STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point women's basketball team (9-11, 4-5) got off to a slow start and were not able to recover in a 59-41 defeat to visiting No. 6 UW-Whitewater (18-2, 8-1).
 
Kellan Schmidt (Edgerton, Wis./Edgerton) led the Pointers with 10 points and tied for the team-high with four rebounds.  Amber Baehman (Plainfield, Wis./Tri-County) added nine points and also had four boards.
 
Baehman got UWSP on the board with 3:36 left in the first quarter, the only points as UWSP trailed 14-2 after one.  Schmidt made UWSP's lone field goal of the second quarter as the Pointers fell behind 22-4.  Neither team made a field goal the final six minutes of the half, but the Pointers were able to make free throws to cut the deficit to 22-12 at the half.
 
Bailee Collins (Milton, Wis./Milton) got UWSP on the board to begin the third quarter.  By the time Baehman scored UWSP's next points, UWW had the lead back to 18 at 32-14.  The Pointers started to get shots to go in late in the quarter as a Baehman three got UWSP within 11.
 
Carly Cerrato (De Pere, Wis./De Pere) scored four points in the fourth quarter and a late three by Schmidt was too little, too late.
 
The Pointers host UW-Eau Claire on Saturday (Feb. 8) in the annual Play4Kay Game.  The 3:00 p.m. tip-off in Berg Gym will also be Senior Day for the Pointers.