Women�s Soccer � Oct. 18, 2002
Fink
Scores School-Record Four Goals as Pointers Top Carleton
NORTHFIELD,
Minn. � Kelly Fink scored a school-record four goals to provide all the
offense for the UW-Stevens Point women�s soccer team as the Pointers
extended their unbeaten streak to 13 straight matches with a 4-0 win
Friday at Carleton.
Fink
scored two goals in each half to give her 16 for the season as the
Pointers, ranked third in the NCAA Division III, improved to 11-0-2
overall.
Fink
started the scoring 10:56 into the match when Tara Schmitt lofted a pass
over the defense that Fink tipped toward the goal, but a Carleton defender
kept out of the net. Fink followed the shot and drove home the rebound for
the early lead.
She
added another goal with 20 seconds left in the half when she sprinted past
the Knights� defense and drilled a shot to the far post for a 2-0
halftime lead.
UW-Stevens
Point made it 3-0 when Jenny Bruce sent a cross into the box, drawing
Knights� goalie Cara Jones off her line. Fink corralled the pass and
found the empty net at the 57:11 mark.
Kim
Reese delivered a perfect header to Fink for her fourth goal with 4:17
left in the match. It marks the first time a player has ever scored all
four of the Pointers� goals in a single match.
The
Pointer defense posted its eighth shutout of the season and never allowed
Carleton a quality scoring chance in the first meeting between the schools
since 1992. UW-Stevens Point outshot the Knights 19-7, including a 13-4
margin in the first half.
UW-Stevens
Point plays again Saturday at 1 p.m. at UW-River Falls and can clinch its
sixth straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title with a
win or tie.
Score By Halves
UW-Stevens Point
2-2-4
Carleton
0-0-0
Scoring
SP � Kelly Fink (unassisted), 10:56
SP � Kelly Fink (unassisted), 40:40
SP � Kelly Fink (Jenny Bruce), 57:11
SP � Kelly Fink (Kim Reese), 85:43
Shots � UWSP 19, Carleton 7
Saves � UWSP 2 (Melissa Meister), Carleton 6 (Cara Jones)
Corner Kicks � UWSP 9, Carleton 2
Fouls � UWSP 5, Carleton 6
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