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UW-Whitewater football wins national championship

By GAZETTE STAFF Saturday, December 15, 2007 - 6:40 p.m.

UW-Whitewater finally did it.

After losing to Mount Union (Ohio) the past two seasons in the NCAA Division III national championship football game, the Warhawks defeated the Purple Raiders, 31-21, Salem, Va., on Saturday.

Senior Justin Beaver led the Warhawks—who were a 20-point underdog in the game—by rushing for 248 yards.

Whitewater opened up a 17-0 lead in the third quarter, then withstood a Mount Union threat that cut the lead to 24-21 in the fourth quarter.

The Purple Raiders had a 37-game winning streak going into the game.

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NVgrf
Dec 16, 2007 at 8:30 a.m.
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We won with Berezowitz at QB when I was a freshman there. The radio announcers from out east pronounced the city wa-hee-a-water because they thought it sounded Native American. They all pronounce it correctly now! Great job Hawks.

ladyfinch
Dec 16, 2007 at 8:20 a.m.
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So Much for "Underdogs".....Whitewater played so much better than Mount Union and it was sad to see the lack of sportsmanship from Mount Union

spctcl911
Dec 16, 2007 at 6:53 a.m.
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Awesome job Warhawks!! WAY TO GO!

AbeFroman1986
Dec 15, 2007 at 11:49 p.m.
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Way to go Warhawks!!!

JOHNWICKED
Dec 15, 2007 at 9:14 p.m.
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It's great to see Whitewater finally win!
It's also great to see Bob Berezowitz on the field for this tremendous achievement! My wife
and I have been waiting 40 years to see this event. I'm sure all other alumni are proud of the team's tremendous efforts.

MiltonGuy
Dec 15, 2007 at 7:37 p.m.
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how cool is that!
congrats to the warhawks!!!!
that offensive and defensive line looked mighty tough today!

wavjmper
Dec 15, 2007 at 7:01 p.m.
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Hats off to the Warhawks and coaches Liepold and Berezowitz too!!!!!

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