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Pointers Rally
Past Falcons into NCHA Title Game
After going over 100 minutes with scoring a goal
and finding itself trailing in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association
semifinals, the UW-Stevens Point women�s hockey team didn�t panic.
The Pointers got goals from Jackie Foley and Kim
Lunneborg to overcome a one-goal deficit and beat UW-River Falls 2-1 on
Saturday in Superior to reach the NCHA playoff title game for the third
straight year. UW-Stevens Point will take on top-seeded UW-Superior, which
beat UW-Eau Claire 4-0, in the title game at 4 p.m. in Superior.
The Pointers avenged a 5-1 loss to UW-River Falls
in last year�s championship game and beat the Falcons in the 2001 title
game.
UW-Stevens Point is now 16-6-4 overall and
finished the season 4-0-1 against UW-River Falls as the two rivals have now
played 13 of their last 15 meetings decided by two goals or less.
UW-River Falls scored the game�s first goal at the
7:39 mark of the second period as defenseman Lindsy Carlson scored an
unassisted goal. However, Foley, also a defenseman, added an unassisted goal
for the Pointers at the 13:47 mark of the period to even the game. The
Pointers were shutout in their last game by UW-Superior and hadn�t scored
since early in the third period of the previous game before Foley�s goal.
UW-Stevens Point got the game-winning goal from
Lunneborg at the 2:06 mark of the third period with assists from Jana
Jurkovich and Liz Goergen.
Pointers� goalie Amy Statz stopped all 10 of the
Falcons� third period shots and finished with 21 saves for the game.
UW-Stevens Point held a 40-22 advantage in shots for the game.
Sunday�s game will give the Pointers or
Yellowjackets the inside track to the one at-large bid to the NCAA Division
III tournament awarded to a team from the NCHA. |
