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Pointers Back on Top of WIAC Women's Soccer
Box Score
After having its streak of conference
championships end last year to UW-River Falls, the UW-Stevens Point
women�s soccer team reached the top of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference again by rolling over the Falcons 6-0 on Saturday at
the Pointer Soccer Bowl.
The Pointers claimed at least a share of their
11th title in the 13-year history of the conference and had won six
straight before UW-River Falls� championship last year. UW-Stevens Point
has now won five straight matches and could win the title outright and
host the conference tournament Nov. 5-6 if UW-Stout loses or ties one of
its final two matches Sunday at UW-Oshkosh or Friday against
UW-Platteville.
UW-Stevens Point jumped on the Falcons early
with two goals in a 42-second span. Similar to its first goal four days
earlier against St. Thomas, Megan Frey sent a cross in front that Kim
Reese headed in for a 1-0 lead 6:10 into the match. Abbey Kirchdoerfer
then sent a cross into the box that Liz Kidd headed in for a 2-0
advantage.
Freshman Kimie Wiepz took over the offense from
that point, scoring three straight goals, including a goal with seven
minutes left in the first half from Anna Van Stippen that put the Pointers
ahead 3-0 at halftime. Wiepz scored two more goals less than two minutes
apart early in the second half with assists from Frey that put UW-Stevens
Point ahead 5-0. It was the Pointers� first hat trick by any player this
season.
Kidd finished the scoring
with a goal on an assist by Amanda Chu with 2:08 left in the match.
UW-Stevens Point is now
14-0 all-time against UW-River Falls and held an 18-3 advantage in shots.
Meredith DeCaluwe had her third shutout of the season in goal and made two
saves for the Pointers. Hannah Tvedt made nine saves for UW-River Falls. |
