Posted September 9, 2008

He grabbed everything thrown his way Saturday, so it was only natural that UW-Platteville's Aunton Terry grabbed the first Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference offensive player of the week award.

Terry, a junior from Waukesha North, caught three fourth-quarter touchdown passes, rallying UW-Platteville to a 21-14 victory over Buena Vista University (Iowa) Sept. 6 in Storm Lake, Iowa. He caught a 70-yard scoring pass with 1:48 remaining for what proved to be the winning score. On a third-and-eight play, Terry caught the ball just past the first down marker, broke a tackle and raced to the end zone. He also caught scoring passes of 19 yards with 12:52 remaining and 25 yards with 3:55 remaining. With 213 yards on 11 catches, Terry became the first Pioneer receiver since Matt Kent (288 yards) against UW-Whitewater in 2002 to surpass 200 yards in a game.

The Pioneers play at St. Ambrose Saturday at 1 p.m. in a game that can be heard on WPVL, 107.1 FM.