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Getting the season off to a strong start has been the norm for
the UW-Stevens Point women�s soccer team and the trend continued
Friday as the Pointers opened the season with a victory for the 10th
straight year with a 3-2 win over Southwestern (Tex.) in San
Antonio, Texas.
The Pointers got goals from three different players and never
trailed in the night match that began with temperatures in the
mid-90�s. UW-Stevens Point worked through the first half heat to
build a 2-0 halftime lead and then held off the Pirates for the
victory.
Liz Kidd scored the first goal of the match on a scramble in
front of the net. Pirates� goalkeeper Erin Snyder appeared to have
possession, but lost control and Kidd was able to tap in the loose
ball in the match�s 33rd minute.
UW-Stevens Point then got a huge momentum boost in the closing
minute of the half as Brittany Dantinne sent a long pass to Amanda
Prawat (pictured, above), who converted a breakaway with three seconds left in the
half for the 2-0 advantage.
Southwestern controlled the early portion of the second half
and cut the lead to 2-1 when Nicole Morilak scored just over 10
minutes into the half. UW-Stevens Point regained its control when
defender Abbey Kirchdoerfer sent a long ball from the back that
Kaylee Weise (pictured, right) chased down and scored on a breakaway to push the lead
back to two goals.
Southwestern�s Mimi Tang scored with under nine minutes left
and the Pirates had another great chance with just over four minutes
remaining that sailed over the crossbar.
The Pointers held a 12-10 advantage in shots as Meredith
DeCaluwe made three saves in goal. UW-Stevens Point concludes its
southern trip by playing seventh-ranked Trinity (Tex.) on Sunday at
7 p.m. in San Antonio.
