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Pointers Pull Away from
Blugolds in Second Half
Box Score
An 11-point spurt midway through the second
half helped UW-Stevens Point pull away from UW-Eau Claire for a 64-44
women�s basketball triumph on Wednesday at Berg Gym.
The Pointers held a 32-20 halftime lead and
maintained the lead during the early portion of the second half before
the Blugolds whittled the lead down to eight points at 43-35 with 12:17
left. However, Chelsea Kranz followed with a three-point play for the
Pointers and UW-Eau Claire missed its next seven shots as UW-Stevens
Point took control with a 54-35 advantage with 7:56 to play.
It marked the ninth straight victory by the
home team in the series and UW-Stevens Point improved to 11-3 overall
and 4-3 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. UW-Eau
Claire fell to 9-6 overall and 3-3 in the WIAC.
The Pointers built their first half lead due
to another long Blugolds� drought as UW-Stevens Point led 12-9 with
14:27 left in the half and held UW-Eau Claire scoreless for the next
8:10. The Blugolds missed eight straight shots and had four turnovers
during the stretch, though the Pointers only scored five points
themselves during the span and led 17-9 before a basket by Heidi
Arciszewski ended the dry spell and cut the deficit to six points.
The Pointers then got a pair of free throws
from Jesirae Heuer and two inside baskets from Nathalie Lechault to push
the cushion to 12 points. Lechault had a solid night for the Pointers
with 12 points and six rebounds. Janell Van Gomple, who had a
career-high 16 points on Saturday for the Pointers, followed with a
team-high 13 points and was perfect on three three-point shot attempts.
Arciszewski led the Blugolds with 13 points as
UW-Eau Claire shot just 27.6 percent from the field. UW-Stevens Point
shot 50.0 percent and was six-for-14 from three-point range. |
