Pleasant Prairie Native Knapp Part of UW-Whitewater WIAC Championship Team

2014 Nov 7

Rebecca Knapp, a native of Pleasant Prairie, Wis., and physical education major at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, is a member of the Warhawks' 2014 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship team.

The Warhawks, who host the WIAC Tournament championship match tomorrow at 5 p.m. against the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, won their fifth consecutive regular season title and have won 29 consecutive league regular season contests.

UW-Whitewater (18-2) enters tomorrow's affair on a 15-match winning streak. The team is ranked ninth nationally in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America NCAA Division III Top 25, and is second in the most recent NCAA Division III North Region rankings. The Warhawks' 18 wins so far are a school record.

With a win Saturday, UW-Whitewater will clinch the WIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. The team has made three straight appearances in the national tournament.

For more information, visit the UW-Whitewater women's soccer official Web page.