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Law's Goal Lifts
UW-Stevens Point Over St. Norbert
Box Score
Russel Law picked a perfect time for his first career
goal, scoring with 23 seconds left to give UW-Stevens Point a thrilling 2-1
men�s hockey win over St. Norbert on Friday at Willett Arena, snapping the Green
Knights� 29-game unbeaten streak against conference opponents.
The Pointers trailed 1-0 after one period, but got a
second period goal from Rolf Ulvin before Law�s winning score in the final
seconds. It was UW-Stevens Point�s first win over the Green Knights since 2001,
snapping a nine-game winless streak in the series. St. Norbert, ranked third in
the NCAA Division III, was 25-0-4 in its last 29 games against Northern
Collegiate Hockey Association foes since a 6-4 loss at UW-River Falls on Feb. 6,
2004.
The win was UW-Stevens Point�s second this season
against a team ranked third in the country, having beaten St. Thomas earlier in
the year. In fact, the Pointers have four wins over teams ranked in the top five
of the country in their last 25 games, having also beaten third-ranked
UW-Superior and fifth-ranked UW-River Falls last season.
UW-Stevens Point improved to 4-4 overall and 1-2 in
the NCHA after its first-ever 0-2 start in league play. St. Norbert is now 7-2-1
overall and 1-1-1 in the league.
St. Norbert scored the game�s first goal at the 6:54
mark of the first period when Kurtis Peterson took a perfect pass from Jeff
Hazelwood and ripped a shot over Pointers� goalie Marcus Paulson.
The Green Knights had the momentum after the goal and,
just 1:14 later, had a big hit that knocked out a piece of glass on the boards
and causing a lengthy delay. UW-Stevens Point stepped up its play after that
point and controlled most of the second period, holding a 12-9 advantage in
shots and getting the goal from Ulvin, who was assisted by Sean Fish.
St. Norbert was in control for much of the third
period, but Paulson and the Pointers� defensemen remained impenetrable the
entire frame. In the final minute, Fish fired a shot on goal and the rebound
bounced directly to Law, who fired the puck past Kyle Jones for his first goal.
Paulson stopped 34 shots as the Green Knights held a
35-30 advantage in shots. Jones had 28 saves for St. Norbert. |
