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Late Shorthanded
Goal Sends Pointers to Defeat
Box
Score
A shorthanded goal with 1:02
left in the game made numerous oddities reality for the UW-Stevens Point
women's hockey team in a 4-3 loss at UW-Eau Claire on Saturday.
The Pointers had a 68-game
unbeaten streak snapped when leading after two periods and also lost
back-to-back games for the first time since midway through the 2004-05
season. The setback also marked just UW-Eau Claire's second victory over the
Pointers in 21 all-time meetings.
Power plays had been the
scoring method for most of the game with four of the game's first six goals
coming via the man-advantage. UW-Stevens Point looked to pick up momentum
when UW-Eau Claire was whistled for a penalty with 2:39 left in the contest,
however, it was the Blugolds who took advantage. Karen Hebert scored the
game-winner on a breakaway off a pass from Laura Suppes.
The teams traded even strength
goals in the first period with Kellye Nelson scoring off an assist from
Chris Hanson for the Pointers before the Blugolds tied the game on a goal by
Lauren Havard.
UW-Stevens Point went ahead
with two power play goals from Michelle Sosnowski just 18 seconds apart in
the second period. The first came on a five-on-three advantage and the
second came with the other UW-Eau Claire player still in the penalty box.
Hanson assisted both goals and finished with a career-high three points.
Jamie Lewandowski added an assist on Sosnowski's second tally.
UW-Eau Claire pulled within a
goal on a power play goal from Michelle Stohr with three minutes left in the
second period and Suppes added a power play score at the 1:57 mark of the
third period. The Pointers had been 65-0-3 in their last 68 games when
leading after two periods since a 2-1 overtime loss to Williams (Mass.) on
Jan. 2, 2003.
The Pointers, who were 18-1-1
all-time against UW-Eau Claire prior to the loss, fell to 9-4-1 overall and
2-3-1 in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. UW-Eau Claire is 8-7-1
overall and 2-4-1 in the league. |
