STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point football dropped its home and Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener to UW-La Crosse in the final seconds of regulation Saturday, 19-16.

Box Score

Trailing 16-13 with 16 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Eagle running back Jared Stan ran for a three-yard touchdown to give UW-L the win.

The game-winning drive stayed alive when the Eagles (2-2, 1-0 WIAC) earned a first down by the nose of the ball on fourth-and-short from the Pointers' 25-yard line  

The Pointers (1-3, 0-1 WIAC) grabbed a 3-0 lead when their first possession of the game resulted in a 35-yard field goal by Jesse Vervelde (Oostburg, WI/Oostburg).

UW-L claimed a 6-3 lead on its ensuing possession when Ben Hertampf ran for a 19-yard touchdown. The extra point sailed wide right.  

Mitch Beau (Fond du Lac, WI/St. Mary Springs) connected with Theo Maglio (Wautoma, WI/Wautoma) for a 29-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter to put UWSP back on top, 10-6.

Jake Welch sprinted for a 36-yard touchdown run to put the Eagles back on top 13-10, but Valverde nailed a 33-yard field goal as time expired in the first half, tying the game at 13-13.

Valvered recorded his third field goal of the game early in the third quarter, but it was the only points UWSP could muster in the second half. Stan's game-winning touchdown accounted for the Eagles' only second-half points.

Maglio finished the game with 201 yards receiving on eight catches. It's the first time a Pointer has finished with 200-plus receiving yards since Jared Jenkins came down 243 yards against UW-Eau Claire in 2009.

Beau completed 21 of 36 pass attempts for 302 yards and a touchdown.

Marc Young (Detroit, MI/Soutfield-Lathrup) caught a team-high nine passes for 52 yards.

Cody Seibel (Kewaskum, WI/Kewaskum) led the Pointer defense with a season-high 17 tackles (12 solo, five assisted) and 2.5 sacks, marking the third time this year Seibel has led UWSP in tackles.

The third annual Eastbay & Team Schierl Pink Game raised a record $36,000 for the Susan G. Komen and Circle of Friends Foundation, serving local cancer patients and kids with cancer.

The Pointers travel to Menomonie on Saturday, Oct. 6, for a WIAC matchup with UW-Stout. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.