Box Score STEVENS POINT, Wis. – No. 8 Gustavus got a late goal from Halie Gudmonson to defeat No. 5 UW-Stevens Point 2-1 in a non-conference women's hockey game on Saturday afternoon at Ice Hawks Arena.
 
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Gudmonson's sixth goal of the season came with 2:05 left in the game and was the difference between the Gusties (8-3-2) and Pointers (13-3-1). The Gustavus win gave both teams a split of the weekend series after UW-Stevens Point won 5-2 on Friday night. The loss was the first for UWSP in one-goal games this season (8-1).
 
Gustavus led 1-0 after the first period on a goal by Carolyn Draayer. The Pointers tied the score at 1-1 midway through the second period when Cassandra Salmen (Stillwater, MN/Stillwater) scored her fourth goal of the weekend off an assist from Emily Lester (Eau Claire, WI/Memorial). Lester set up three of Salmen's four goals on the weekend.
 
The Gusties held a narrow 24-22 advantage in shots in the game. Lindsey Hibbard, who ranks second in the nation in goals-against average (1.11) made 21 saves for Gustavus in the win. Janna Beilke-Skoug (Madison, WI/East) made 22 saves for the Pointers.
 
UWSP went 0-for-4 with five shots on the power play in the game. Outside of Salmen's goal, the closest the Pointers came to a goal was Megan Nickelson (North St. Paul, MN/North)'s shot that hit the pipe in the second period.
 
UW-Stevens Point faces No. 7/8 UW-River Falls on the road on Jan. 24-25. The Pointers swept the Falcons 2-1 and 5-4 in overtime in November. UWSP is 4-2 against ranked teams this season.