Richards, running his first race as a Pointer, led the way for his team with a third-place finish at the Brissman-Lundeen Invite. He led his team to victory and a team total of 43 points, less than half of the 95 Olivet Nazarene scored for second.Â
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Georgia Harrison: Harrison ran a lifetime PR of 23:20, on a course that was extended since last fall to be the proper race distance. She finished in 18th place at the Brissman-Lundeen Invite helping lead her team to an eighth-place finish.
Angelica Hernandez and Anna Dobbe: Hernandez and Dobbe went 2-0 on Saturday against Lawrence and Alverno.  In the No. 2 doubles, the pair defeated Lawrence’s Alexis Shannon and Lindsey Lucas, 8-5. The two teamed up to beat Alverno’s Aaliyah McAfee and Lia Hutchins, 8-1.
Angelica Hernandez: Hernandez won both of her singles matches and both of her doubles matches on Saturday. She took down Lawrence’s Alexis Shannon 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 4 singles.  Hernandez then dominated Alverno College’s Aaliyah McAfee 6-0, 6-0. Hernandez was UWSP’s only undefeated player versus Lawrence and Alverno.
Maddie Lawson: Lawson hit .240 or better in all four matches last week, hitting better than the team in all four. She recorded eight kills and hit .273 against UW-Whitewater on Wednesday. On Friday, she had 10 kills with a .240 hitting percentage. Lawson then hit .368 and .387 against Coe and Wheaton, respectively, in wins on Saturday.   She had seven kills and zero errors versus Coe and 13 kills with just one error over four sets in the match against Wheaton. She added 12 blocks, 10 digs and two assists.
