EAU CLAIRE, Wis.—The UW-Stevens Point women's lacrosse team (7-4, 1-3) faced UW-Eau Claire (6-3, 4-1) on Wednesday evening, falling to an 18-4 final.
 
UWEC controlled the first half, scoring eight goals in the first quarter and five in the second quarter. Marissa Van Dyke (Green Bay, Wis./Green Bay Southwest) found Ava Muller (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc) at 6:09 of the first quarter for the Pointers' first goal.
 
Van Dyke and Rowan Dunn (Janesville, Wis./Joseph A. Craig) scored back-to-back unassisted goals to start the third quarter. Van Dyke recorded the Pointers' final goal of the evening on a free-position shot. To finish the game, UWEC scored two goals in the third quarter and three in the fourth quarter.
 
The Pointers secured 10 ground balls in the loss; Abbey Boersma (Minooka, Ill./Minooka) and Van Dyke secured three, Muller and Addison Novack (Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg) each secured one while the team was granted two.
 
Emily Griege (Chesterfield, Mo./Westminster Christian Academy) was in goal making 15 saves in 60 minutes of play.
 
The Pointers are back in action on Saturday (Apr. 18) to host Colorado College for a league matchup beginning at 1:00 p.m.