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Pointers' Rally Falls Short in
Closing Seconds
Box Score
UW-Whitewater fought off UW-Stevens Point at
home for the second year in a row in a close 62-61 women�s basketball
victory on Wednesday.
The Pointers trailed by five points and a late
rally fall short in the final seconds. Nathalie Lechault connected on a
free throw with 1:21 left to go in the game to bring the score to 62-58.
Then Haley Houghton hit a three pointer to cut the lead to one.
Houghton�s basket was the last score of the game as both teams missed
jumpers. Following a Pointer turnover with one second left,
UW-Whitewater�s Trisha Thill missed two free throws in the second, but
the Pointers had no time for a final shot.
Both teams started out cold, with the
Pointers� Janell Van Gompel scoring the first basket nearly four minutes
into the game. UW-Whitewater had four missed baskets and six turnovers
while the Pointers had five missed baskets and five turnovers before Van
Gompel�s score.
Late in the first half the Pointers led the
Warhawks 28-20. Tiffany Morton connected on a free throw and Heidi
Sonntag hit a layup to head into halftime with the Pointers leading
28-23.
The 10th tie of the game came with 7:06 left
to go in the second half when the Warhawk�s Meghan Schmidt hit a jumper
to bring the score to 50-50. Ali Nicastro hit a jumper to post the
Pointers� last lead as Whitewater�s Rachel Woolever answered with a
three-pointer to put the Warhawks ahead for good with a score of 53-52.
Tiffany Morton led the Warhawks in scoring
with twelve points, making five of nine field goals. Katie Webber was
the Pointers� leading scorer with 12 points. |
