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Women’s hockey
Pointer goalie d’Andra Phillips was named Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Player of the Week after saving 92 of 97 shots in three games during the past week.
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point split a non-conference doubleheader in Michigan against Adrian College this past weekend to finish out the regular season.
Now the Pointers head into the NCHA Quarterfinals at W. H. Hunt Arena at UW-River Falls on Friday, Feb. 27. They face Concordia in Wisconsin first in the NCHA Tournament, which runs Friday through Sunday.
Men’s hockey
The Pointers ended their season with a pair of losses to St. Norbert Friday and Saturday in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Quarterfinals in De Pere, Wis.
Six Pointers also made the All-WIAC team during the 15-10-2 season, the team’s highest winning season since 2002-2003.
Defenseman Garret Suter made First Team All-WIAC and was named to the NCHA honorable mention list. Pointers Russell Law, Jon Madden, Luke Nesper and Jonathan Ralph were all given an honorable mention in WIAC.
Matt Stendahl was named to the All-Sportsmanship team.
Women’s basketball
The Pointers secured the top seed spot in WIAC by defeating UW-Platteville 84-63 in their final regular season match-up.
UW-SP took an early lead in the game and never looked back for the win. Ashley Baker was named WIAC Athlete of the Week after scoring 14 points in the game. Britta Peterson scored a team-leading 20 points.
After receiving a bye for Tuesday’s WIAC quarterfinal game, the Pointers will host UW-Stout in the Berg Gymnasium at 8 p.m. right after the men’s basketball team takes on UW-Oshkosh at 6 p.m. on Bennett Court in the Quandt Fieldhouse.
