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Pointers Drop Third
Straight at St. Norbert
Box Score
The top defensive team in NCAA Division III hockey
showed off its offense on Friday as St. Norbert jumped out to an early lead and
beat UW-Stevens Point 9-3 in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association matchup in
De Pere.
It was UW-Stevens Point's third
straight loss as the Pointers fell to 3-4 overall and 0-3 in the NCHA. St.
Norbert is 9-0-1 overall and 3-0 in the NCHA.
The Green Knights, ranked second in the country,
scored three goals in the first period and took a 6-0 lead in rolling to the
win. UW-Stevens Point managed three goals against St. Norbert�s defense, which
entered the game having allowed 12 goals in nine games.
UW-Stevens Point scored two goals in 27 seconds on one
of the nation�s top goaltenders in St. Norbert�s Kyle Jones. Brett Coburn scored
with an assist from Matt Stendahl at the 11:18 mark of the second period.
Stendahl then scored with assists from Coburn and Nick Zebro to pull the
Pointers to within 6-2, however, St. Norbert�s Troy Boisjoli scored just 35
seconds later for a 7-2 advantage.
Boisjoli finished with two goals and Shane Wheeler had
two goals and two assists as seven different players scored for St. Norbert.
Andy Cankar finished the scoring for the Pointers with
assists from Brett Beckfield and Reed Lally at the 17:06 mark of the third
period. The Pointers scored three goals on 16 shots as the Green Knights held a
38-16 advantage. |
