Pointers Sweep NCHA Player of the Week Honors

UW-Stevens Point landed both the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association men�s and women�s hockey players of the week after a successful weekend on the ice for both teams.

Senior forward Mike Brolsma was selected as the men�s honoree, while senior forward Ashley Howe was the women�s choice.

Brolsma, an Appleton native who attended North High School, became the fourth player in school history to record five assists in a game while tying an NCHA regular season single-game record, helping on the team�s first five goals in a 7-4 win over fifth-ranked UW-River Falls on Saturday. He also had a goal and an assist the previous night in a 5-5 tie against UW-Stout. Brolsma became the 20th player in school history to amass 100 career points, scoring his milestone point in Saturday�s win.

Howe, a Lakeville, Minn. native, had game-winning goals in each of the Pointers� conference wins over Finlandia (Mich.). She scored the team�s first two goals and added an assist in Friday�s 5-0 win. With the team trailing 2-1 on Saturday, she assisted a pair of goals that put the Pointers ahead and then scored the eventual game-winner in a 4-3 triumph.

The Pointer men�s team is currently 5-3-2 overall and 1-0-1 in the NCHA, while the women are 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the NCHA. Both teams are home on Friday in NCHA games as the women host UW-River Falls at 5 p.m. at Ice Hawks Arena and the men take on UW-Eau Claire at 7:30 p.m. at Willett Arena.