Welcome to the Pointer Weekly Report - a look at what�s taking place in UW-Stevens Point athletics. For further information on UW-Stevens Point athletics be sure to check out the Pointer Web Site at http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/. The website includes up-to-date news, schedules, stats and more on all of UW-Stevens Point�s athletic teams.

POINTER SPORTS RALLY SET FOR WEDNESDAY

    Fans of UW-Stevens Point athletic teams will have the chance to show their support for the Pointers in the midst of one of the school�s most successful sports seasons ever on Wed., March 31 at 6 p.m. during a rally in Berg Gym.

    Athletes and coaches from the entire athletic department will be present, giving fans the opportunity to show support and meet their favorite Pointers. A ceremony featuring campus and community leaders as well as Pointer athletes and coaches will last about one hour. Athletes and coaches will remain in the gym to meet fans and sign autographs following the ceremony.

    UW-Stevens Point has earned six top four national finishes already this year and all six trophies will be on display. The Pointers have had eight sports place in the top 10 nationally through the winter sports season, headlined by a national championship in men�s basketball and runner-up finishes in women�s hockey and men�s cross country.

UW-STEVENS POINT RANKS SECOND IN USSA DIRECTOR�S CUP

    Coming off an exceptional run of winter sports success, UW-Stevens Point sits in second place in the United States Sports Academy Directors� Cup Standings, which measure the top overall athletic department in the NCAA Division III.

    The standings, formerly known as the Sears Cup, include points accumulated in NCAA tournament competition. UW-Stevens Point had a national championship in men�s basketball, a third place finish in women�s indoor track and field, a fourth place finish in women�s basketball and a sixth place finish in men�s indoor track and field. The Pointers also were ninth in wrestling, 13th in men�s swimming and diving and 35th in women�s swimming and diving. The runner-up finish in women�s ice hockey is not included in the standings since a sport must have a minimum of 12 teams in its tournament to qualify.

  With all of the success, UW-Stevens Point amassed 505 points in winter sports and now has a school-record 730 points. The most points UW-Stevens Point previously had a in a full year was 656.5 in 2001-02 when it finished sixth in the final standings.

  Williams (Mass.), which lost to the Pointers in the men�s basketball title game, leads the standings with 821.25 points and could clinch its eighth title in the nine-year history of the award. The College of New Jersey is in third place with 623.75 points.

BASEBALL (2-4 overall, 0-0 WIAC)

March 31 � at UW-Oshkosh (DH), Noon

April 4 � Home vs. St. Norbert (DH), Noon (University Field)

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UW-Stevens Point opened its season with a 2-4 record in games played in Nashville, Tenn. and Bloomington, Ill. The Pointers lost to Division I Austin Peay 7-1 before splitting with Lipscomb (Tenn.), posting an 8-0 win and suffering a 5-1 loss. Over the weekend, the Pointers beat Loras 6-5 in eight innings and lost to Illinois Wesleyan 4-2 and St. Olaf 14-11.

Senior Ryan Jones (Eau Claire, WI) hit five home runs in the six games, giving him the school�s all-time record with 33 for his career. He was nine-for-21 for the week with eight RBI�s.

Matt Peetz (Spring Green, WI) was eight-for-16 for the week and freshman Chuck Brehm (Park Falls, WI) was seven-for-14. Against Loras, the Pointers scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth as Matt Polomis (Wausaukee, WI) homered and Jake Frombach (Stratford, WI) hit a game-winning sacrifice fly.

UW-Stevens Point opens conference play on Wednesday with two games at UW-Oshkosh before hosting St. Norbert on Sunday.

SOFTBALL (3-6 overall, 0-0 WIAC)

April 1 � at Edgewood (DH), 3 pm

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The Pointers finished 3-6 on their spring break trip and continue their non-conference schedule this week with a doubleheader on Thursday at Edgewood.

UW-Stevens Point swept Blackburn 8-2 and 7-6 to open the trip, while also posting a 6-2 win over Cornell (Iowa) with six runs in the top of the seventh inning. The Pointers were swept by Washington (Mo.) 8-0 and 3-2, while also taking losses to Upper Iowa 5-0, Northwestern (Iowa) 2-1, Coe 5-3 and William Penn 8-0.

Jackie Berger (Bonduel, WI) led the team with a .375 average, finishing the trip six-for-16. Rebekah Bauer (Stevens Point, WI) had five of the team�s eight extra base hits, posting four doubles and a home run to finish seven-for-27 with six RBI�s.

Stephanie Anderson (Milwaukee, WI) had two pitching victories and had a 2.37 ERA for the week.

TRACK AND FIELD

April 3 � at North Central Invitational

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The outdoor season gets underway for the Pointers this weekend as they take part in the North Central Invitational in Naperville, Ill.

Julia Slabosheski (Princeton, WI) competed individually at the Wartburg Invitational over the weekend and won the discus throw with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 139 feet, one inch.

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