Van Dyke led the Pointer to their first win in program history which came against conference foe UW-Stout. She led the team offensively with six goals, tallying her seventh hat trick of the season, and seven points. Van Dyke put the nail in the coffin with three minutes to play in the fourth quarter with an unassisted goal to cement the Pointers historic 13-6 victory over the Blue Devils.
Other nominees
Morgan Harwood (Softball)
Harwood earned her eighth win of the season with 6.0 inning pitched in game one against UWL on Saturday. She struck out six and allowed just one run. Then in game two, she entered the game with the bases in the sixth and pitched the final 1.2 to earn her first career save. She struck out two more hitters in relief in game two.
Jesse Klicker (Softball)
Klicker had three of UWSP’s 10 hits in a sweep of UWL on Saturday. She had a double and scored a run in game one. In game two, she hit two home runs and drove in three.
Amelia Retzlaff (Track & Field)
Retzlaff led UWSP in the throws at the Phil Esten Challenge. She wrapped the weekend with a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw with a personal-best toss of 47.15 meters (154' 8"). She also took 22nd in the shot put with a heave of 10.61 meters (34' 9.75") and 23rd in the discus throw with a personal-best mark of 32.83 meters (107’ 8”).
