Kodi Rizzo (Softball)
Rizzo began her collegiate career with back-to-back wins without allowing a run in either outing. She opened the season with 6.0 shutout frames in a win over Wisconsin Lutheran on Thursday racking up 10 strikeouts and gave up just two hits. On Friday, she produced a nearly identical stat line with 6.0 IP, nine strikeouts and two hits allowed without a run against. She held opposing hitters a minute .103 average.
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Alexa Thomson (Women's Basketball)
Thomson posted Back to Back Double/Double performances in wins over nationally ranked Stout and UWL
-In Wednesday’s win over Stout, registered 26 points on 8/15 shooting, sinking 9/11 free throws while pulling down 11 rebounds
-Followed that up with a nearly identical performance in a win Saturday over UWL, scoring 26 points on 11/19 shooting, earning another double/double hauling down 14 rebounds
-In all, she shot over 55% from the field in both games, shooting 19/34 overall and grabbed an average of 12.5 rebounds
-With Saturday’s home win, UWSP matched their highest win total (8) in WIAC play since the 2017-18 season
Kaitlyn Roberts (Softball)
Roberts slugged 1.167 and hit .583 in UWSP’s first four game to start the season. In her first at-bat of the year, she blasted a solo home run against Wisconsin Lutheran on Thursday. In the nightcap, she had a double, a triple and drew two walks versus Augustana with two runs scored. On Friday, she had three hits, including a double, stole a base and score a run versus Edgewood. In the weekend finale, Roberts scored twice, and extended her hit streak to four games with another stolen base.
Rose Hansen (Women's Swimming)
Hansen claimed the WIAC title in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.07.
Melanie Princl (Women's Track)
Princl took the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.17 at the Titan Challenge.
Alaina Sunlin (Women's Wrestling)
Sunlin was second in the 110 bracket. She got two wins by fall before dropping a tech fall decision in the final.
Allie Brosteau (Women's Tennis)
Brosteau took her single matches against Loras 6-4 and 7-5. She also was a part of the doubles match that won.
