STEVENS POINT, Wis. –
Shauna Bollinger (Menomonie, WI/Menomonie) sealed the comeback victory 3:22 into overtime, when she scored her third goal of the season to help UW-Stevens Point women's hockey tally a 3-2 overtime victory against St. Thomas on Saturday afternoon at Ice Hawks Arena.
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Photo Gallery The visiting Tommies (5-6-1) struck first, scoring at the 16:24 mark of the game's opening period and added another midway through the second to take a 2-0 lead against the No. 8/9 Pointers.
Emily Lester (Eau Claire, WI/Memorial) got UWSP on the board with just under two minutes remaining in the second, notching her team-leading ninth goal of the season off an assist from
Ellie Punnett (Hailey, ID/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame).
Megan Menotti (Vernon Hills, IL/Chicago Mission) tied the game at 2-2 late in the third period, scoring on the power play.
Scoreless after regulation, the Pointers' offense came alive in the overtime period, outshooting the Tommies 4-1 in the period.
With 1:38 remaining, Bollinger lit the lamp on the game-winner off assists from
Meredith Ingbretson (Hayward, WI/Hayward) and
Rachel Reynard (Hortonville, WI/Hortonville), giving UW-Stevens Point the 3-2 win.
Janna Beilke-Skoug (Madison, WI/East) earned the win in net, stopping 36 of the Tommies' 38 shots on target.
The Tommies outshot the Pointers 38-23 on the afternoon.
UW-Stevens Point (11-4-1) returns to action Jan. 16-17 with a pair of non-conference contests against Lake Forest College. Action on Friday evening gets underway at 7 p.m. in Lake Forest, Ill.
