Box Score STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Eliot Grauer (Mukilteo, WA/Kamiak) broke a 2-2 tie by scoring the final two goals of the game to lead the third-ranked UW-Stevens Point men's hockey team to a 4-2 win over ninth-ranked UW-Eau Claire in game one of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) semifinals on Friday night at K.B. Willett Arena.

Box Score

UW-Stevens Point (20-4-2) and UW-Eau Claire (17-8-1) were tied 2-2 after a four-goal first period but Grauer scored once in the second and once in the third period to supply the rest of the scoring. Brandon Jaeger (Champlin, MN/Champlin Park) made 30 saves in net for the Pointers and shut out the Blugolds over the final 40 minutes of the game.

Grauer's first goal of the night came at 14:01 of the second period and was assisted by Nick D'Avolio (North Riverside, IL/) and Tyler Krueger (Stevens Point, WI/SPASH). The goal came on the power play, the third power-play goal of the night for UW-Stevens Point.

At 11:12 of the third period, Grauer gave UWSP a two-goal advantage with an even-strength goal from Drew Graves (Allen Park, MI/Allen Park ) and D'Avolio. Grauer's two goals matched his goal output from his first seven games this season.

In the first period, the Pointers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first 7:10 of the game behind power-play goals from Kyle Sharkey (Moore, OK/Insight School of Kansas) and Joe Kalisz (Davison, MI/Davison). Garrett Ladd (Fenton, MI/Fenton) and Krueger assisted on Sharkey's opener, while Sharkey and Kevin Gibson (Grosse Pointe, MI/North) picked up helpers on Kalisz's goal.

The Blugolds responded with a pair of goals late in the opening period to level matters going into the second period. Mark Pustin scored on the power play at 16:34 before Ross Andersen tied the score at 2-2 with nine seconds left in the first period.

UW-Stevens Point outshot UW-Eau Claire 36-32 in the game, led by four shots each by Ladd and Sharkey. Tyler Green made 32 saves in net for the Blugolds.

UWEC was 1-5 on the power play in the game, while UWSP capitalized on 3-of-5 opportunities with the man advantage.
The Pointers and Blugolds conclude the semifinal series on Saturday, March 1 at 7 p.m. at K.B. Willett Arena.