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Unbeaten Streak End in Defeat
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UW-Stevens Point had its 13-game home women�s
hockey unbeaten streak snapped on Saturday in a 2-1 setback to UW-River
Falls at Ice Hawks Arena.
The Falcons scored the game-winning goal with 5:25
left in the game as Cassie LeBlanc collected a loose puck in front of the
net and drilled a shot that bounced in off the inside of the crossbar. It
marked only the second time UW-River Falls has ever won in 14 games played
in Stevens Point with the other coming in a 3-2 win on Feb. 1, 2003.
The two teams exchanged goals on five-on-three
power plays less than three minutes apart during the second period. The
Falcons scored first at the 6:51 mark when Kacie Anderson lofted a high shot
into the goal and the Pointers answered when Tracy Butler put in a rebound
off a hard shot by Sarah Phillips.
UW-Stevens Point owned a 26-13 advantage in shots
as Amber Lindner stopped 25 shots for the Falcons and Amy Statz had 11 saves
for the Pointers.
UW-Stevens Point, which is ranked third in the
NCAA Division III, fell to 6-2 overall and 1-2 in the Northern Collegiate
Hockey Association. UW-River Falls is 5-1-2 overall and 2-1 in the league.
The two teams meet again on Sunday at 4 p.m. at Ice Hawks Arena. |
