UW-Stevens Point scored five unanswered goals to advance to its third straight NCAA Division III women�s soccer regional championship match with a 5-2 victory over Loras Saturday in Stevens Point.

The Pointers will meet St. Thomas in the title match Sunday at 1 p.m. for a berth in the national quarterfinals. UW-Stevens Point lost to Wheaton (Ill.) in last year�s regional final and beat the Thunder in the 2000 regionals.

Loras struck first in Saturday�s match as Michelle Wieser lofted a corner kick that Jenni Wilberding headed in at the 12:02 mark. However, it took the Pointers just 22 seconds to counter as Kelly Fink dribbled down the right side of the field and centered a pass to Emma-klara Porter, who drilled a shot straight on from 15 yards to tie the match.

Less than eight minutes later, Fink had a long throw-in that Andrea Oswald headed in to give the Pointers a 2-1 lead. Fink added another goal at the 35:03 mark on a breakaway when she sent a shot from 25 yards out that landed just inside the post for a 3-1 lead.

The early frantic pace finally slowed before halftime and in the first 15 minutes of the second half before the Pointers struck again on a cross by Jenny Bruce that Porter headed in to give UW-Stevens Point a 4-1 lead. At the 67:58 mark, Oswald had a shot that was stopped by a Loras defender�s hand. Molly Cady put in the ensuing penalty kick for a 5-1 advantage.

The Duhawks rallied less than two minutes later as Wieser scored off an assist from Rodie Doar at the 69:13 mark to finish the scoring.

UW-Stevens Point held a 19-8 advantage in shots, including a 10-3 edge in the first half. Erin Hall had six saves for the Duhawks, who finished 18-5 overall. The Pointers are ranked No. 2 in the latest NCAA Division III poll and ran their home unbeaten streak to 29 matches. UW-Stevens Point is now 52-3-2 over its last 57 matches.

Score by Halves          1-2-F
Loras                           1-1-2
UW-Stevens Point        3-2-5

Scoring
LC � Jenni Wilberding (Michelle Wieser), 12:02
SP � Emma-klara Porter (Kelly Fink), 12:24
SP � Andrea Oswald (Kelly Fink), 22:11
SP � Kelly Fink (unassisted), 35:03
SP � Emma-klara Porter (Jenny Bruce), 60:36
SP � Molly Cady (penalty kick), 67:58
LC � Michelle Wiester (Rodie Doar), 69:13

Shots on Goal � UWSP 19, Loras 8
Fouls � UWSP 12, Loras 11
Goalie Saves � UWSP 2 (Kortney Krill 1, Melissa Meister 1), Loras 7 (Erin Hall 6, Katie Eskey 1)
Corner Kicks � UWSP 6, Loras 4