UWSP Volleyball Knocked out in Semifinals In a five set thriller highlighted by senior Bri Piebenbrok recording a career high 48 digs and becoming the first player in school history to surpass 700 digs, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point volleyball team defeated UW-Eau Claire in the first round of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Championship. After taking the first ... Read More »
Pointer Volleyball Closes Regular Season with A Pair of Sweeps On Oct. 25, the team’s senior night, the No.17 ranked University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point volleyball team defeated Concordia in five sets by a score of 3-2. The Pointers captured sets one and two but Concordia bounced back and claimed set victories in the next two sets. After a late 4-0 ... Read More »
Solid Defensive Effort Not Enough for Pointer Football The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point football team, despite not allowing second half points, was defeated by No. 2 UW-Whitewater 24-2 this past Saturday. Senior quarterback Kyle Larson attempted a season-high 56 passes, but three interceptions hindered the Pointer offense from getting anything going. Special teams and defensive play were positive takeaways in ... Read More »
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 ... Read More »
Women’s Golf Takes on Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships Through two days of action in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Golf Championships, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point women’s golf team sits in seventh place out of seven teams. Senior Tiffany Boak shot a team-low 90 in the second round for the Pointers and sits in 28th place as the team ... Read More »
Football Stays Hot in First Conference Game The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point football team has kept their hot streak rolling by winning its first conference game of the season over the UW- Eau Claire Blugolds 28-19. To go along with a 4-0 start, the Pointers have not allowed a team to reach 20 points in any game thus far. While ... Read More »
Volleyball continues to roll The University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point women’s volleyball team opened up conference play with a 3-0 sweep of UW-Platteville this past Wednesday. Senior Kelly Cefalu led the squad with 14 kills on the night while senior Bri Piepenbrok totaled 21 digs for the Pointers. The team then hosted matches against North Park and Elmhurst in the ... Read More »
Women’s Tennis Records First Conference Win The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point women’s tennis team posted their first conference win of the season beating University of Wisconsin-River Falls 5-4 this past Friday. In doubles play, Katelyn Asfeld and Jordan Tyjeski claimed a 9-7 victory while teammates Abbey Johnson and Erin Lemmer won their doubles match 8-2. The Pointers’ three singles ... Read More »
Football Dominates Spud Bowl The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point football team rolled past Albion College by a score of 50-13 in the 30th annual Spud Bowl on Sept. 10. The Pointers were able to rack up 474 total yards on offense to go along with a 91-yard kickoff return touchdown from Christian Almonte. The Pointers special teams crew was also ... Read More »
After making a few deep tournament runs in previous years, the expectation may have been that the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point volleyball team would duplicate its success this season. But these outside expectations did not meet exactly what the players expected of themselves. UWSP graduated multiple seniors including an All-American, and only two seniors returned to lead the team. One ... Read More »
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