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Against a relentless run game, defensive pressure, No. 6 UMHB falls to No. 16 UW-Whitewater, 26-6

BELTON — In UMHB’s Week 1 win over Bethel, the third quarter turned the tide in favor of the Crusaders, a pair of 70-yard touchdowns pushing them in front for good as the defense buckled down. But on Saturday, with national attention on their Top 25 duel with No. 16 UW-Whitewater, the third quarter instead turned out to be precisely what broke them.