-L Eagles at Roger Harrings Memorial Stadium in La Crosse on Saturday with a
28-21 overtime road-win.
The UW-RF victory also ended a 5-game conference play drought, giving UW-RF head
coach Matt Walker his first WIAC win.
Edwards capped a 4-play overtime Falcon drive with a 2-yard rushing TD, and then
the UW-RF defense came up big, intercepting UW-L QB Andy Sires (So.-Houston/MN)
in the end zone preserving the 28-21 advantage.
Edwards finished the day with 134 yards rushing on 31 attempts, including a
14-yd burst in the OT period, setting up the game winner.
For the 2011 football season Edwards has 1,010 yards rushing (2nd) on 214
attempts with 6 TDs, trailing only UW-Whitewater's Levell Coppage (1,337).
In his college career Taylor has three consecutive 1,000 yard seasons running
the football, including 1,076 yards in 2009 and 1,061 yards last year, when he
was awarded the teams MVP award.
Edwards also earned the 2010 WIAC Player of the Year honor. |
 The
UW-River Falls Falcon defense helped erase an 18-game losing streak against the
UW-La Crosse Eagles at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex last Saturday
(11/5), an overtime interception clearing the slate as the Falcons win 28-21.
Falcon defensive back Mike Cano (Jr.-Glencoe/MN) ended the
drought dating back to 1985, recording 8 tackles and 2 interceptions, none
bigger than the OT interception of Eagles QB Andy Sires (So.-Houston/MN) ending
the contest.
The team rallied from a 14-0 1st quarter deficit to register the OT win, sacking
Sires five times in the process.
Cano recorded 7 solo-stops and 1 assisted tackle, his 3rd quarter interception
(with UW-RF trailing 14-7 ) snuffing out a UW-L scoring drive at the River Falls
4-yard line, a sign of things to come.
After knotting up the contest at 21-21, capping a 9-play, 96-yard Falcon drive
with a 9-yard TD completion, UW-RF takes the lead 28-21 in OT with a 2-yard TD
run.
The UW-RF defense and Cano then thwart the UW-L offense in the overtime period,
Cano nabbing an errant Sires pass at the 13-yard line to seal the
come-from-behind Falcon road-win.
Cano, in 2010 had 26 tackles with 1 forced fumble, playing in 9 contests. |
| Week of October 24th - October 30th, 2011 |
| Offense |
Defense |
| Ben Hertrampf |
Damian Guggenbuehl |
| RB :: UW-La Crosse |
DB :: UW-Stout |
 UW-La
Crosse Eagle RB Ben Hertrampf (So.-Fennimore/WI) is the WWS choice for WIAC
offensive player of the week.
At J.J. Keller Field in Oshkosh on Saturday (10/28) Hertrampf rumbled for 182
yards on 31 carries in a 30-24 road-win facing the UW-Oshkosh Titans, including
the game-winner, an overtime 12-yd TD run breaking a 24-24 tie.
Hertrampf tallied 3 touchdowns in the contest; a 28-yd 1st period TD giving the
early 7-0 lead to the visiting UW-L Eagles, then a 1-yd plunge in the second
quarter stretching the Eagle lead to 17-7 at the half.
The Titans rallied from a 24-10 deficit to knot the score at 24-24 with 2:25
left on the clock, then blocked a game-winning UW-L field goal attempt sending
the contest into OT.
The Eagles iced the victory with a 2-play, 25 yard drive in OT culminating with
Hertrampf's 12-yd game winning TD run. |
 UW-Stout
Blue Devil DB Damian Guggenbuehl (So.-La Crosse/WI) is the WWS
WIAC defensive player of the week.
Guggenbuehl paced the UW-Stout defense with 11 tackles (1 assisted) in a 16-10
road-win at Ramer Field on Saturday (10/29) facing the UW-River Falls Falcons.
He also had 1 tackle for loss and 1 pass defensed.
The Blue Devils defense registered a pair of sacks and two interceptions of UW-RFs
QB B. J. Letourneau (Sr.-Falcon Heights/MN).
UW-Stout surrendered 400 yards of offense to the Falcons, but with a bend-but-don't-break
defensive scheme, only coughed up 10 points on the scoreboard.
Trailing 10-16 with two minutes remaining, a Letourneau 41-yard touchdown pass
was negated by a holding penalty, sending the Falcons to their 5th conference
loss of the season.
Last year, playing in all 10 contests, Guggenbuehl recorded 24 solo-stops and 22
assisted tackles, with 7 solo tackles against UW-SP in week-7, a 27-21 Pointer
win. |
| Week of October 17th - October 23rd, 2011 |
| Offense |
Defense |
| Mitch Beau |
Austin Blashka |
| QB :: UW-Stevens Point |
S :: UW-Oshkosh |
 UW-Stevens
Point Pointer QB Mitch Beau ( So.-Fond Du Lac/WI ) is the WWS WIAC football
offensive player of the week.
At Carson Park in Eau Claire on Saturday (10/22) facing the UW-EC Blugolds Beau
capped a 14 play, 72 yard drive with a 1-yd quarterback sneak, plunging into the
end zone for the winning score with 15 ticks left on the clock, giving the
visiting Pointers a 28-24 win.
Beau, making his second collegiate start at quarterback, finished the contest
11-of 19 passing for 259 yards and 3 TDs, including a 3rd quarter 47 yd TD
completion to WR Keith Ingram (Jr.-Milwaukee/Riverside), closing a 24-14 Pointer
gap.
He also scampered for 24 additional yards on 10 carries, part of a 372-yard
offensive Pointer effort on the day.
Beau, appearing in 2 games for UW-SP in 2010, was a four-time letter-winner at
St. Mary's Springs High School, earning Conference Player of the Year honors his
senior year in football. |
 UW-Oshkosh
Titan Austin Blashka (So.- Menasha/WI) is the WWS choice for WIAC football
defensive player of the week.
The UW-O strong safety had 10 tackles (2 assisted) against the #1 ranked team in
the country, the UW-Whitewater Warhawks, as the Titans came close to snapping a
36 game 'Hawk winning streak, falling 20-17 in a closely played contest at J. J.
Keller Field in Oshkosh on Saturday (10/22).
Blashka and the UW-O defense recorded 73 total tackles on the day, with Taylor
Goodman (Jr.-South Wayne) adding eight stops and 1 sack of UW-Whitewater QB Matt
Blanchard, a second period stop that thwarted a 'Hawk drive, resulting in a
field goal.
The Titans enjoyed a 14-10 halftime advantage, but UW-W scored a TD in the third
period, and then in the final minutes UW-W kicker Eric Kindler iced the victory
with a 22-yd field goal conversion, giving the Warhawks the 20-17 win.
Through 7 games played Blashka has 26 total tackles, 1-INT and 3 passes defensed. |
| Week of October 10th - October 16th, 2011 |
| Offense |
Defense |
| Matt Blanchard |
John Rozek |
| QB :: UW-Whitewater |
DB :: UW-La Crosse |
 The
WWS choice for WIAC offensive player of the week for week-7 (Oct. 10-16) is
UW-Whitewater QB Matt Blanchard ( Sr. Lake Zurich / IL).
Under the lights at Perkins Stadium on Friday (10/14) the Warhawk QB
successfully upped the UW-Whitewater football programs winning streak to 35
consecutive games with 42-21 win over UW-Stout.
The victory gives the Warhawks a perfect 6-0 record, 3-0 in conference play.
Blanchard completed 20 of 28 pass attempts for 294 yards and 3 TDs.
The Hawks enjoyed a 28-7 advantage at the break before the Blue Devils rallied
in the third quarter to narrow the gap at 28-21 starting 4th period action.
In the final quarter Blanchard tossed a 9-yd TD pass to WR Bernie Tamsett
(Jr.-Waterford/WI), Blanchard's 12th TD completion this season.
(WWS file pic- Matt Blanchard at UW-River Falls) |
 The
WWS choice for WIAC football defensive player of the week is UW-La Crosse Eagle
DB John Rozek (Sr.-De Pere/WI).
Rozek tallied 16 total tackles (9 assisted) and also registered 1 sack of UW-Eau
Claire Blugold QB Austin Neu, in a tough 21-31 home-loss at Veterans Memorial
Sports Complex in La Crosse on Saturday (10/15).
With the score all knotted up at 14-14 in the second quarter, Rozek stuffed Neu
for a 5-yard loss, one of two sacks recorded on the 'Golds QB on the day.
In 2009, Rozek, a Business Management major, playing in all 10 contests, had 5
tackles and 1 fumble recovery. |
| Week of October 3rd - October 9th, 2011 |
| Offense |
Defense |
| Tyler Huber |
Ryan Stefaniak |
| WR :: UW-Whitewater |
S :: UW-Oshkosh |
 UW-Whitewater
Warhawk WR Tyler Huber (Jr.-Mukwonago/WI) is the WWS choice for WIAC player of
the week.
Facing UW-River Falls at Ramer Field on Saturday (10/8) Huber racked up 156
yards through the air, aiding the Warhawk offense as they achieved their 35th
consecutive win, a 42-10 victory. Huber had 8 receptions on the day with 2 going
for TDs (60yds & 45yds).
Enjoying a 21-7 advantage into the 2nd period, the potent Warhawk offensive
attack took flight, Huber hauling in a 45 yard TD catch, capping a 9-play, 83
yard UW-W scoring drive. |
 UW-Oshkosh
Titan strong safety Ryan Stefaniak (So.-Muskego/Waukesha Catholic Memorial) is
the WWS choice for WIAC defensive player of the week.
Stefaniak recorded 9 solo tackles, along with 2 sacks in a 23-16 road win over
UW-Eau Claire and the Blugolds at Carson Park on Saturday (10/8).
The staunch UW-Oshkosh defense forced 'Golds QB Austin Neu into four incomplete
pass attempts on the final drive of the contest, the Titans coming back from a
13-0 first quarter deficit to record their second WIAC victory of the season.
UW-Oshkosh is 4-1 for the first time since 2007.
Through 5 games played this season Stefaniak has 18 solo-tackles (22 total) with
4.5 sacks and 2 passes defensed. |
| Week of September 26th - October 2nd, 2011 |
| Offense |
Defense |
| Mike Butterfield |
Nate Smits |
| QB :: UW-La Crosse |
LB :: UW-River Falls |
 UW-La
Crosse Eagle QB Mike Butterfield (So.-Pewaukee/Kettle Moraine) is the WWS choice
for WIAC offensive Player of the Week.
Facing UW-Stevens Point and the Pointers at Roger Harrings Stadium on Saturday
(10/1) Butterfield leads the team to an exciting Eagle 31-28 come-from-behind
victory, giving UW-L their first win of the WIAC season.
Trailing the Pointers 28-14 into the final period of play, the Eagles put 17
unanswered points on the board, including the game winner, a field goal, with 4
seconds left on the clock.
With one minute remaining in regulation UW-SP misses a field goal attempt and is
forced to give up the ball.
Butterfield then connects on a 42-yd pass to WR Tony Bilderback, giving UW-L a
first and goal, setting up UW-L kicker Justin Huinker with a game winning 18-yd
chip shot, which is converted, sealing UW-SPs fate.
Butterfield paced the team in passing and rushing, totaling 182 and 90 yards
respectively.
Through 4 games played Butterfield has passed for 490 yards (36/64) with 5-Tds,
and has rushed for 174 yards, with 2-Tds on 34 attempts. |
 UW-River Falls
Falcon LB Nate Smits (Jr.-Hudson /WI) is the WWS choice for WIAC defensive
player of the week.
Although UW-RF was defeated 42-7 at Titan Stadium on Saturday (10/1) facing
UW-Oshkosh, the loss wasn't because of a lack of effort on the Falcon defensive
front line, the team registering an INT, a fumble recovery and a pair of sacks
against the Titans and quarterback Nate Wara.
Smits recorded two sacks, the first River Falls linebacker to register a pair of
sacks in a game since 2008.
After a scoreless first period, UW-O takes a 14-0 advantage into the locker room
at half only to have it disappear in the third quarter.
Smits sacks Wara for the second time of the contest, forcing a Titan punt,
returned by RF return specialist Greg Klingelhutz 63 yards to the UW-O goal
line, setting up a RF touchdown closing the gap at 14-7.
Smits finished the contest with 7 tackles, 4-solo.
Last season for the Falcons Smits played in all 10 games with 42 total tackles,
21-solo, 3 tackles for loss and 1 sack. |
| Week of September 19th - September 25th, 2011 |
| Offense |
Defense |
| Nate Wara |
Jay Wussow |
| QB :: UW-Oshkosh |
DB :: UW-La Crosse |
 UW-Oshkosh
Titan QB Nate Wara (Jr.-Oshkosh) is once again the WWS choice for the WIAC
offensive player of the week.
In the opening quarter facing UW-Stout, under the lights at Don and Nona
Williams Stadium on Thursday (9/22), a rare night non-conference game, Wara
scampered 52 yards for a TD, en route to a 56-10 rout of the Blue Devils.
Wara finished the evening with 185 rush yards on 15 attempts and completed
11-of-17 passes for 172 additional yards and 2 TDs. Overall, UW-O racked up 370
yards on the ground.
The contest wasn't even close. UW-Stout trailed 28-3 entering the third period
of play, when Wara completed a 36-yd TD pass to UW-Oshkosh WR Garrie Fox, giving
the Titans a 34-3 advantage.
Wara earned WWS WIAC player of the week honors in week-1 with a 31-28 win over
Central College (IA), the Titan QB tossing 3 TDs. |
 UW-La
Crosse student / athlete Eagle DB Jay Wussow ( So.-Edgar/WI ) is the WWS choice
for WIAC defensive player of the week.
Wussow totaled 10 tackles, 8-solo, pacing the team in a close 17-14 road loss to
UW-Platteville at Pioneer Stadium on Saturday (9/24).
The contests outcome wasn't determined until the final moments of play.
The Eagles scored a TD with 13 seconds remaining in the game, to close a 17-7
gap, but an attempted UW-L on-side kick was thwarted by the Pioneers, sending
UW-La Crosse to their third straight loss.
Facing the Eagles last year, a 21-6 Pioneer road win at Roger Harrings Stadium,
was UW-Platteville's first victory in La Crosse since a 13-10 upset during the
1980 season. |
| Week of September 12th - September 18th, 2011 |
| Offense |
Defense |
| Matt Blanchard |
Ryan McWethy |
| QB :: UW-Whitewater |
DB :: UW-Platteville |
 At
Perkins Stadium on Saturday (9/17) the #1 ranked UW-Whitewater Warhawks downed
the Campbellsville Tigers (KY), previously ranked 17th in the nation, 54-14. The
win added to Whitewater's 32-game winning streak, the longest in the NCAA, all
divisions.
Warhawk QB Matt Blanchard (Sr.-Lake Zurich/IL) led the Whitewater offensive
charge that totaled 21 points in the first 17 minutes of play, the score a
lop-sided 23-0 in the opening period.
Blanchard finished the afternoon 12-of-15 passing for 294 yards and 3 TDs. He
was replaced early in the third quarter, with the outcome of the game already
pre-determined at 37-7.
Facing Campbellsville on the road last season, Matt completed 14-of-25 passes
for 174 yards and 2 TDs, UW-Whitewater going on to a 37-7 win.
When he's not on the gridiron or studying, Matt, whose favorite sports
personality is former Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, likes to listen to music,
read and hang out with friends. |
 UW-Platteville
Pioneer student/athlete DB Ryan McWethy ( Jr.-Oregon/IL ) is the WWS choice for
WIAC defensive player of the week.
McWethy tallied 15 total tackles facing #7 Wheaton (IL) at Pioneer Stadium on
Saturday (9/17), UW-Platteville falling 23-14 in a close played contest.
McWethy led the team in defense on the day, racking up 9 solo-stops and 6
assisted tackles, with 2.5 tackles for loss ( 6 yards ) and 1 pass defensed.
Last season, playing in all 10 games, McWethy finished the year with 26 total
tackles (21-solo) also blocking two kicks. |
| Week of September 5th - September 11th, 2011 |
| Offense |
Defense |
| Lee Vlasek |
Ryan Pearcy |
| RB :: UW-Platteville |
LB :: UW-Stout |
 UW-Platteville
student/athlete RB Lee Vlasek (Jr.-Blanchardville/WI) helped the Pioneers
achieve a 26-3 non-conference road win over the UW-Stevens Point Pointers at
Community Stadium on Saturday and is the WWS WIAC offensive player of the week.
Vlasek finished the day with 128 yards on 32 carries and rushed for 2-TDs. With
the Pioneer defense holding the Pointers to 171 total offensive yards,
UW-Platteville ended a 20-game losing skid to the Pointers and won in Stevens
Point for the first time since 1988.
To start the second half of play, the Pioneers added to their lead when Vlasek
scored his second one-yard touchdown plunge to stretch the lead to 23-3. |
 The UW-Stout
Blue Devils survived a late charge at Rollie Greeno Field
Saturday (9/10) facing the Jamestown College Jimmies, and won a close road
contest 20-17.
It was the Blue Devil defense that saved the day, UW-Stout LB Ryan Pearcy
(Sr.-Plover/SPASH) racking up 20 total tackles, (8-solo, 12-assisted) limiting
the Jimmies to 127 rush yards.
Pearcy recorded an INT of Jimmies QB Brad Lint in the first quarter, leading to
a field goal, then forced a second-quarter fumble, Stout up 14-3 at the break.
Pearcy, a Hotel and Tourism management major, last season was first team all-WIAC,
earning WIAC defensive player of the week honors after recording 12 tackles
(4-solo) against UW-Eau Claire. |
| Week of August 29th - September 4th, 2011 |
| Offense |
Defense |
| Nate Wara |
Joe Mleziva |
| QB :: UW-Oshkosh |
DB / FS :: UW-Stevens Point |
UW-Oshkosh
student/athlete Titan QB Nate Wara ( Jr.-Oshkosh/WI ) completed 17-of-25
attempts for 241 yards and three touchdowns en route to a 31-28 win over Central
College (IA) at Titan Stadium on Saturday (9/3).
Wara completed an 84-yard 1st quarter TD pass to WR Caleb Voss, then added a
51-yard TD toss to Voss in the third period, giving the Titans a 24-7 cushion.
Wara also rushed 15 times for 48 yards, including a 14 yard scamper. |
 Pointer
defensive back/free safety Joe Mleziva ( Sr.-Casco/WI ) racked up 15 total
tackles ( 7-solo, 8 assisted ) and recorded 1 interception, helping limit the
Bearcat offense to 242 total yards from scrimmage.
Willamette scored the game's only touchdown with 27 seconds left in the fourth
quarter, on a 2-yard run to pull within 8-6.
A two-point conversion attempt was nullified by an illegal touching penalty,
giving #23 ranked UW-SP their first win of the 2011 season.
Mleziva was selected to Preseason Inside Wisconsin Sports D3 All-State Team. |
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