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Mosinee Ice Fails to
Aid Pointers Against Johnnies
Box Score
UW-Stevens Point�s first home men�s hockey venture
outside of Stevens Point didn�t result in the outcome the Pointers desired as
they fell 5-2 to St. John�s on Friday at the Mosinee Recreation Center.
The Pointers saw their winless streak extend to five
games with the loss as they slipped to 4-8-2 overall, while the Johnnies are now
5-7 overall.
The Johnnies� Pat Connelly scored the only goal of the
first period with a power play goal just 1:31 into the game as UW-Stevens Point
was held scoreless in the opening period for the fifth straight game. Connelly�s
goal marked the eighth time in nine games the Pointers have fallen behind to
open the game and was also the only power play tally in a contest that included
108 penalty minutes and 17 power plays between the two teams.
UW-Stevens Point tied the game at the 5:32 mark of the
second period when Sean Fish took a pass from Matt Stendahl and Anthony Noreen
and raced up the ice before blistering a shot over the shoulder of St. John�s
goaltender Vince Wheeler.
However, it took the Johnnies only 14 seconds to
retaliate as Connelly scored his second goal for a 2-1 advantage. Nate Meinz
rebounded a save off a breakaway by Pat Eagles to give St. John�s a 3-1 lead
later in the period.
Scott Paul put in another rebound for the Johnnies at
the 11:52 mark of the third period and Tom Freeman caught Pointers� goalie
Marcus Paulson out of the net for an easy putaway at the 17:02 mark that put St.
John�s ahead 5-1. UW-Stevens Point scored just 16 seconds later when Chris
Conway scored his first career goal off a pass from Adam Setten to finish the
scoring.
St. John�s held a 34-26 advantage in shots as Wheeler
stopped 24 shots for the Johnnies and Paulson made 29 saves for the Pointers.
St. John�s had 17 penalties for 58 minutes and the Pointers were also penalized
17 times for 50 minutes.
The Pointers will play in Mosinee again on Saturday
when they host Concordia-Moorhead at 7:30 p.m. |
