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Wiepz's Heroics Lift Pointers
Past St. Thomas
Box Score
Something about St. Thomas brings out the
last-second heroics in UW-Stevens Point women�s soccer player Kimie
Wiepz.
For the second time in her career, the junior scored a clutch
game-winning goal against the Tommies, tallying a goal with 11 seconds
remaining on Saturday to give the Pointers a wild 4-3 win at the Pointer
Soccer Bowl.
Wiepz was also the Tommies� nemesis in their
last visit to Stevens Point, scoring with 22 seconds left in the first
overtime for a 2-1 victory in 2004.
For most of the match it didn�t appear the
Pointers (2-1-1) would need any last second drama as they cruised along
with a 3-1 lead before the Tommies (0-1-1) struck for two goals in a
52-second span with just under 24 minutes remaining. St. Thomas
goalkeeper Dana Vilar also kept her team in the match by saving a
penalty kick with 5:22 remaining after Pointers defender Abbey
Kichdoerfer made a long run and was taken down in the penalty box.
However, the Pointers withstood all the St.
Thomas momentum and scored the winning goal on a three-on-two breakaway
led by Amanda Prawat to earn just their third win ever while allowing
three goals or more and first since a 4-3 win over UW-Oshkosh on Sept.
20, 1989.
Prawat also assisted the first goal of the
match, dishing to Kaylee Weise for a soft chip just inside the near post
at the 11:04 mark. St. Thomas� Abigail Krause evened the match 17
minutes later with a 20-yard kick that floated into the upper at the far
post.
UW-Stevens Point rallied just two minutes
later as Anna Van Stippen scored off a pass from Weise and Prawat
notched a goal on a breakaway off a long feed from Liz Kid.
The Pointers appeared to be in full control of
the match before a foul gave the Tommies a free kick five yards outside
the penalty box. Jade Crepps launched a perfect kick into the upper
corner to pull St. Thomas within a goal and the Tommies rode the
momentum into another goal from Sarah Balgord to tie the match.
It was UW-Stevens Point�s fourth straight win
over St. Thomas. The Pointers will play at Carroll on Thursday at 6 p.m. |
