STEVENS POINT – The UW-Stevens Point volleyball team defeated both Carroll College and Viterbo University by scores of 3-1 tonight on the first day of the Pointer Invitational in Berg Gym.

 
The Pointers took the first match of the night over Carroll College in four games 30-27, 28-30, 30-25, 30-16. Stevens Point trailed 23-21 in game one, but then rallied off six straight points to take a 27-23 lead. Then the Pioneers responded with four straight points to tie it at 27, but the Pointers would take the final three points of the game to win 30-27.

The Pioneers would take game two, hanging on to win by a score of 30-28. Carroll then had the lead early in the fourth game, but the Pointers came back and took game three 30-25. The Pointer momentum continued into the fourth game as they cruised to a 30-16 win.

 
Shelly Maus (Green Bay/Green Bay Southwest) (Sr.-Green Bay/Southwest) led the Pointers with 23 kills, while Jill Wittmann (Kewaskum/Kewaskum) (Sr.-Kewaskum) had 55 assists. Jasmine Johnson (Appleton/East) (Fr.-Appleton/East) added 14 kills for Stevens Point.

Stevens Point then jumped out quick on Viterbo winning game one 30-19 and game two 30-18. The V-Hawks fought back to take game three by a score of 30-27. However in the end it was too much Point as the Pointers defeated the V-Hawks 30-16 in the fourth game to take the match.

Jasmine Johnson (Appleton/East) led Stevens Point with 16 kills. Amanda Mix (Brookfield/East) (Jr.-Brookefield/East) had 14 kills and Shelly Maus (Green Bay/Green Bay Southwest) added 11 kills. Mix and Johnson had 12 digs apiece.

The Pointers will face Luther College at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

Carroll Box Score

Viterbo Box Score

Day One Notes