LA CROSSE, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point football team (2-4, 0-3) fell at UW-La Crosse (3-3, 2-1) by a 44-10 final on Saturday.
Joseph Cheatham (Brookfield, Wis./East) carried the ball five times and scored a touchdown.
Ryan Thompson (Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) carried 10 times and gained a team-high 31 yards. The duo completed 16 passes for 131 yards.
Defensively,
Charlie Anderson (Green Bay, Wis./Ashwaubenon) and
Brandon Morrissey (Beaver Dam, Wis./Beaver Dam) tied for the team-lead with 10 tackles each.
Denver Treleven (Omro, Wis./Omro) added seven tackles, including 1.5 sacks.
Gavin Adams (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) had a sack and
Zander Popp (Two Rivers, Wis./Two Rivers) made an interception.
Popp picked off a pass on the first offensive play of the game and returned it 17 yards. UWSP's ensuing drive stalled with a turnover on downs at the UWL 39.
The Eagles took the ball 61 yards on six plays for a touchdown and UWSP trailed, 7-0. UWSP's next drive ended with a field goal attempt, but it was blocked keeping the Pointers off the board.
UWL scored on its next drive and the Pointers were down, 14-0, after one quarter of play. Following a UWSP fumble on a punt, the defense held UWL to a field goal early in the second quarter.
Thompson connected with
Isaiah Des Jardins (Little Chute, Wis./St. Francis Xavier) for 25 yards as UWSP extended its next drive. He hit
Elijah Mott (Two Rivers, Wis./Two Rivers) for 12 yards and another first down to the UWL 37. Three plays later, Cheatham scampered 27 yards for a touchdown as the Pointers got within 17-7.
The Eagles scored touchdowns on their next two drives and UWSP was down, 31-7 later in the second.
Thompson picked up a pair of first down on the ground. Anthony Lefrebre gained another first down on the ground. Thompson hit
Austin Phillips (Two Rivers, Wis./Two Rivers) for another first down and
Tyler Sodemann (Waukesha, Wis./West) kicked a field goal as time expired as UWSP trailed, 31-10, at the half.
UWL scored 13 points in the second half and UWSP was unable to reach UWL territory in the second half.
The Pointers travel to UW-Whitewater on Saturday (Oct. 24) for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff.
