The top defensive team in NCAA Division III hockey showed off its offense on Friday as St. Norbert jumped out to an early lead and beat UW-Stevens Point 9-3 in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association matchup in De Pere.

It was UW-Stevens Point's third straight loss as the Pointers fell to 3-4 overall and 0-3 in the NCHA. St. Norbert is 9-0-1 overall and 3-0 in the NCHA.

The Green Knights, ranked second in the country, scored three goals in the first period and took a 6-0 lead in rolling to the win. UW-Stevens Point managed three goals against St. Norbert's defense, which entered the game having allowed 12 goals in nine games.

UW-Stevens Point scored two goals in 27 seconds on one of the nation's top goaltenders in St. Norbert's Kyle Jones. Brett Coburn (Addison, IL/Addison Trail) scored with an assist from Matt Stendahl (Forest Lake, MN/Forest Lake) at the 11:18 mark of the second period. Stendahl then scored with assists from Coburn and Nick Zebro (Mosinee/Mosinee) to pull the Pointers to within 6-2, however, St. Norbert's Troy Boisjoli scored just 35 seconds later for a 7-2 advantage.

Boisjoli finished with two goals and Shane Wheeler had two goals and two assists as seven different players scored for St. Norbert.

Andy Cankar (Lockport, IL/Lockport) finished the scoring for the Pointers with assists from Brett Beckfield and Reed Lally (Duluth, MN/East) at the 17:06 mark of the third period. The Pointers scored three goals on 16 shots as the Green Knights held a 38-16 advantage.