OSHKOSH, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point volleyball team (23-7) earned a pair of hard-fought victories to open play at the UW-Oshkosh Tournament on Friday.  UWSP rallied for a five-set win over Bates College (10-10) and capped the day with a four-set triumph over No. 22 Texas-Dallas (18-7).
 
Sophomore April Gehl (Hilbert, Wis./Hilbert) recorded two more double-doubles with a career-best 27 kills and added 20 digs against Bates.  She knocked down 18 kills and had 12 digs in the victory over the Comets.
 
Fellow sophomore Abby Majercik (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) contributed 52 assists, tying a season-high.  She also had 18 digs for a double-double versus the Bobcats.  Majercik put forth 40 assists in the nightcap against UTD.
 
Senior Kendra Kundinger (Auburndale, Wis./Auburndale) continued to pile up digs with 19 against Bates and 20 versus the Comets.  Fellow senior Kelly Magliano (Chicago, Ill./Mount Assisi Academy) registered double figure kills in both matches with 12 and 14, respectively, on the day
 
UWSP 3, Bates 2 (25-17, 18-25, 19-25, 25-21, 18-16)
The Pointers opened the match by swinging at a .303 clip in an opening-set win.  Attack errors added up to back-to-back set losses to put UWSP's back against the wall.
 
UWSP responded with 15 kills in the fourth set to tie the match at two sets apiece.  In the fifth set, the Pointers hit .333 and overcame a .440 hitting percentage by the Bobcats to pull off the win in extra time.
 
UWSP 3, UTD 1 (25-22, 25-20, 20-25, 25-17)
UWSP recorded 14 kills and hit .186 to eke out a victory in the first set.  The Pointers took a 2-0 lead after 10 kills and just three errors in the second set.
 
Texas-Dallas was too much in the third set, hitting .483 to extend the match to a fourth set.  UWSP racked up 15 kills and swung at a .286 clip in the fourth set to record the match win.
 
The Pointers close out the non-conference portion of the 2017 schedule with an 11:30 a.m. match on Saturday against Carthage.