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ADVANCE-TITAN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH
December 8, 2016
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VOL. 122, NO. 12
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John Carroll
CRAZY EIGHT interceptions
m le recoveries propel itans into semifinals
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Senior defensive lineman Justin Watson intercepts St. Thomas quarterback Alex Fenske as one of eight turnovers the Titans forced en route to a win on Saturday. by Nate Proell proeln91@uwosh.edu The UW Oshkosh football team has advanced to the NCAA Division III football semi-finals for the second time in program history after a - 1 victory against the St. Thomas Tommies at O’Shaughnessy Stadium in St. aul, innesota. Titans head coach at erroni said he is happy ith his team and hat they ere able to do to beat such a hard opponent. “I’m very proud of our players, erroni said. “It’s all about our players, it has nothing to do ith me. These guys are focused. The Titans took an early lead on the Tommies after ST on the coin toss and elected to differ. The Titans took the first possession of the game 6 yards in nine plays to score a touchdo n from a 1-yard rush from Titans’ running back ylan Hecker in a drive that included a -yard Hecker rush and a 1-yard completion from quarterback rett asper to Hecker. ast year’s national runner-up Tommies ere quick to tie the game ith a completion from ST quarterback le enske to att hristenson for four yards. In the follo ing possession, the Titans ere able to take the ball yards in si plays and retake the lead ith a 6-yard touchdo n pass from asper to ide receiver Sam entko ski. The Titans ent ahead 1 - ith remaining in the first quarter. The Tommies got the ball back on
their o n yard line and ran one play before the Titans got their first of eight turnovers in the game via defensive back ohnny agan’s interception on the ST . ith remaining in the first quarter, the Titans started their drive and ran one play to score a touchdo n by a yard completion from asper to entko ski to put the Titans up 1- . The follo ing possession for the Tommies resulted three plays before the Titans got their second turnover of the game from another agan interception at the O . The Titans’ pursuing drive lasted t o plays before the first quarter came to an end, continuing into the second quarter and resulted in a punt to the Tommies. The Tommies started their drive on their o n 6 before giving the Titans their third turnover of the game after a fumble from enske hich as recovered by Titans’ linebacker on allas on the ST . The Titans ent five plays before they ere forced to attempt a field goal. The attempt from kicker li ettstein as good and e tended the Titans lead over the Tommies - . ith 11 1 remaining in the second quarter, the Tommies began a drive that resulted in a field goal after going yards in eight plays. fter the -yard attempt from ST kicker ryan Stensapir as good, the Tommies ere still do n -1 . The rest of the first half ent scoreless. Ho ever, the Titans ere able to
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What you need to know What: UW Oshkosh Titans facing John Carroll for a spot in Stagg Bowl Where: J.J. Keller Field When: Saturday, Dec. 10, 12:05 p.m. Tickets: Free tickets at Kolf until 4 p.m. Friday; $6 for students at gate
Kasper selected as Allstate Good Works Team captain by fans by Morgan Van Lanen vanlam57@uwosh.edu Titans quarterback rett asper as selected by college football fans as the 16 llstate merican ootball Coaches Association Good orks Team captain. asper ill be recogni ed by the llstate Insurance ompany and during a live broadcast of the Home epot ollege ootball ards tonight at p.m. on S . The captain of the AFCA ood orks Team is the only player out of the selected to be chosen by fan votes. asper as drafted to the team for his commitment to both his studies and the community.
The junior holds a . as a supply chain management major hile volunteering ith organi ations that include eeding merica and the Special Olympics. His biggest contribution as hen he donated his bone marro through e The atch to -year-old hoeni ridegroom ho as in need of a transplant back in 1 . In ovember, asper and the UW Oshkosh football team elcomed ridegroom to the niversity and honored her at halftime in their home game against - a rosse. On an. , asper ill travel to e Orleans to serve at a special youth clinic prior to the 1 llstate Sugar o l and be ill honored in the field at halftime.
Phoenix Bridgegroom continues to fight cancer. See page A10 for update