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Defense Carries Pointers Past
UW-Oshkosh
Box Score
UW-Stevens Point�s scoring woes continued on
Wednesday at UW-Oshkosh, but the Pointers� defense carried them to a
46-45 victory for their first road victory of the Wisconsin
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference season.
The Pointers did not score over the final 6:12
of the game, but held off the Titans, who missed a potential
game-winning 10-foot shot at the buzzer. UW-Stevens Point is now 14-4
overall and 6-4 in the WIAC, while UW-Oshkosh is 8-9 overall and 4-6 in
the league.
Coming off its lowest point total in nearly
seven seasons in a 62-44 loss to UW-River Falls on Saturday, the
Pointers again struggled from the field at 34.6 percent against the
Titans. However, UW-Stevens Point�s defense limited the Titans to just
31.9 percent shooting, including 23.1 percent in the second half. The
Pointers also shut down the Titans for 41 points in the first meeting
between the teams in November.
UW-Stevens Point took a 46-39 lead on a
three-point basket by Laura Neuenfeldt with 6:13 to play, but the
Pointers missed their five shots from the field and two free throws
while committing three turnovers. UW-Oshkosh counted six points during
UW-Stevens Point�s scoring drought and had an opportunity to win the
game at the finish, but Becky Knapp misfired on a jump shot from the
baseline with one second to play.
UW-Oshkosh trailed 16-7 with 9:39 left in the first half before
going on a 10-2 scoring run to close to within 18-17 with 4:44 left
before intermission. The Pointers built the lead back up to 22-17 before
the Titans tied the score at 22-22 with 2:32 left. UW-Stevens Point
scored the last four points of the half, including a three-pointer by
Haley Houghton with two seconds left to take a 26-22 advantage into the
locker room.
Knapp led UW-Oshkosh with 14 points and seven rebounds, while
Sharpee collected 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Whitney
Tyriver, the Titans leading scorer with an average of 16.1 points per
game, was held to four points in the contest.
Houghton led UW-Stevens Point with 11 points and added five
rebounds. Nathalie Lechault and Neuenfeldt added eight points, while
Katie Webber hauled in eight rebounds, including four on the offensive
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