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Pointers Use Late
Rally For Season-Opening Win
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Nicole Grossmann scored with
3:42 left in the third period as UW-Stevens Point notched a pair of late
goals to rally for a 2-1 road victory at St. Thomas on Friday in a matchup
of nationally-ranked women's hockey squads in St. Paul, Minn.
The season-opening victory
came in the debut of Pointers' coach Ann Ninnemann, who was named the team's
head coach in August after playing for the team from 2001-05.
St. Thomas, ranked eighth in
the country, scored the game's first goal at the 18:09 mark of the first
period on a goal by Alison Turgeon.
UW-Stevens Point, ranked sixth
nationally, failed on six power play chances and finally scored on the
seventh try midway through the third period when Lauren Kellin scored with
assists from Rachael Graves and Sarah Phillips to tie the game. Grossmann
then scored unassisted for her sixth career game-winning score.
UW-Stevens Point held a 29-26
advantage in shots with Amy Statz making 25 saves for her 52nd career
victory. The Pointers play again Saturday at St. Olaf at 2 p.m. |
