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Pointers
Withstand UW-Platteville Rally to Post Overtime Win
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Scott Krause connected with
Kurt Kielbock for a 25-yard touchdown on UW-Stevens Point�s first play
of overtime as the Pointers overcame a furious fourth quarter rally by
UW-Platteville to post a 34-28 victory Saturday at Goerke Field.
UW-Stevens Point led 28-7 with nine minutes left in the fourth
quarter before the Pioneers scored three touchdowns in a span of 4:19 to
tie the game. However, Pointers� freshman linebacker Brent Maxwell had
his first career interception on UW-Platteville�s overtime possession,
setting up the Pointers� game winning score.
UW-Stevens Point sits in a four-way tie for second place in the
WIAC and can claim a share of its fourth conference title in five years
with a win at UW-Eau Claire next week and a UW-Stout win over first-place
UW-La Crosse.
The Pointers dominated the first three quarters of play, outgaining
the Pioneers 424-137 through the first 45 minutes. However, the Pioneers
outgained UW-Stevens Point 172 to minus-four in the final quarter.
UW-Platteville took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter with a
five-play, 80-yard drive capped by Damian Droessler�s two-yard touchdown
run.
The Pointers countered on their next possession as Jason
VanderVelden finished a 12-play, 88-yard drive with a 10-yard scamper.
UW-Stevens Point pushed the lead to 14-7 just before halftime as Krause
hit Tony Romano for a 35-yard touchdown with 1:09 left in the half. Romano
finished with six catches for 120 yards, all in the first half before
leaving with an injury. Krause was 15-for-38 passing for 208 yards.
The Pointers had an impressive 13-play, 90-yard drive that took
6:34 in third quarter and included a 20-yard run by VanderVelden on a fake
punt. The march resulted in a five-yard run by Krause, who dove over the
pylon for a touchdown. After Chase Kostichka�s fourth interception of
the season on UW-Platteville�s next possession, VanderVelden broke free
for a 47-yard touchdown run on a third-and-one play to give UW-Stevens
Point a 28-7 lead. VanderVelden finished with 129 yards on 23 carries for
his first career 100-yard game.
Droessler cut the lead to 28-14 with 8:54 left in the fourth
quarter on a one-yard run and then added a two-yard touchdown less than
two minutes later following a Mitch Repka interception. Following a
Pointers� punt, Tom Stetzer hit Matt Kent for a 62-yard touchdown on the
Pioneers� first play to tie the game with 4:35 left. Kent finished with
10 catches for 159 yards. Stetzer was 25-for-50 passing for 239 yards.
UW-Platteville had only scored a total of 22 fourth quarter points in its
first seven games combined before its 21-point outburst Saturday.
Both teams had two possessions in the final four minutes of the
game, but neither team was able to score, sending the game to overtime. It
was UW-Platteville�s third overtime game of the season.
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