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Tie Ends
Pointers� NCAA Record Winning Streak
Box Score
The longest conference winning streak in NCAA
soccer history came to an end on Wednesday, but another streak stayed
intact for the UW-Stevens Point women�s soccer team.
A 0-0 stalemate at UW-Oshkosh ended the
Pointers� all-divisions NCAA record streak at 70 consecutive conference
wins, which includes 52 straight regular season victories and 18
conference tournament wins since a 4-1 defeat to UW-La Crosse in the WIAC
tournament finals on Oct. 27,
1996. However, the Pointers have still never lost a conference regular
season match, holding an 83-0-3 record against Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference in-season competition. The last regular season tie was
the final match of the 1996 season, also against UW-La Crosse in a 1-1
deadlock.
It marks the first time
UW-Stevens Point has ever been shutout in its 117 matches against WIAC
opponents, including conference tournaments. The Pointers are 113-1-3
all-time against conference foes.
UW-Stevens Point controlled much of the match,
holding a 20-7 advantage in shots, including a 7-1 margin in the 20-minute
overtime period. Melissa Meister made five saves for the Pointers, who
still haven�t allowed a goal in five conference matches this season. Sara
Tomjanovich stopped six shots for the Titans.
The Pointers began the streak on Sept. 13, 1997
with a 3-2 win over UW-River Falls and had four overtime victories during
the stretch. The second-longest streak was North Carolina�s 55-match
Atlantic Coast Conference winning streak from 1994-2000. With the tie,
UW-Stevens Point still holds the longest conference unbeaten streak in
NCAA history, which now stands at 71 consecutive matches.
Wednesday�s match was also the Pointers�
first-ever tie against the Titans since their varsity program began 11
years ago. UW-Stevens Point is now 9-2-2 overall and 4-0-1 in the WIAC.. |