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Pointers' Third Period
Rally Falls Short to Knights
Box Score
St. Norbert built a four-goal lead and held off a
UW-Stevens Point third period comeback for a 7-5 men�s hockey victory on
Saturday at Willett Arena in Stevens Point.
Pat Lee had his first career hat trick for the
Pointers as UW-Stevens Point became the first team to score more than four goals
against a Green Knights� defense that entered the game ranked second in the NCAA
Division III by allowing just 1.67 goals per game. In fact, the Green Knights
had not allowed five goals in a game over their last 46 games played.
St. Norbert, however, had enough offense to counter
the Pointers� scoring, netting three goals in the first period and another just
1:07 into the second period for a 4-0 advantage. Marc Belanger finished the
night with two goals and two assists, while Ryan Petersen had two goals and one
assist and Matt Boyd collected four assists.
UW-Stevens Point started its rally in unlikely
fashion, scoring two shorthanded goals following a five-minute major penalty.
Nick Zebro and Lee both scored unassisted just 58 seconds apart to pull the
Pointers within 4-2 and mark the fifth straight game and sixth time in seven
games they have scored shorthanded.
During the major penalty, the Pointers committed
another minor penalty and the Green Knights squelched the momentum by taking
advantage of the five-on-three power play with a goal from Jeff Hazelwood. St.
Norbert led 6-2 after two periods as Petersen scored later in the period.
The Pointers scored three power play goals in four
chances in the final period with Rolf Ulvin scoring at the 8:38 mark and Lee
following at the 10:03 mark to cut the lead to 6-4. St. Norbert added a power
play goal of its own by Shane McCormick at the 17:36 mark, but the Pointers
pulled the goalie with a five-on-three power play and Lee earned his hat trick
with 31 seconds remaining. Lee also assisted Ulvin's goal to finish with a
four-point night, while Josh Calleja recorded assists on both of Lee's third
period scores.
St. Norbert held a 42-32 advantage in shots with the
Pointers holding a 16-11 edge in the third period. The Green Knights are ranked
fourth in the country and improved to 18-3-2 overall and 8-3-1 in the Northern
Collegiate Hockey Association. UW-Stevens Point is now 6-15-2 overall and 2-9-1
in the league. |
