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Law's Hat Trick
Rallies Pointers in Tie With Saints
Box Score
Trailing by two goals midway through the second
period, Russel Law took the game into his own hands to rally the UW-Stevens
Point men�s hockey team to a 3-3 tie Friday night against St. Scholastica in
Duluth, Minn.
The freshman recorded the first hat trick by any
Pointers� player this season to put UW-Stevens Point ahead briefly in the third
period before the ninth-ranked Saints forced the tie with a goal with 3:28
remaining
Law scored in even strength, shorthanded and power
play situations for the Pointers, who extended their unbeaten streak over the
Saints to 43 straight games with a 40-0-3 record in the series since 1987. Sean
Fish had assists on two of the goals as UW-Stevens Point is now 10-7-3 overall
and 4-4-1 in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association, while St. Scholastica
is 13-7-1 overall and also 4-4-1 in the NCHA.
The Pointers spotted the Saints two early goals in the
first period, but sophomore goaltender Bryn Davies was nearly flawless the rest
of the night, making a career-high 39 saves in his fifth start of the season.
Law scored midway through the second period and then
tallied a shorthanded goal later in the period, giving the Pointers a
national-best 10 shorthanded goals for the season.
Penalties filled the third period with each team
failing to score on over one minute of a five-on-three power play early in the
frame. UW-Stevens Point had another five-on-three opportunity later in the
period and Law converted on a scramble in front of the net to put the Pointers
ahead. However, the lead lasted less than three minutes before the Saints picked
up a power play goal to tie the game. St. Scholastica had a power play for the
final two minutes of regulation that the Pointers were able to kill off to force
overtime.
UW-Stevens Point plays the second game of its
five-game road swing on Saturday at UW-Superior. |
