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2004 UW-Stevens Point Soccer Preview
It doesn't take a soccer expert to figure out
the strengths and questions for UW-Stevens Point this season. The team
returns its entire defense from last year's WIAC tournament championship
squad, but lost more than half of its scoring from the conference's top
offensive team.
Defensively, the Pointers return three-time all-WIAC selection Tara
Schmitt along with seniors Mollie Kreibich and Melissa Becker and junior
Katie O'Leary. Abbey Kirchdoerfer is also back at sweeper after playing
every minute of every match as a freshman. The top returning goalkeeper is
junior Kortney Krill, who played in all but one match in 2002.
However, no doubt the biggest questions are on offense. The Pointers only
lost three players, but the trio of Jenny Bruce, Kelly Fink and Andrea
Oswald combined to score or assist 61 of the team's 76 goals and account
for over half of the team's points. Top returners for this year are all-WIAC
senior midfielder Megan Frey as well as seniors Kim Reese and Alyssa
Souza. |
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