Hockey Teams Advance to WIAC Title Game for Third Consecutive Year
​Senior Ariel Novak pursues the puck. Photo by Jack McLaughlin.

Hockey Teams Advance to WIAC Title Game for Third Consecutive Year

Barber Scores Two Goals in Two Games Against UW-Eau Claire

Juniors Jacob Barber and Jono Davis each scored a goal for the No. 4 Pointers in their 2-1 win over UW-Eau Claire on Saturday to advance on to the WIAC Commissioners Cup championship game for the third year in a row.​The University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point men's 
hockey team celebrates their opening game victory.
Photo by Jack McLaughlin

Barber was the first to score in the first period giving UWSP the lead. A little over a minute later, Davis netted his 16th goal of the season off of an assist from Barber, giving the Pointers the 2-0 advantage.

The Blugolds managed to get on the scoreboard in the second period but trailed the Pointers for the remainder of the game.

Sophomore goalie Max Milosek made 28 saves in the game, marking his 15th win of the season.

The previous night, UW-Eau Claire scored two unanswered goals to force a 2-2 tie with the Pointers.

Senior Alex Kromm and Barber scored UWSP’s two goals and Milosek made 32 saves.

The Pointers (20-5-2) will face off against UW-River Falls on the road for a rematch of last year’s WIAC title game on March 5.

 

Lester Records Three Goals in Weekend Games

Senior Em​Senior Ariel Novak pursues the puck.
Photo by Jack McLaughlin.ily Lester and sophomore Ellie Punnett each scored two goals to power past UW-Superior, 7-1, in the opening game of the WIAC semifinals.

Punnett and Lester scored two goals apiece, while freshmen Cara Lemirande and Logan Harper, and senior Betsy Anderson contributed one goal each. Freshman goalie Sydney Conley made 23 saves to earn the win for UWSP.

The following night, Lester once again led the Pointers. She scored the game-winning goal in overtime achieving a 2-1 victory over the Yellowjackets and advancing UWSP to the WIAC title matchup.

Sophomore Lexi Englund knocked in the first goal of the night for the Pointers and Conley recorded 25 saves.

The women’s hockey team (17-7-3) will face off against UW-River Falls in the WIAC title game on March 5.

 

 

Wrestling Advances Two to NCAA Championships

With a win from junior Logan Hermsen and a second place finish from sophomore Ben Vosters at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional this past weekend, UWSP will be sending both wrestlers to nationals.Photo by Eva Donohoo.

Hermsen won the 165-pound title after he posted a 4-0 record on the day. He defeated UW-Whitewater’s Tom Gerszewski in the title match after posting a win in the opening match by pin and three straight decisions, 11-7, 8-6 and 3-2.

Vosters finished as runner-up in the 125-pound division. He recorded a pin against Robbie Carter of Wabash and a 7-5 win over Chicago’s Devan Richter.

In the title match, Vosters fell 4-3 to UW-Whitewater’s Zac Denny, but was still able to qualify for nationals.

Senior Jared Kust finished fourth at 141 pounds and sophomore Joe Crook placed fourth in the 149-pound division.

The pair of Pointers will compete at the NCAA Championships, March 11-12 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

 

Williams Collects Two Conference Titles at WIAC Indoor Championships

Junior jumper and sprinter Jerry Williams posted top marks and placed first in a pair of jumping events to help the men’s track and field team finish second at the WIAC Indoor Championships this past weekend at UW-Oshkosh.

Williams earned individual conference titles in the long jump on day one and triple jump on day two, with jumps of 7.11 meters and 14.88 meters, respectively. He also finished in sixth place in the 60-meter dash in 6.93 seconds.

Sophomore Darin Ward crossed the line in 8.21 seconds in his preliminary race in the 60-meter hurdles and finished second in the finals with a time of 8.20—a new UWSP record.

Sophomore distance runner Neil Pedersen won the mile run in 4:08.93, just :00.49 seconds off of the meet record, which is held by former Pointer Dan Sullivan.

After two days of competition, the men’s team placed second—the highest finish for the program since a runner-up finish in 2009—with 98 total points. UW-La Crosse won their 16th straight WIAC title with 166.5 points.

The Pointers will host the Point Last Chance Meet at 10:30 a.m. on March 5.

 

Winberg and Burke Pick Up Event Wins at WIAC Indoor Championships

Senior teammates Holly Winberg and Shannon Burke each claimed individual event wins to help the women’s track and field team place fifth overall at the WIAC Indoor Championships this past weekend in Oshkosh.

Winberg earned the 3,000-meter title after she crossed the line first with a time of 10:18.12. Burke took home the pole vault title after clearing 3.80 meters on the first day of competition and was named as a representative on the All-Sportsmanship Team.

Junior Kathy Derks picked up two top-five finishes at the championships. She finished third in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:15.35 and was also a member of the fourth place 4×400-meter relay team made up of sophomore Leah Trempe, freshmen Autumn Nelson and Hannah Martens.

The women’s team finished fifth in the eight-team field with 80 points. UW-La Crosse was the WIAC champion with 162 points.

UWSP will host the Point Last Chance Meet at 10:30 a.m. on March 5.

 

Softball Opens 2016 Season with One Win and Three Losses

UWSP softball began their 2016 season with an 8-1 over Martin Luther and three losses against St. Scholastica, 7-0, Carleton College, 11-2, and Gustavus Adolphus 9-1 this weekend in Rochester, Minn.

In the first game against St. Scholastica, the Pointers played three scoreless innings against the Saints, but a six-hit inning by the opposing team blasted the Saints to the top. UWSP recorded four hits against the Saints from senior Bailie Sheahan, junior Charlotte Pegram and two each from freshmen Paige Kitzing and Alyssa Cooper.

In game two against Carleton College, the Pointers trailed 2-0 in the first inning, but managed to score two runs. The Knights scored in each inning, with four runs in the third and three runs in the fourth, which ultimately led to the Pointer loss in a run rule defeat.

Sophomore Paige Allen and freshman Bailey Seubert each had two hits in the game.

The Pointers were victorious in their third game this weekend with an 8-1 win against Martin Luther. Allen had a team-high three hits, as well as two runs.

In their final game of the weekend, UWSP lost 9-1 to Gustavus Adolphus. Freshman Morgan Johnson led the Pointers with one hit and one run, while Sheahan, Allen and Johnson added one hit each for UWSP.

The Pointers will return to Rochester for a game against Buena Vista at 1 p.m. on March 12.

 

Men’s Basketball Suffers Loss in WIAC First Round Game

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire ended the men’s basketball team’s season in the first round of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship Tournament on Wednesday night on the road, with the Pointers falling 72-66 to the No. 3 seeded Blugolds.

UW-Eau Claire led UWSP by nine points with three minutes remaining in the first half of play and the Pointers bounced back, scoring nine points in the short time span to tie the game 29-29 before the second half.

The Pointers picked up where they left off at the beginning of the second half, going on a 10 point run to give themselves the 40-33 advantage. The Blugolds tied the game 44-44 with 10:49 remaining in the game.

In the end, UW-Eau Claire made 12 of their 16 free throws and ended the game with a six-point victory over UWSP.

Freshman Ethan Bublitz scored a team-high 20 points, while senior Sean McGann added 17 points of his own. Senior Stephen Pelkofer netted 13 points and sophomore Luke Zuiker added nine points.

UWSP ended their season with a 14-12 record overall.

 

Women’s Basketball Falls to UW-Oshkosh in WIAC Tournament GameSophmore Myranda Tyler guards a n Alverno player.
Photo by Jack McLaughlin.

The women’s basketball team had trouble at the basket, as they lost 38-21 to UW-Oshkosh on Thursday night and ended their run at the WIAC Championship Tournament.

The Pointers trailed 14-4 after the first quarter and then 21-12 after the first half. UWSP was within five points of the Titans with 2:42 left in quarter, but could not seem to find their rhythm.

Senior Allie Miceli scored six points for the Pointers, while junior Taylor Douglas had six points of her own. Junior Sarah Gamillo and freshman Erin Crownover added two points each.

The Pointers are now waiting to hear back about a possible at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament, which will be announced on Feb. 29.

 

Kylie Bridenhagen

Sports Editor

kbrid305@uwsp.edu

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