Box Score STEVENS POINT, Wis. - The UW-Stevens Point women's basketball team added to their two-point halftime lead, outscoring UW-Superior by 17-points in the second, and came away with a 74-55 victory Saturday afternoon as it kicked off its Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference schedule against the Yellowjackets.

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In a back-and-forth first half, the Pointers were able to gain some breathing room with just over five minutes to play on an Alyssa Olp (Brillion, WI/Brillion) jumper. Liz Althoff (Darien, WI/Clinton) gave UWSP its biggest lead of the half, seven, on a jumper, assisted by Olp.

UWS narrowed the gap in the final minute on a layup, cutting UWSP's lead to two, 25-23, at half.

Both teams' struggled shooting in the first half with UWS converting 25.9 percent of their field goal attempts while UWSP converted 23.5 percent.

The Yellowjackets took the lead early in the second on a three-pointer by Connie Urmanski, but five consecutive points by Altoff put the Pointers back on top 36-31.

Unlike the first half, the Pointers shot exceptionally well in the second, knocking down 53.3 percent of their field goal attempts including 15-of-16 shots from the free throw line.

At the 12:01 mark, senior Cassie Bandow (Plover, WI/Pacelli) hit a three-pointer, sending UWSP on a 9-3 run, increasing their lead to 48-35. The Pointers never looked back the rest of the way, defeating the Yellowjackets 74-55.

Olp and Althoff led the Pointers in the scoring department with 18 points, both career-highs. Althoff connected on 6-of-11 field goal attempts while Olp was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line while adding four assists and four steals. Myranda Tyler (Grafton, WI/Grafton) also scored in double figures for UWSP with 14 points, also a career-high. Brooke Allen (Barneveld, WI/Barneveld) led the team in rebounding with seven.

Sally Linzmeier led UWS with 17 points.

UWSP converted 23-of-25 (92 percent) free throws while UWS was 15-of-18 (83.3 percent). The Pointers also held a distinct advantage in bench points, 36-5. The Pointers pressured the Yellowjackets into 26 turnovers on the day, capitalizing on 25 points.

With the victory, UWSP extended their regular-season win streak to 22 games dating back to Dec. 11, 2010.

UW-Stevens Point (6-0, 1-0 WIAC) returns to action Wednesday as it travels to Oshkosh to face the Titans in conference play. Game time is set for 7 p.m.