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Women's Hockey

Beilke-Skoug's goaltending, Menotti's goal send Pointers into WIAC championship game

Box Score STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Megan Menotti (Vernon Hills, IL/Chicago Mission) scored late and Janna Beilke-Skoug (Madison, WI/East) made 21 saves as the UW-Stevens Point women's hockey team advanced to the inaugural Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) championship game with a 1-0 victory over UW-Superior in game two of the semifinal series on Saturday night at Ice Hawks Arena.

Box Score

UW-Stevens Point (19-4-4) needed just a tie against UW-Superior (14-7-6) to win the semifinal series after winning the opener 2-1 on Friday night. After 59:11 of scoreless hockey, Menotti scored her fifth goal of the season unassisted on the power play with 49 seconds remaining.

The win sends the Pointers to the inaugural WIAC championship game against UW-River Falls. UWSP will travel to River Falls for the title game on Saturday, March 8 at 2:05 p.m. UW-Stevens Point was 2-1-1 against UW-River Falls in the regular season.

Beilke-Skoug made 10 of her 21 saves in the third period and recorded her fourth shutout of the season.

The Pointers capitalized on their fifth power play of the game and had 15 shots with the extra skater. UW-Superior was 0-for-2 on the power play in the game with four shots.
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