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UW-Stevens Point Advances to 10th
Consecutive WIAC Finals
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UW-Stevens Point advanced to its 10th consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference tournament championship match with a 3-0 semifinal win
over UW-Whitewater Friday at the Pointer Soccer Bowl.
The Pointers have won eight of the previous nine tournament titles and will
now face UW-Eau Claire or UW-Oshkosh in the title match Saturday at 1 p.m.
The victory was the seventh straight for the Pointers, who are now 16-1
overall and ranked ninth in the NCAA Division III rankings.
Stevens Point native Sarah Menzel lofted a long ball from 30 yards out to
score her first career goal 33:12 into the match and put the Pointers ahead.
Molly Cady headed in a free kick from Andrea Spiel to give UW-Stevens Point
a 2-0 lead just four minutes later.
The Pointers finished the scoring just three minutes into the second half
when Jenny Bruce sent a cross in front that Mickey Jacob deflected to Kelly
Fink for Fink�s 22nd goal of the season.
The
Pointers outshot the Warhawks 28-2, including a 15-0 margin in the first
half with a strong wind at their backs. UW-Stevens Point is now 26-1
all-time in WIAC tournament matches and extended their WIAC winning streak
to 54 matches, which is one short of the NCAA all-divisions record held by
North Carolina from 1994-2000.
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