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Pointers Close Out
Regular Season With Sweep
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Score
Nicole Grossmann and Tracy
Butler each scored two goals to stake UW-Stevens Point to a four-goal lead
and Ann Hulme earned a victory in her first career start as the Pointers
closed out the regular season with a 6-1 win over Finlandia on Saturday in
Hancock, Mich.
The win gave the Pointers a
16-6-2 overall record and 8-5-2 mark in the Northern Collegiate Hockey
Association, clinching the third seed for next week's NCHA playoffs at
UW-Superior or UW-River Falls. Finlandia ended the year 4-19-2 overall and
0-14-1 in the league.
After a scoreless first
period, Grossmann scored a power play goal 41 seconds into the second period
and then shorthanded at the 4:10 mark of the frame to give the Pointers a
2-0 advantage. Grossmann's shorthanded goal was her fourth of the year,
eclipsing her own single-season school record for last season.
Butler then scored at the
15:15 mark and again 2:33 into the third period. Michelle Sosnowski assisted
Butler's first goal and Grossmann assisted the second score.
Just 59 seconds later, Jessica
Edward gave the Pointers a 5-0 lead with assists from Madison Darud and
Nicole Greeneway.
Finlandia's Amy Danielson
scored a power play goal at the 12:56 mark of the period and Jessie Suter
finished the scoring for the Pointers at the 16:31 mark off a pass from Katy
Lankey.
Hulme had 17 saves in her
first start and third career appearance for the Pointers, who held a 35-18
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