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Early Goals Set Tone as
Pointers Roll Past Gusties
Box Score
Two early goals set the tone and UW-Stevens
Point never let up in rolling to a 5-0 non-conference women�s soccer
victory over Gustavus Adolphus on Sunday at the Pointer Soccer Bowl.
The Pointers converted their first offensive
opportunity of the match as Alison Regal drilled a low shot under a
diving Gusties� keeper Ashley Ohlson just 53 seconds into the game.
Regal scored after Amanda Prawat�s long throw-in came to her at the top
of the penalty box.
UW-Stevens Point added another goal less than
18 minutes later as Prawat made some nifty individual moves inside the
penalty box to elude two defenders and then launched another low shot in
the corner of the goal for a 2-0 advantage.
The Pointers kept up their offensive attack
with a three-goal flurry in a span of four minutes and 10 seconds in the
second half. Kayle Weise started the outbreak, taking a through ball
from Anna Van Stippen and depositing it in the lower corner. Just over a
minute later, Weise collected a ball on a breakout and sent a perfect
cross to Prawat, who settled the ball near the top of the box and placed
the shot in the upper corner at the near post for a 4-0 advantage.
The Pointers added a fifth goal less than
three minutes later as Van Stippen attempted a cross that deflected off
a Gusties� defender and into the net for an own goal.
UW-Stevens Point held a 20-6 advantage in
shots as the Pointers� defense limited its eighth straight opponent to
fewer than 10 shots. The Pointers posted their fifth shutout of the year
as goalkeeper Meredith DeCaluwe was tested with only one shot on goal,
coming with three minutes left.
It was a rare outcome for a series that has
been traditionally tight and was the largest margin of victory by either
side in 14 meetings. In fact, the Pointers avenged a 3-1 loss to the
Gusties from last season. Gustavus Adolphus also had not allowed more
than three goals in a match this season and suffered just its second of
its seven losses by more than one goal.
UW-Stevens Point is now 8-3-2 overall, while
the Gusties fell to 5-7-2 overall. |
