| FOOTBALL | |
 | Offensive Player of the Week
Jordan Ratliffe (Milwaukee/Milwaukee Vincent), Senior, Running Back
Ratliffe tallied career highs in carries (30) and rushing yards (193) to help lift the No. 1 Warhawks to a 33-30 victory at Morningside (Iowa), the top-ranked NAIA team, last Thursday. He also ran for two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score from six yards out with 38 seconds to play. Ratliffe's performance was his 11th career 100-yard rushing game, including fourth in the last five contests. |
 | Special Teams
Lake Bachar (Wheaton, IL/Wheaton North), Junior, Punter/Kicker
Bachar kicked a 44-yard field goal in the third quarter and helped the top-ranked Warhawks win the field position match-up with his outstanding punting and kicking in the team's 33-30 victory at NAIA No. 1 Morningside (Iowa) last Thursday. All three of his punts pinned the Mustangs inside their own 20-yard line, and five of his seven kickoffs went through the end zone for touchbacks. As a result of Bachar's performance, UW-Whitewater's average field position on drive starts was 10 yards better than Morningside's. |
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| WOMEN'S TENNIS | |
 | Singles
Megan Humphreys (Kenosha/Tremper), Junior
Humphreys claimed the singles championship at the United States Tennis Association/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Region Championships for the third consecutive season, clinching All-America honors and a trip to the USTA/ITA Small College National Championships next month in Sumter, S.C. The top seed in the singles draw, Humphreys dispatched No. 3 seed Michaela Schulz of Gustavus Adolphus 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1 in the semifinal before defeating freshman teammate Gabi Kitchell (Wausau, Wis./D.C. Everest) 7-5, 6-0 in an All-Warhawk final. She finished 6-0 for the weekend. |
 | Doubles
Alicia Beck (Bismarck, ND/St. Mary's Central), Sophomore and Jillian Wallace (Crystal Lake, IL/Central), Sophomore
Beck and Wallace teamed up to win the doubles championship at the United States Tennis Association/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Region Championships, sewing up All-America status and punching their ticket to the USTA/ITA Small College National Championships next month in Sumter, S.C. Seeded 10th in the doubles draw, the duo knocked off No. 4 seed Michaela Schulz/Ally Baker of Gustavus Adolphus 9-8 (1) in the quarterfinal and No. 1 Bridget Bellissimo/Kimmy Mrozek of UW-La Crosse 9-7 in the semifinal. In the final, Beck and Wallace defeated teammates Megan Humphreys (Kenosha/Tremper) and Bridgid McGuire (Slinger/Slinger), the third-seeded pair in the tournament, by a 4-6, 7-6 (7), 1-0 (10-4) score. |
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| VOLLEYBALL | |
 | Offense
Lauren Pfeifer (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson), Junior, Outside Hitter
Pfeifer helped lead the No. 15 Warhawks to a 4-1 record last week, including three wins over teams ranked among the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Top 25. In five matches (19 sets), she totaled 72 kills (3.79 per set), 54 digs (2.84), 11 blocks and five service aces. Pfeifer was named to the All-Tournament team at the UW-Whitewater Invitational over the weekend after helping UW-Whitewater to a 4-0 mark. Her signature match came in the team's 3-1 triumph Saturday over No. 6 Carthage, when she tallied a career-high 23 kills to go along with 13 digs, three blocks and three assists. Later that day, Pfeifer registered 15 kills and 10 digs in a three-set victory over 11th-ranked Chicago. |
 | Defense
Brittany Robinson (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls), Freshman, Defensive Specialist
Robinson helped the 15th-ranked Warhawks finish 4-1 last week, including three wins over teams ranked among the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Top 25. She registered 121 digs (6.37 per set), 10 service aces (0.53) and 17 assists (0.89) for the week. Robinson posted a career-high 35 digs at No. 22 UW-Oshkosh last Wednesday and matched a career high with five service aces in UW-Whitewater's 3-0 triumph over No. 25 Williams (Mass.) on Friday. She helped the Warhawks finish 4-0 at the UW-Whitewater Invitational over the weekend, including the win over Williams and victories against No. 6 Carthage, No. 11 Chicago and Millikin (Ill.), which is receiving votes. |
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| WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY |
 | Amy Kahl (Huntley, Ill./Huntley), Senior
Kahl placed 15th out of 583 runners and 12th among entries linked to a competing team to help the Warhawks finish 10th out of 50 teams at the Brissman-Lundeen Inviational at Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island, Ill. With a time of 22:52.5, Kahl led the team and posted the highest finish of all WIAC student-athletes in the race. She climbed steadily during the race from 60th at the first mile to 25th at the second mile and 15th to cross the finish line. |
