Saturday, November 19, 2011

UW-Whitewater routs turnover-prone Albion in playoff opener


(In the photo above - Jaren Borland (43) gets a convoy off the field after scoring the first of two touchdowns in UW-Whitewater's 59-0 1st round playoff win over Albion College - photo courtesy of Jeff Seisser, Daily Jefferson County Union)


The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater scored the first five times it touched the ball, with both the defense and special teams contributing, and extended the nation's longest active win streak to 41 games with a 59-0 win over Albion College in a NCAA III playoff first round game at Perkins Stadium in Whitewater, Wisconsin Saturday.

The 59 points is the most Whitewater has scored in an NCAA playoff game since defeating Lakeland College 70-7 November 21, 2009 in Whitewater. It is the most points Whitewater has scored in any game, regular season or playoff, since topping UW-River Falls 63-14 October 23, 2010 in River Falls.

UW-Whitewater, 11-0, will play Franklin College (IN), a 24-21 winner over Thomas More in another first round game, next Saturday in a NCAA playoff second round (sweet sixteen) game. The location of that game will be announced late Sunday.

To read Micheal Bleach's game-story in the Wisconsin State-Journal CLICK HERE

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