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Yellowjackets Score
Early to Defeat Pointers
Box Score
Pat Lee had a goal and two assists, but an early
UW-Superior lead proved too much for the UW-Stevens Point men�s hockey team to
overcome in a 5-3 loss to the Yellowjackets on Friday in Superior.
UW-Superior scored two goals in the first five minutes
of the game and then added a pair of power play goals in the first four minutes
of the second period for a 4-1 lead. The Yellowjackets, ranked seventh in the
NCAA Division III, are now 16-4 overall and 6-3 in the Northern Collegiate
Hockey Association. UW-Stevens Point lost its fifth straight game to fall to
5-13-2 overall and 1-7-1 in the league. It was the Pointers� third straight game
against a top 10 ranked opponent.
Corey Stark and Corey Lennartson scored UW-Superior�s
early goals before the Pointers bounced back on a shorthanded goal by Josh
Calleja off a pass from Lee at the 8:58 mark of the first period. The
Yellowjackets held their 2-1 advantage until Joel Gaulrapp and Rob Turnville
scored power play goals just over two minutes apart in the second period.
Myles Palliser put UW-Superior ahead 5-1 with a third
period goal before the Pointers� Brett Beckfeld scored on the power play with
assists from Lee and Adam Setten with 1:19 remaining. The Pointers pulled the
goalie and got a goal from Lee with assists from Calleja and Sean Fish with 14
seconds left in the game.
UW-Superior outshot the Pointers 35-34 as Marcus
Paulson made 30 saves for UW-Stevens Point. The Pointers play at St. Scholastica
on Saturday. |
