WHITEWATER, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point football team (2-5, 0-4) fell at No. 4/5 UW-Whitewater (7-0, 4-0) on Saturday by a 63-0 final.
UWSP played a trio of quarterbacks –
Ryan Thompson (Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial),
Joseph Cheatham (Brookfield, Wis./East) and
Drew Viney (Stoughton, Wis./Stoughton) – combining for 18 completions on the day for 168 yards.
Zack Lynch (Brussels. Wis./Southern Door) led the rushing attack with 38 yards on 10 carries.
Isaiah Des Jardins (Little Chute, Wis./St. Francis Xavier) had a team-best 39-yard reception, one of two catches on the day.
Defensively,
Orian Gauger (Two Rivers, Wis./Two Rivers) and
Brandon Morrissey (Beaver Dam, Wis./Beaver Dam) each had eight tackles to lead the way. Morrissey and
Connor Calmes (Wausau, Wis./West) combined for a tackle for loss.
Harrison Armstrong (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) made an interception.
Lynch started the game with an 11-yard game on the first offensive play for the Pointers. After a punt, the UWSP defense held the Warhawks to a field goal attempt that was missed to keep the game scoreless.
On UWW's next drive, Armstrong came up with an interception to keep the game knotted at 0-0.
After a three-and-out by the UWSP offense, punter
Dakota Stroud (Manawa, Wis./Manawa) pinned the Warhawks at their own 10. One play later, UWW had a 7-0 lead.
UWW scored on all three drives in the second and UWSP was down, 28-0, at the half. The Warhawks found the end zone on each of its first five drives of the second half to complete the scoring.
Viney guided the final UWSP drive of the game with seven completions as the Pointers moved from their own 10 to the UWW 26.
The Pointers are back home to take on UW-Platteville on Saturday (Oct. 31). Kickoff at Goerke Park is set for 1:00 p.m.
