Redshirt freshman linebacker Julius Wilkerson (Mequon, Wis. / Homestead) continued to step up after the football team lost senior captain Ryan Smith to injury. He helped the WSU defense blank Davenport 34-0 as the Warriors improved to 5-1 in the GLIAC.  The shutout at Davenport was the first for the Warriors since a 31-0 blanking of Walsh on August 30, 2018, and the first GLIAC whitewash since a 55-0 triumph over Tiffin on Sept. 10, 2011. The last GLIAC road shutout by WSU was a 19-0 victory at Ferris State on Oct. 18, 2008.
Wilkerson made his first collegiate start in the Ashland contest and recorded 23 tackles, becoming the first Warrior with at least 20 tackles in a game since Nick Thomas amassed 24 tackles (9-15) on Oct. 3, 2009, against Ashland. Since that game he made seven stops at Northwood and a game-high 13 tackles at Davenport.
