UW-Whitewater’s Cole Berghorn celebrates after scoring a three-yard rushing touchdown with 27 seconds left in the second quarter during Saturday’s season-opening nonconference game versus Carleton College at Perkins Stadium. The Warhawks won 45-14.
UW-Whitewater’s Cole Berghorn celebrates after scoring a three-yard rushing touchdown with 27 seconds left in the second quarter during Saturday’s season-opening nonconference game versus Carleton College at Perkins Stadium. The Warhawks won 45-14.
WHITEWATER — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team opened its season with a 45-14 win over Carleton College on Saturday at Perkins Stadium.
The first Warhawk points of the season came on their first offensive possession with a Seth Adams 23-yard field goal that capped a 10-play, 81-yard drive.
The offense started rolling in the second quarter, putting up 21 points to jump out to a 24-7 at the break. Quarterback Justin Klinkner registered UWW’s first TD of the season, punching it in from a yard out to put the Warhawks up 10-0.
The Knights put up a score when Rye Storrs caught an 11-yard pass from Jack Curtis.
to pull within 10-7.
Tyler Vasey responded the way he does it best, a 91-yard kickoff return to the house to push the lead back to 10.
Another three-and-out defensively gave UWW the ball back with just under six minutes to go before the break. The Warhawks used up nearly the entire clock before Cole Berghorn blasted through the middle of the line for a three-yard touchdown run to make it 24-7.
In the third quarter, Brian Stanton ripped off a 75-yard touchdown run with less than five remaining in the third. Klinkner tacked on another TD, this time a 59-yard spurt to push the advantage to 38-7 by the end of the third quarter.
Stanton struck again early in the fourth, breaking free for a 66-yard touchdown scamper.
Klinkner was 7 of 8 passing for 72 yards and gained 107 yards on 19 attempts on the ground, adding a pair of touchdowns. Stanton was the leading rusher, with 201 yards on seven attempts — an average of 28.7 per carry — and two scores.
Vasey hauled in three catches for 28 yards and averaged 58 yards per kickoff return. Adams was perfect on the day — nailing the only field goal he attempted and drilling all six points after.
Defensively, Karsten Libby led UWW with 10 tackles, a sack and an interception. Carter Sessa also had a pick.
The Warhawks will head out on the road the next two weeks, visiting Saint Xavier University in Illinois next Saturday and Mary Hardin-Baylor in Texas on Sept. 20.
