| 9/5/2004 4:11:04 PM

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ROCHESTER, NY - Tournament Most Valuable Player Tara Schmitt scored 1:12 into overtime to give the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point a 2-1 win over RIT in the championship game of the Rachel Miller Memorial Tournament today at RIT Field.

Schmitt took the ball at midfield and cut through the RIT defense, whistling a shot off the left goal post and into the net.  RIT opened the scoring in the 28th minute, as Mallory Frost (Barre, VT/Spaulding) (Barre, VT) chipped in a shot from about 15 yards out.  The Tigers led 1-0 going into halftime.

RIT nearly took a 2-0 lead just minutes into the second half.  Anna Kolnik (Sharon, WI/Big Foot) (Sharon, WI) won a battle inside the penalty area, eluded the goalkeeper and launched a shot at the gaping Pointers net.  Unfortnately for the Tigers, Schmitt raced back and swept the ball away just before it passed the goal line, keeping the score 1-0.

The Pointers tied the game in the 53rd minute, as Melissa Becker converted on a penalty kick, after a Pointer player was knocked down in the penalty area.  Wisconsin Stevens-Point out-shot the Tigers 14-7.

Below is a listing of the 2004 Rachel Miller Memorial Tournament All-Tournament Team

Goalkeeper - Carrie Yehle (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa), RIT
Defense - Miranda Taylor, Ramapo
Defense - Latie O'Leary, Stevens Point
Defense - Emily Stecher (New Canaan, CT/New Canaan), RIT
Defense - Abby Kirchdoerfer, Stevens Point
Midfield - Megan Frey, Stevens Point
Midfield - Kim Reese, Stevens Point
Midfield - Moet De La Torre (Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville), RIT
Forward - Lindsay Kotula, Ramapo
Forward - Alyssa Souza, Stevens Point
Forward - Mallory Frost (Barre, VT/Spaulding), RIT

Most Valuable Player - Tara Schmitt, Stevens Point