Williams racked up his first career 100-yard rushing game with a game-high 147 yards in the Pointers’ Homecoming victory over UWEC on Saturday. He also caught a pass for 19 yards and a key first down on a touchdown drive in the second quarter. In the fourth quarter, Williams found the end zone for the first time in his career on a nine-yard rush on the first play of the stanza. He racked up 166 all-purpose yards, the most by any player in the game.
Other Nominees:
Tyler Rashcke:Raschke led a stifling UWSP defense in Saturday’s win over UWEC. He led the team with nine tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss, the most on the team. His nine tackles were one shy of a career-high for the senior. His presence on the field helped UWSP hold the Blugolds to just 78 yards rushing and 220 yards of total offense.
Gregg Matheson: Matheson was a spark in all facets of special teams in the win on Saturday. In the return game, he made a pair of key blocks to spring big returns. He also made two tackles on kickoffs holding UWEC deep in its own territory to start drives.Â
April Gehl: Gehl recorded double-doubles in both matches for UWSP last week giving her 10 in the last 12 matches. She started the week with 21 kills and 19 digs in the Pointers’ victory over UW-Oshkosh. Then on Saturday, she racked up a career-best 26 kills and added 18 digs in a five-setter versus UWEC. She swung at a clip of .207 with 47 kills while totaling 37 digs, two services aces, a block and an assist on the week.
Kendra Kundinger: Kundinger kept up her string of double-figure digs with 17 and 25 in the Pointers’ two matches last week. She added three assists to her 17-digs performance in the win over UWO on Wednesday. On Saturday, she recorded 25 digs , five assists and a kill in her final home regular season match. She totaled 42 digs, eight assists and a kill in two matches and continues to lead the conference in digs this season.
Maddy Hardyman: Hardyman scored a goal in each of UWSP’s wins on the week. In Wednesday’s victory over UWEC, it was Hardyman’s goal that gave UWSP a lead in the 23rd minute. Then on Saturday, Hardyman struck again for a first-half goal, scoring in the ninth minute, the eventual game-winner. She is now second on the team with seven goals this season.
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