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UW-Stevens
Point 2, UW-Oshkosh 1
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Second Half Lifts Pointers Past Titans Into Championship Match
With a strong second half wind at its back, the University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point women's soccer team scored two goals to rally from a
halftime deficit and defeat UW-Oshkosh to advance to the Wisconsin
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship match.
The win pushed UW-Stevens Point's overall record to 17-4 and was the
Pointers' 11th straight victory, tying a school record from 1992.
UW-Oshkosh finished 15-4 overall and had its school-record nine-game win
streak snapped in the loss.
The Titans took an early lead just 10:09 into the match when Lindsay
Rau fed Sarah Snyder for a header in front of the net and a 1-0 lead.
The lead stood until halftime when UW-Stevens Point took the wind and
took over the half, outshooting the Titans 17-4 in the second half and 24-9
for the match.
Andrea Oswald finally got the Pointers on the board with a 20-yard
turnaround kick that was unassisted at the 54:24 mark. Just 14 minutes
later, Mickey Jacob scored the game-winner on a header off a cross from
Oswald.
The Pointers held UW-Oshkosh freshman Jolanda Aalbers scoreless in
her final game of the season. Aalbers finished the year with 30 goals in 15
matches, becoming the fifth player in NCAA Division III history to average
two goals per match in a season.
UW-Stevens Point will aim for its eighth WIAC tournament title in
nine years Saturday at 1 p.m. against the winner of the other semifinal
between UW-Whitewater and UW-Eau Claire.
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