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MEN�S BASKETBALL (25-5 overall, 11-5 WIAC)

NCAA Division III Sectional at Tacoma, Wash.

Mar. 12 � Lawrence (Wis.) vs. Sul Ross State (Texas), 8 pm (CST)

Mar. 12 � UWSP vs. Puget Sound (Wash.), 10 pm (CST)

Mar. 13 � Semifinal winners, 9 pm (CST)

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UW-Stevens Point posted a pair of victories to advance to the NCAA Division III �Sweet 16� for the third time in seven years. The Pointers beat Benedictine (Ill.) 84-58 in the opening round before avenging a second round loss from last year with a 66-55 win at Gustavus Adolphus.

UW-Stevens Point will travel to Tacoma, Wash. for the NCAA Division III sectional and will play host Puget Sound on Friday night at 10 p.m. Central. The games will be broadcast on 97.9 FM WSPT. Lawrence and Sul Ross State (Texas) meet in the other game with the winners playing Saturday for a trip to the final four.

Jason Kalsow (Huntley, IL) and Nick Bennett (Stevens Point, WI) each scored 14 points during a big second half for the Pointers in the win at Gustavus Adolphus. UW-Stevens Point trailed 25-22 at halftime, but shot 65.2 percent in the second half and used a 9-0 run over a span of 4:41 in the final seven minutes to pull away for the win. Kalsow finished with 19 points and Bennett had 17 points, while setting a school record with 70 three-pointers for the season.

In the opening round, the Pointers jumped on Benedictine by taking a 46-29 halftime lead as Bennett scored 17 of his game-high 24 points in the first half. Kalsow and Jon Krull (Marshall, WI) each added 10 points for the Pointers.

WOMEN�S BASKETBALL (26-3 overall, 13-3 WIAC)

NCAA Division III Sectional at Quandt Fieldhouse, Stevens Point

Mar. 12 � Hardin-Simmons (Texas) vs. Eastern Mennonite (Va.), 5 pm

Mar. 12 � UWSP vs. Washington (Mo.), 7 pm

Mar. 13 � Semifinal winners, 7 pm

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The Pointers advanced to the NCAA Division III �Sweet 16� after opening the tournament with an 84-66 victory over Ripon on Saturday at Berg Gym. UW-Stevens Point will host the sectional for the second time in three years and will play the games in the Quandt Fieldhouse.

The Pointers face a rematch from the 2002 second round in Friday�s sectional opener against Washington (Mo.) at 7 p.m. The last six tournaments that the Bears have played a WIAC team the winner went on to claim the national championship. Hardin-Simmons (Texas) and Eastern Mennonite (Va.) will play the first game on Friday.

UW-Stevens Point had a first round bye and outlasted Ripon in the second round to advance to the sectional. The Pointers never trailed in the game, but held under a 10-point lead for much of the game before a decisive 15-4 run gave them a 67-52 lead with 8:29 left.

Amanda Nechuta (Mosinee, WI) had 20 points and Amy Scott (Rosholt, WI) had 20 points for the Pointers, who shot 56.7 percent for the game. Cassandra Schultz (Hartford, WI) added 16 points and seven assists.

MEN�S HOCKEY (13-12-3 overall, 5-7-2 NCHA)

Season complete

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The Pointers finished the season with a 13-12-3 overall record for their eighth straight winning season after losing to UW-River Falls 4-1 in the NCHA semifinals on Friday.

UW-Stevens Point outshot the Falcons 34-31 and trailed just 1-0 entering the third period before UW-River Falls scored two early goals in the period. Brett Coburn (Addison, IL) scored with 5:34 left for the Pointers� only goal and UW-Stevens Point was unable to convert another score despite holding a 16-8 advantage in shots in the third period. UW-River Falls added an empty net goal to finish the scoring.

WOMEN�S HOCKEY (17-6-4 overall, 11-4-1 NCHA)

NCAA Division III Tournament

March 13 � at Gustavus Adolphus, 7 pm

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The Pointers received their first-ever bid to the NCAA Division III tournament and will open play on Saturday in a quarterfinal game at Gustavus Adolphus. The winner will advance to the Division III Women�s Frozen Four the following weekend at a site to be determined.

UW-Stevens Point won the NCHA playoff title on Feb. 29, but had to wait a full week to see if it would be granted an at-large berth to the field. The Pointers earned their first bid despite a 63-12-6 combined record over the past three seasons.

The Pointers and Gusties played twice this season, splitting a series on Nov. 14-15 in St. Peter, Minn. Gustavus Adolphus won 3-2 the first night before the Pointers posted a 6-3 win the following night.

SWIMMING AND DIVING (Men 4-0 in WIAC duals, Women 3-1 in WIAC duals)

Off until NCAA Division III women�s championships, March 11-13

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 UW-Stevens Point has six women taking part in this weekend�s NCAA Division III championships, which will be held Thursday through Saturday in St. Peters, Mo.

 Representing the Pointers at the national meet will be Alissa Bartz (Beloit, WI), Lindsay Correll (Aurora, IL), Jerica Crook (Spring Green, WI), Kelsey Crunstedt (Savage, MN), Erica Janssen (Oshkosh, WI) and Jacci Menzel (Stevens Point, WI).

 The Pointers will have five individuals participating in the men�s championships March 18-20. Alex Anderson (La Crosse, WI), Aaron Marshall (Cambridge, MN), Garth Newport (Berlin, WI) and Matt Sievers (Proctor, MN) will swim at nationals and diver Chad Pettis (Eau Claire, WI) has also been selected.

TRACK AND FIELD

Mar. 12-13 � NCAA Division III Indoor Championships (at Whitewater)

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   The Pointers had no individual champions, but 10 runner-up finishes helped the men�s and women�s teams both finish third at the WIAC championships over the weekend in Menomonie. UW-Stevens Point will compete at the indoor nationals on Friday and Saturday in Whitewater.

   The women had 121 points as UW-La Crosse won the meet with 159.5 and UW-Oshkosh was second with 145 points. The Pointer men had 88 points with UW-La Crosse winning the team title with 210.8 and UW-Whitewater finishing second with 180 points.

   Marie Burrows (Menomonee Falls, WI) and Leah Herlache (Green Bay, WI) each had a pair of runner-up performances for the women�s team. Burrows was second in the 200-meter dash in 26.06 seconds and the 400-meter dash in 58.14 seconds. Herlache was second in the 1500-meter run in 4:41.50 and the 3000-meter run in 10:29.86.

   Jenna Mitchler (Kaukauna, WI) was second in the 800-meter run in 2:16.72 and Stephanie Renk (Glenbeulah, WI) was second in the pentathlon with 3,029 points. The distance medley relay was also second in 12:.03.30.

   On the men�s side, Andrew Schliepp (Redgranite, WI) was second in the 55-meter hurdles at 7.72 seconds and Mitch Ellis (Three Lakes, WI) was runner-up in the high jump at six feet, 8.75 inches. The distance medley relay was second in 10:31.01.

WRESTLING (9-3 overall, 6-0 WIAC)

Season complete

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The Pointers had three repeat All-American performers to finish in the top 10 for the second straight year at the NCAA Division III championships with a ninth place finish at the national meet in Dubuque, Iowa.

Yan White (Antigo, WI) placed runner-up at 197 pounds for the second straight year and made his third straight appearance in the national finals.

    White finished the season with a 20-3 record, dropping all three matches to Wartburg�s Akeem Carter, including a 4-2 decision in the national title match. White joined Perry Miller as the only Pointers ever to reach three straight championship matches after pinning Robert Cuffie of Brockport State (N.Y.) in the semifinals in 4:59.

    Cody Koenig (Underwood, IA), the defending national champion at 174 pounds, lost to Augsburg�s Joe Moon for the second time this season by a 4-2 decision in the semifinals. After beating Jason Shivak of Delaware Valley (Penn.) 6-5 in a wrestleback, he lost to Mark Hawald of John Carroll (Ohio) 4-2 in the third place match to finish the season 32-4 overall.

Brady Holtz (Oconto Falls, WI) earned his second straight All-American honor at 133 pounds by finishing sixth overall. The senior was pinned by Mike Troast of York (Penn.) in 2:27 in his final match.

Joel Burdick (Racine, WI) dropped both of his matches in his first appearance at nationals at 141 pounds.

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