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Graves Sparks Win
as Statz Ties NCAA Wins Mark
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Rachael Graves scored two power play goals to
break a late tie and help Amy Statz equal the NCAA Division III women�s
hockey record for goaltender victories as UW-Stevens Point earned a 5-3 win
over Finlandia on Saturday at Ice Hawks Arena.
Graves, a sophomore defenseman who entered the
game with two career goals and one this season, scored with 10:24 left in
the game and again with 4:47 remaining to snap a 3-3 tie and give the
Pointers the victory.
It marked the 62nd win of Statz�s four-year
career, tying her with Carolyne Roy of Plattsburgh State (2002-05) and Katie
Kogut of Middlebury (2003-06) for the national record. Statz, who finished
with 11 saves in Saturday�s win, is now 62-16-10 in her career.
Entering the third period, it didn�t appear the
Pointers would need Graves� dramatics for the victory as UW-Stevens Point
held a comfortable 3-1 lead while limiting the Lions to nine shots over the
first two periods. However, Finlandia converted a five-on-three power play
with a goal from Emily Conrad just 1:32 into the final period and the scored
again at the 8:06 mark when Adele Horrigan scored her first goal of the year
by launching a long shot through several defenders to tie the game.
Graves scored the game-winning goal off a perfect
back-door pass from Lauren Kellin and then added the insurance goal with
passes from Sarah Phillips and Tracy Butler.
The Pointers held a 35-14 advantage in shots for
the game and finished three-for-seven on the power play. Finlandia converted
two of its four power play chances.
Madison Darud scored the only goal of the first
period for UW-Stevens Point with assists from Trish Piskula and Kellye
Nelson. The Lions tied the game at the 2:50 mark of the second period on a
goal from Jana Riutta, but the Pointers countered just 25 seconds later with
Butler scoring off passes from Michelle Sosnowski and Nicole Grossmann.
Jenna Daggit added a power play goal at the 9:44
mark with assists from Nelson and Sosnowski for the 3-1 advantage.
UW-Stevens Point has now won three straight games
and is 12-4-1 overall and 4-3-1 in the Northern Collegiate Hockey
Association. Finlandia is 4-14-2 overall and 0-9-1 in the league. |
