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Neuenfeldt Leads Pointers Past
UW-Platteville
Box Score
Laura Neuenfeldt scored 18 points and drained
three three-pointers to lead UW-Stevens Point to a 69-51 win over
UW-Platteville on Wednesday at Berg Gym.
Neuenfeldt hit back-to-back three-pointers
late in the first half to give the Pointers a 30-22 lead and UW-Stevens
Point rolled from that point in improving to 13-3 overall and 5-3 in the
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. All 13 of the Pointers�
victories this season have been by double figures as they improved to
10-0 at home.
UW-Stevens Point opened the game with a 19-4
lead as the Pioneers made just one of their first 13 field goal attempts
and had nine turnovers in the first 10 minutes.
The momentum
completely flipped after that point. After the teams exchanged baskets,
the Pioneers went on a 16-3 run to cut the lead to 24-22 with 3:32 left
in the first half. The Pioneers� run was fueled by their rebounding as
they grabbed eight of the 10 missed shots during the span that halted on
Neuenfeldt�s consecutive long-range shots. The junior's season-high
point total came in just 21 minutes played.
UW-Stevens Point took a 32-26 lead into
halftime and opened the second half with a 13-3 spurt for a 45-29 lead
with 17:03 remaining. UW-Platteville scored four straight points to cut
the lead to 12 points, but Chelsea Kranz and Nathalie Lechault followed
with inside baskets for the Pointers, who led by at least 15 points over
the final 14 minutes of the game.
The Pointers, who entered the game ranked
third in the NCAA Division III in rebound margin, were outrebounded for
just the second time all season as the Pioneers held a 41-38 advantage
on the glass. UW-Stevens Point shot 47.5 percent and held UW-Platteville
to 31.1 percent shooting and 23 turnovers.
Kranz had 11 points and Haley Houghton added
10 points for UW-Stevens Point. Lechault added six points and seven
blocked shots. Lisa Grantman made three second half three-pointers and
finished with 12 points for the Pioneers, who fell to 8-9 overall and
2-6 in the WIAC. |
