STEVENS POINT, Wis.- Freshman forward
Carter Roo (Champlin, MN) tallied a pair of goals to power the No. 3/4 UW-Stevens Point men's hockey team to a 6-3 victory over Bethel on Saturday evening at K.B. Willett Arena.
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With UW-Stevens Point leading by a pair entering the final frame, Roo netted his first two collegiate goals in the span 2:39 to give the Pointers (3-1-0) a 6-2 advantage over Bethel (0-4-0).
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With just over two minutes remaining in regulation, Tyler Mros scored a power-play goal for Bethel to pull within three.
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Following a scoreless opening period, the Pointers struck early in the second frame, with
Logan Fredericks (Millstone Township, NJ/) finding the back of the net off assists from
Tanner Karty (Oklahoma City, OK/) and
Ryan Bittner (Crookston, MN/), 2:32 into the period.
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At the 8:50 mark of the second period,
Brennen Miller (Keller, TX/) tallied UWSP's first of three power-play goals, putting the Pointers up 2-0 midway through the middle period.
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Bethel struck back netting a pair of power-play goals to even the game a two apiece with less than three minutes remaining in the second.
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With just 10 seconds remaining in the second period,
Steven Quagliata (Bartlett, IL) scored his first collegiate goal to give the Pointers a one-goal lead entering the final period.
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Only 56 seconds into the third,
Luke McElhenie (Sauk City, WI) scored his third goal of the season to put the Pointers up 4-2. McElhenie's score would hold on to become the game-winning goal.
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Connor Ryckman (Minesing, ON) made 18 saves in the win for UWSP, including a stop on a penalty shot in the third period.
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The Pointers will travel to Minnesota next weekend, taking on Saint Mary's and St. Thomas on Nov. 10 and 11.
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