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Pointers Return to
Winning Ways at Lake Forest
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UW-Stevens Point got back on the winning track and
snapped the nation�s longest unbeaten streak with a 4-2 win over Lake Forest
in a penalty-filled game on Tuesday in Lake Forest, Ill.
The Pointers, who suffered a loss and a tie to
UW-River Falls over the weekend, scored two power play goals and a
shorthanded goal to snap the Foresters� eight-game unbeaten streak.
UW-Stevens Point, ranked seventh in the NCAA Division III, is now 7-2-1
overall and 2-2-1 in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association entering a
34-day layoff. Lake Forest fell to 5-1-3 overall and 2-1-2 in the league.
Only one of the game�s seven goals came in an even
strength situation as the teams combined for 19 penalties. The one even
strength goal was a big one, however, as Jamie Lewandowski scored unassisted
with four minutes left in the second period to give the Pointers a 3-2 lead.
Jenna Daggit added a goal seven seconds into a power play with assists from
Jessie Suter and Katy Lankey with 7:16 left in the third period to put
UW-Stevens Point ahead 4-2.
The Pointers were forced to fend off two Lake
Forest power plays down the stretch, including one for the final 51 seconds
when the Foresters also pulled the goalie for a six-on-four advantage. Amy
Statz made 28 saves in the victory as the Pointers held a 32-30 edge in
shots and a 17-7 advantage in the final period.
After Lake Forest�s Courtney DeHoey scored a
shorthanded goal 7:22 into the game, the Pointers tied the game just 23
seconds later on the same penalty. Rachael Graves scored her first goal of
the season off a pass from Trish Piskula for a power play goal.
Lankey scored shorthanded just over four minutes
later for a 2-1 lead before the Foresters tied the game on a score by
Courtney Bean at the 4:19 mark of the second period.
UW-Stevens Point is now 24-0-3 all-time against
Lake Forest and 13-0 in Alumni Memorial Rink. The Pointers are off until
Jan. 9 when the Pointers host St. Olaf in a non-conference game. |
