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Big Plays Help Pointers Cap
Successful Finish
Box Score
UW-Stevens Point used one big play after another
to cap its football season in successful fashion with a 38-26 victory over
UW-Stout on Saturday at Goerke Field in Stevens Point.
The Pointers opened the game with an 80-yard
touchdown pass from Brett Borchart to Brad Kalsow on the first play from
scrimmage and never trailed in the triumph. UW-Stevens Point won its final
two games to finish 4-6 overall and 3-4 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference, while UW-Stout ended 6-4 overall and 3-4 in the league.
The point total was the most allowed by the Blue
Devils this season as Borchart finished 19-for-35 passing for 328 yards and
three touchdowns. The victory also moved Pointers�18th-year coach John Miech
into a tie for fourth place on the all-time WIAC coaching victories list
with 117 wins to match UW-River Falls� Mike Farley, who coached from
1970-88.
After Kalsow�s big catch on the opening
possession, Pointers� cornerback Chase Kostichka picked off a pass on
UW-Stout�s first drive and raced 47 yards to the endzone to put UW-Stevens
Point ahead 14-0 just 2:11 into the game.
UW-Stout�s Jesse Wendt caught a 41-yard touchdown
pass from Keldric Stokes and Evan Larsen kicked a 25-yard field goal with 29
seconds left in the first quarter to pull the Blue Devils within 14-10 after
one period. Dan Heldmann kicked a 32-yard field goal late in the half for
the Pointers and UW-Stout tied the game at halftime on a five-yard pass from
Stokes to Wendt for a 17-17 tie at intermission.
UW-Stevens Point used another big play on its
first drive of the second half as Cody Childs cut through the middle of the
line and sprinted 56 yards for a touchdown and a 24-17 lead. A big hit from
Tyler Florczak forced a Blue Devils� fumble the ensuing kickoff and the
Pointers took advantage with a 19-yard pass from Borchart to Eric Reible on
a third-and-eight play for a 31-17 cushion.
UW-Stout�s Joe Seep had an interception on the
Pointers� next possession, setting up a 27-yard field goal by Larsen that
pulled the Blue Devils within 31-20 after three quarters. UW-Stout then went
86 yards in 15 plays and scored on a one-yard run by Andy Reese with 9:27
left in the third quarter. A two-point conversion attempt failed, keeping
the Pointers ahead 31-26.
The Blue Devils had two more possessions at
midfield, but Pointers� defensive back Chase Kostichka broke up a third down
pass to stop the first drive and LaRon Ragsdale had an interception on the
next possession following a tipped pass by Lincoln Berg with 3:02 remaining.
Borchart threw a deep pass for 35 yards to a
diving Dickert on a third-and-14 play with 2:45 left and then capped the
game with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Dickert with 1:04 remaining. Ragsdale
had his second interception in the final minutes to seal the win.
Dickert caught six passes for 126 yards, while
Kalsow had five catches for 138 yards for the Pointers. Childs rushed for 66
yards on 13 carries. Reese led the Blue Devils with 138 yards rushing on 24
attempts and Wendt had eight catches for 119 yards.
UW-Stout was penalized 10 times for 120 yards
compared to just 25 yards on two penalties for UW-Stevens Point. |
