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Pointers Fall Short in
Regular Season Finale
Box Score
The third tight meeting of the season between
UW-Stevens Point and UW-Eau Claire went the Blugolds� way as they evened the
season series with a 3-2 victory in the regular season men�s hockey finale on
Saturday in Eau Claire.
UW-Eau Claire built a 3-1 lead early in the second
period and held on for the victory, avenging a one-goal loss the previous night
and a tie earlier this season. The loss dropped UW-Stevens Point to 7-16-2
overall and 3-10-1 in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association, while UW-Eau
Claire is 9-12-4 overall and 2-9-3 in the league. The teams finished tied for
sixth in the standings, but UW-Stevens Point earns the sixth seed for next
weekend�s league playoffs by virtue of having more league victoris.
The Pointers scored the game�s first goal when Ross
Johnson scored at the 14:48 mark of the first period with assists from Matt
Stendahl and Nick Zebro. UW-Eau Claire, which outshot the Pointers 18-9 in the
opening period, scored just over a minute later on a goal by Mark Stockdale and
then finished the period with a power play goal by Andrew Johnson with 51
seconds left.
The Blugolds took a two-goal lead on a goal from Greg
Peterson at the 2:19 mark of the second period and UW-Stevens Point rallied with
a power play goal from Reed Lally that was assisted by Brett Coburn at 6:44 of
the third period. UW-Stevens Point held a 10-7 edge in shots in the final period
and pulled the goalie for the final 30 seconds, but was unable to get the
equalizer.
UW-Eau Claire held a 33-31 advantage in shots for the
game as Marcus Paulson made 30 saves for the Pointers and Tyler Brigl stopped 29
shots for the Blugolds. |
