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Pointers' Dominance of
Blugolds Finally Ends
Box Score
In a match that was statistically even in every
category but the final score, UW-Stevens Point finally had its women�s
soccer domination of UW-Eau Claire come to an end as the Blugolds snapped
a 24-match winless streak in the series with a 3-0 win on Saturday in Eau
Claire.
The Pointers, who were 22-0-2 in the last 24
meetings between the schools, outshot the fifth-ranked Blugolds 4-3 in the
first half, but UW-Eau Claire scored the period�s lone goal with a score
from Liz Kooistra midway through the half.
Shots for the match were even at 9-9 and each
team had three corner kicks, but the Blugolds scored a pair of goals three
minutes apart in the second half to put the match away. Maria Iaizzo
scored on a long range shot and Emily Waldorf added another goal. It was
UW-Eau Claire�s first win over the Pointers since Oct. 20, 1991 in the
Wisconsin state championship match.
Meredith DeCaluwe made six saves for the
Pointers, who lost for just the fifth time and allowed three goals for the
first time in 108 all-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
regular season matches. The Pointers are now 96-21-11 over their last 128
overall matches.
UW-Stevens Point is now
5-2-2 overall with both losses coming to top five teams, having also lost
to second-ranked Trinity (Texas). |
