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Pointers Rally Past UW-Stout in
WIAC Opener After having an apparent
victory denied moments earlier, the UW-Stevens Point volleyball team
came through on match point a second time to rally for a five-game win
over UW-Stout on Friday at Berg Gym.
Gina Guell, who had missed the last eight
matches with an injury, returned to the lineup and delivered the
game-winning kill as the Pointers pulled out a gripping 23-30, 30-21,
24-30, 30-24, 15-13 win over the Blue Devils in both teams� conference
opener.
Moments before the winning point, UW-Stout�s
Casey Huntoon was serving with the Blue Devils trailing 14-13. As she
contacted the ball, the scoreboard buzzer sounded from a preceding
timeout. Huntoon�s serve sailed long and UW-Stevens Point celebrated the
victory. However, the officials huddled and determined to replay the
point that eventually ended on Guell�s game-winner.
UW-Stout opened the match on fire with 16
kills and one error in the opening game, but cooled off from that point.
Linda Meyer had a big night for the Blue Devils with 20 kills and 13
digs.
Callie Kunde and Beth Richter both posted
career-high kill totals for the Pointers as Kunde totaled a
triple-double with 18 kills, 36 assists and 15 digs. Richter added 16
kills in the victory.
Shelly Maus also had a solid night for
UW-Stevens Point with 13 kills and eight blocks, including five solo
blocks. Maus had back-to-back solo blocks to give the Pointers a 29-23
lead in the fourth game and then posted another in the fifth game that
put the Pointers ahead 14-11.
UW-Stevens Point won its conference opener
for the first time since 2002 and is now 11-6 overall, while UW-Stout
fell to 11-4 overall. The Pointers host UW-River Falls on Saturday at
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