University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Athletics

Karty found the back of the net three times over the Pointers’ first two games of the season.  He netted a pair of goals in UWSP’s season-opening win at Aurora on Friday night.  On Saturday, he scored the game-winner on the power play in the third period of a 3-2 victory at Trine.  Karty added a third-period assist on the go-ahead goal for UWSP.  He led the team in goals (3), shots (12) and holds a +4 rating after two games.

Other Nominees: 

Kelly Magliano: Magliano hit .472 over a pair of conference matches last week.  She racked up 13 kills in Wednesday’s straight-set victory at UW-River Falls.  On Saturday at UW-La Crosse, she had seven kills and just one error over four sets against the Eagles.  Magliano added four blocks over the two matches and had 2.57 kills per set on the week.

Kendra Kundinger: Kundinger wrapped up the regular season with two more double-figure digs matches.  She had 14 digs in three sets at UWRF on Wednesday and had a service ace in the win.  Kundinger had 19 digs to go with two assists and an ace on Saturday against the Eagles.  She recorded 4.71 digs per set on the week.

Jahi Stigall: Stigall had the sixth-longest kickoff return for a touchdown on Saturday, racing 92 yards to the end zone in the second quarter against UW-Whitewater.  His return for touchdown was the career special teams touchdown for Stigall.  He had a 20-yard return in his other kickoff return in the game for a total of 112 return yards on the day.

Ryan Strick: Strick had five tackles in UWSP’s game against UW-Whitewater on Saturday.  Three of his takedowns were solo tackles.

ShamaJ Williams: Williams carried the ball 14 times against UW-Whitewater on Saturday.  He rushed for 66 net yards with a long run of 14 yards in the game.

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