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Late Gustavus Goals
Halt Pointers' Comeback Bid
Box Score
A pair of late goals 21 seconds apart halted
UW-Stevens Point�s comeback attempt as Gustavus Adolphus held on for a 6-3 men�s
hockey victory on Saturday in St. Peter, Minn.
The Pointers pulled to within 4-3 on a shorthanded
goal by Pat Lee with 6:43 left in the game and then had four shots stopped on an
ensuing power play. However, the Gusties killed off the penalty and got a goal
from John Arundel with 1:48 left and another from Ben Ollila with 1:27 left to
seal the victory.
UW-Stevens Point outshot Gustavus Adolphus 10-3 in the
final period and 21-20 for the game, but the Gusties converted three second
period goals in the victory that pushed their record to 8-6-1. The Pointers fell
to 5-10-2 overall with the loss in their final non-conference game of the
season.
Brett Beckfeld gave the Pointers an early lead with an
unassisted goal 2:05 into the game. Gustavus Adolphus tied the game later in the
period and went ahead 3-1 in the second period before the Pointers� Josh Calleja
scored with assists from Lee and Nick Zebro midway through the second period.
The Gusties added a later in the period before their two late goals clinched the
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