STEVENS POINT – The UW-Stevens Point women's volleyball team dropped their nonconference match-up against St. Mary's University on Wednesday afternoon, falling to the Cardinals 3-1. The loss drops the Pointers to 1-2 on the season.

The Pointers also dropped an exhibition match to host Viterbo University, 3-2.

UWSP started strong, winning the first set 25-23, but St. Mary's rebounded, rattling off three-straight set victories to defeat the Pointers.

Leading the way for the Pointers was Jennifer Rueter (Burlington/Burlington) (Fr., Burlington/Burlington) who registered nine kills and five digs in the loss. Whitney Oftedahl (Waupaca/Waupaca) (So., Waupaca/Waupaca) added seven kills while Amanda Mix (Brookfield/East) added a season-high 33 digs for the Pointers.

For St. Mary's, Courtney Runge and Sarah Gardner each had eight kills. The win improves the team to 5-0.
UWSP returns to action on this weekend when they travel to Aurora University in Illinois for four matches against Webster, North Central, Beloit and Manchester.