Purdue
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The first few notes of fall are in the air, as a chill but beautiful game on the field is set to play. The Wolverines start off strong, as Truman Stovall puts Michigan on the board and Tanner Visco makes the conversion within the first 2 minutes of game time, making the score 7 – 0. In an exciting and well-deserved run, Ian Kwant sprints down the sidelines and runs Purdue up, 12 – 0. In a tight first half, Purdue scores twice making the score 12 – 12. Purdue keeps up the high energy, running up the board 22 – 12. A tough game was played, but the team takes pride in their plays for the night.
Final Score: 22 – 12
Roster:
#1 – Walter, Brandon
#2 – Bodner, Jacob
#3 – Grimm, Davis
#4 – Biel, William
#5 – Demers, Jamie
#6 – Kleber, Lyric
#7 – Dantzer, Travis
#8 – Vecchio, Jack
#9 – Perez, Jordan
#10 – Visco, William
#11 – Watson, Bryce
#12 – Stovall, Truman
#13 – Muter, Will
#14 – Kwant, Ian
#15 – Senecal, Zachary
#16 – Orlowski, Nathaniel
#17 – Glasberg, Samuel
#18 – Patzer, Matthew
#19 – Elnaggar, Mahmoud
#20 – Campbell, Nick
#21 – Stovall, Truman
#22 – Marco, Juan
#23 – Tsao, Andrew
The Wolverines kicked off their weekend this past Saturday with a road trip over to Wisconsin.
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With a fall chill in the air, the game started off strong by Wisconsin with an aggressive lead of 62 – 0 in the first half. At the 53-minute mark, Brandon Walter fought tough to bring up the Michigan score 62 – 5. Tanner Visco keeps up the hard-earned try converting the kick, changing the score to 62 – 7. Wisconsin plays consistent, running up the score during the second half, putting up a rough match for the Wolverines. The final whistle blows leaving the scoreboard reporting 76 – 7. Though Saturday was a loss by Michigan, Jamie Demers, Travis Dantzer, Davis Grimm, and Will Biel led the team strong. Michigan stays positive and states, “hats off to Wisconsin they played a great game and took advantage of the mistakes we gave them. We are going to keep looking to make 1% improvements as this season goes along. We are a young side and these young men should be proud of their hard work regardless of the outcome.”
Final Score: 76 – 7
Roster:
#1 – Walter, Brandon
#2 – Bodner, Jacob
#3 – Grimm, Davis
#4 – Biel, William
#5 – Elnaggar, Mahmoud
#6 – Kleber, Lyric
#7 – Dantzer, Travis
#8 – Demers, Jamie
#9 – Perez, Jordan
#10 – Visco, William
#11 – Elmgren, Andrew
#12 – Stovall, Truman
#13 – Muter, Will
#14 – Kwant, Ian
#15 – Campbell, Nick
#16 – Glasberg, Samuel
#17 – Orlowski, Nathaniel
#18 – Tsao, Andrew
#19 – Macdonell, Aidan
#20 – Wachtel, Benjamin
#21 – Majure, Thomas
Academy Side
Wisconsin Academy’s high energy carried on into the academy game with a try up the middle 7 minutes in the match, but the kick was no good. Half time score had the Badgers up 27 – 0. In the second half, Aiden MacDonell placed the ball between the posts and hit the conversion, the score changed to 27 – 7. The game stayed tough though, with the Badgers taking the academy match with 44 – 7.
