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Pointers End Season With Loss to Chicago
Box Score
UW-Stevens Point had its
women�s soccer season end in the second round of the NCAA Division III
tournament for the fourth straight year as the Pointers fell to the
University of Chicago 4-0 on Saturday in Chicago.
The Pointers entered the
match with a nine-match winning streak and had allowed a total of three
goals over the span. UW-Stevens Point finishes the season at 16-5-1
overall and made its eighth straight NCAA tournament appearance.
Chicago, last year�s
national runner-up, took an early 1-0 lead when All-American forward Renee
Neuner scored 15 minutes into the match for her 19th goal of the season.
The lead stood through the rest of the first half before the Maroons added
a second score on a goal by Elise Aiken eight minutes into the second
half.
Trailing by two goals, the
Pointers pushed their offense forward and surrendered two late goals in
the final nine minutes. UW-Stevens Point gave Chicago an own goal and then
Marianna Kerppola finished the scoring with 3:28 left in the match. It was
the most goals the Pointers have ever allowed in 21 NCAA tournament
matches.
The 15th-ranked Maroons
held a 21-5 advantage in shots and Meredith DeCaluwe made six saves while
suffering her first career loss after taking over at the start of the
nine-match win streak.
It was the final match for six Pointer seniors: Melissa Becker, Megan
Frey, Mollie Kreibich, Kim Reese, Tara Schmitt and Alyssa Souza, who leave
the program with a 67-12-6 record over the past four seasons. |
