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Five Players Score as
Pointers Prevail in Opener
Box Score
Five different players scored
goals as the UW-Stevens Point men's hockey team opened the 2006-07 season with a
road victory over St. Mary's on Friday in Winona, Minn.
The Pointers jumped on the
Cardinals quickly with two early goals as Dan Francis scored off assists from
Tommy Upton and Brett Beckfeld on a five-on-three power play just 2:20 into the
game. Nick Zebro added a goal at the 3:33 mark with assists from Francis and
Lally. The 2-0 lead stood after one period despite the Cardinals holding a 12-4
advantage in shots.
St. Mary's evened the game with a
pair of second period goals as Adam Gill scored just 1:12 into the period and
then David Gross notched the first of his two goals on a five-on-three power
play at the 11:30 mark. The Cardinals' power play goal was its only
man-advantage goal in 14 power play opportunities.
UW-Stevens Point regained the lead
just 45 seconds later as Matt Stendahl scored with an assist from Beckfeld. The
pair struck again with 1:30 left in the period as Beckfeld scored with assists
from Stendahl and Karl Larsen for a 4-2 lead.
Gross scored his second goal at
1:01 of the third period to bring the Cardinals back within a goal, but Russel
Law finished the scoring with assists from Josh Calleja and Sean Fish at the
13:09 mark.
Marcus Paulson made 36 saves as
the Cardinals held a 39-27 advantage in shots. The physical game included a
total of 30 penalties between the two teams. |
