Sports
Men’s basketball undefeated in WIAC: Hold winning streak of six
The Pointer
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The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point men’s basketball team has continued their successful season with a slew of wins, bringing their record to 14-2 overall and an undefeated 8-0 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association Conference.
The team won a decisive 80-60 win on Wednesday, Jan. 21, against UW-Eau Claire for their sixth win in a row.
“We knew we’d be a good basketball team, but these guys have really come together and they’ve been united and they’ve had great chemistry,” said Head Coach Bob Semling.
Their achievements follow years of great basketball teams and 24 league championships, more than any other school has accomplished in the past. Those previous triumphs push the team to continue with the great basketball tradition at UW-SP.
“Our tradition and our history, the success we’ve had in the past, is both inspirational and it also gives them that motivation to try to continue that. They would like to add their own mark to the history books,” said Semling.
The Pointers nudged Edgewood College with a 93-63 victory on Dec. 12 but faced their second disappointment of the season when they lost 85-71 against the Carroll University Pioneers in non-conference competition.
After the recent disappointment and a month of downtime during winter vacation, the Pointers returned to their former visage and rode to victory, winning three road games in a row.
“We’ve done that all year long,” Semling said. “Every time we’ve hit a obstacle or road block or a challenge facing us, we’ve always come through.”
The Pointers are currently ranked number four. They play UW-Oshkosh again on Saturday, Jan. 24, after the annual alumni basketball games are played that afternoon. Tip-off is 3 p.m.
