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Pointers Blanked by
Seventh-Ranked UW-Superior
Box Score
UW-Stevens Point was shutout for the first time in 61
games as UW-Superior goalie Chad Beiswanger turned away all 24 shots in a 5-0
victory over the Pointers on Saturday at Willett Arena.
The Pointers hadn�t been blanked since a 4-0 loss to
Bethel on Nov. 6, 2004. UW-Stevens Point was unable to convert on eight power
play opportunities in the loss as it fell to 4-5-1 overall and 1-4-1 in the
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. UW-Superior is 8-1 overall and 2-1 in
the NCHA.
UW-Stevens Point outshot the seventh-ranked
Yellowjackets 8-4 in the first period, but neither team scored until
UW-Superior�s Corey Lennartson scored a shorthanded goal one minute into the
second period. The goal came just seconds after the Pointers failed on a
five-on-three power play that lasted 1:15. Lennartson picked the puck from
Pointers� goaltender Marcus Paulson behind the net and scored on a wrap-around
shot.
The Yellowjackets went ahead 2-0 as Braden Desmet
scored the first goal of his hat trick off a pass from Corey Stark with 8:01
left in the second period.
UW-Superior added three goals in the third period with
Desmet scoring on a breakaway just 14 seconds into the period. Stark also
assisted that goal and scored himself at the 8:03 mark. Desmet picked up the hat
trick with a goal at the 16:16 mark of the period.
Paulson made 32 saves for the Pointers as UW-Superior
owned a 37-24 advantage in shots for the game. |
