Despite playing nearly the entire second half and both periods of overtime down one player, the UW-Stevens Point women�s soccer team rallied for a 2-2 tie Saturday against Gustavus Adolphus at the Pointer Soccer Bowl.

Kelly Fink scored with 16:47 left in the second half and the teams played 20 minutes of scoreless overtime for a tie that snapped UW-Stevens Point�s 18-match home winning streak, which was the third-longest streak in the NCAA Division III.

The last time the Pointers (2-0-1) didn�t win at home was a 1-0 loss to Chicago on Sept. 26, 2000, and like that match when the Pointers had 18 corner kicks but didn�t score, UW-Stevens Point had 17 corner kick opportunities in Saturday�s match.

The Pointers did cash in on one corner kick opportunity when Andrea Oswald scored of an assist by Jenny Bruce three minutes into the second half after trailing 1-0 at halftime. However, less than three minutes later, Pointers� midfielder Andrea Spiel received a red card and was forced to miss the final 59 minutes of the match.

Gustavus Adolphus (2-0-1) took advantage with 25 minutes left in the second half when Birabwa Mutebi scored her second goal of the match, but the Pointers rallied to tie the game on Fink�s breakaway goal. The tie was the Pointers� first since a 1-1 deadlock with Trinity (Tex.) on Sept. 6, 1998.

UW-Stevens Point held a 20-10 advantage in shots, including a 12-4 edge in the first half. The Pointers will host UW-Whitewater Tuesday at 4 p.m. when they aim for their NCAA record-setting 56th straight win over a conference opponent.

Score by Halves 1-2-OT-OT-F

Gustavus Adolphus 1-1-0-0-2
UW-Stevens Point 0-2-0-0-2

Scoring

GA � Briabwa Mutebi (Lindsay Parker), 33:20
SP � Andrea Oswald (Jenny Bruce), 48:53
GA � Briabwa Mutebi (unassisted), 65:00
SP � Kelly Fink (unassisted), 73:13

Shots on Goal � UWSP 20, GAC 10
Goalie Saves � UWSP 5 (Kortney Krill 3, Melissa Meister 2), GAC 8 (Gwen Peterson)
Corner Kicks � UWSP 17, GAC 2