The Pointer UW-Stevens Point Student Newspaper
Pointers Golf Finishes Seventh at WIAC Championships
The UWSP women’s golf team placed seventh out of the seven teams competing at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships.
On day three of the championships, senior Tiffany Boak shot a team-low score 83 which would tie her for 23rd place. Sophomore Bailey Ryan improved on her day two score by 10 strokes after posting a day three score of 89.
Other notables included sophomore Jackie Halverson being awarded the WIAC sportsmanship award for UWSP and freshman Maddison Williams recording a season low score of 91 in round two of the championships.
Despite a seventh place finish, the Pointers improved upon last year’s score in the event by 65 shots.
Volleyball Ends Two-Game Skid with Pair of Wins
The UW-Stevens Point volleyball team claimed a pair of non-conference wins over the weekend after defeating Benedictine in four sets and Edgewood College in five.
Senior Marie Krengel recorded a pair of aces apart of a 5-0 run that helped propel the Pointers to a first set victory over Benedictine. Senior Bri Piepenbrok later served a crucial 5-0 run in set two that would seal the victory for the Pointers after having been tied 15-15 earlier in the set.
After dropping a well fought third set, the Pointers used a 7-2 run to take the fourth and final set by a score of 25-15.
The Pointers dropped a hard battled first set with Edgewood but built off a 16-9 advantage to take set two. UWSP struggled to get anything going in the third set but after being down 19-9 in set four, the Pointers were able to cut down the lead, eventually scoring the final five points to win set four 26-24.
In a back and forth fifth set, Edgewood was able to tie the final set at 15 only for the Pointers to score the next two points to win the match over Edgewood 3-2.
Senior Kelly Cefalu totaled 46 kills throughout the two matches to go along with 21 digs.
Junior Delaney McCreary totaled a career-high 21 assists throughout the victory over Benedictine. Freshman Abby Majercik later recorded 33 assists against Edgewood.
UWSP will visit UW-Oshksosh on Wednesday for a WIAC matchup before heading down to UW-Whitewater over the weekend.
UWSP football Falls in Homecoming Matchup
Sophomore running back Darin Ward charges up the field during UWSP’s homecoming game against UW-Oshkosh on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Goerke Park in Stevens Point, Wis. Photo by Kylie Bridenhagen.
The UWSP football team would see its record fall to 4-2 on the regular season after a 13-3 loss to UW-Oshkosh over the weekend.
The Pointers were able to hold the fifth-ranked Titans to their lowest point total on the season while also recording more offensive yards in the effort.
Senior quarterback Kyle Larson returned from injury and passed for 245 yards, which more than doubled that of UW-Oshkosh.
The Titans would capitalize on a UWSP fumble and score the lone touchdown of the day that proved to be enough for the win.
Aside from 101 yards of offense in the fourth quarter, the Pointers struggled to get anything going in a defensive showdown that saw UW-Oshkosh only produce 106 yards in the second half.
A pair of turnovers doomed any comeback effort for the Pointers as the team’s conference record now falls to 1-2.
The Pointers face No.2 ranked UW-Whitewater on Saturday that begins a two-game road trip for the team.
Strong Outing for Cross Country
The UWSP women’s cross country team placed 17th in a 36 team field while the men placed 13th in its heat this past weekend at the UW-Oshkosh Kollege Town Sports Invitational.
Junior Kathy Derks led the way for all Pointers by posting a team low 38th place in her 6k race. Senior Neil Pederson was the top finisher for the men’s by taking home a 48th place finish.
Among the 551 finishers, freshman Matt Stelmasek, junior Alex Richardson and senior Luke Johnston were all able to take home top 100 finishes.
The Pointers will be in Oshkosh on Friday for the Oshkosh Open before heading into the WIAC Championships.
Soccer Falls to Pioneers
The UWSP women’s soccer team found itself on the losing end of another low scoring affair in a 2-0 loss to UW-Plateville on Oct. 15.
Two first half goals for the Pioneers would prove to be enough to knock the Pointers conference record down to 0-4 on the year and 4-11 overall.
UW-Plateville converted on a penalty kick in the third minute of play giving the Pioneers an early 1-0 lead. The team’s second goal would come in the 26th minute of play after forcing a Pointer turnover.
Strong goalkeeper play from the Pioneers kept numerous shots on goal from being scored and despite a strong effort from sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Peplinski in the second half, the Pointers could not overcome the 2-0 deficit.
UWSP will play host for their final home game of the season this upcoming Saturday against UW-River Falls.
Tennis Concludes Regular Season on a Low Note
The UWSP tennis team will be back in action at the WIAC Championships on Oct. 22 in Madison, Wis. Photo by Kylie Bridenhagen.
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point women’s tennis team failed to produce a single point against conference opponent UW-Eau Claire as the Pointers fell 9-0.
While some matches saw glimmers of hope, UWSP was not able to establish any momentum as they concluded its regular season with a 4-8 record.
The team will now head to Madison to partake in the WIAC Championships starting on Oct. 22.
Austin Krueger
Sports Editor
akrue333@uwsp.edu
