ADRIAN, Mich. – Trevor Boyd scored two late goals in the third period to send No. 6/8 Adrian to a 3-2 win over the No. 4/5 UW-Stevens Point men's hockey team on Saturday evening at Arrington Ice Arena.
Box Score UW-Stevens Point (6-2-1) led 2-1 with 6:25 remaining after a goal by
Lawrence Cornellier (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) but Boyd struck at 15:40 and 18:48 of the final period for Adrian (5-1-1). The loss sees the Pointers move to 14-10-1 in their last 25 games against ranked teams, dating back to the start of the 2013-14 season.
Cornellier scored his fifth goal of the season on the back door at 13:35 of the third period off assists from
Alex Brooks (Grand Rapids, MI) and
Alex Kromm (Penticton, BC) to put the Pointers ahead 2-1. However, the Bulldogs outshot the Pointers 18-6 in the third period and got two late goals from Boyd to win it late.
Nick D'Avolio (North Riverside, IL) opened the scoring with his second goal of the season at 2:01 of the first period, putting a shot through the five hole of Adrian goaltender Kevin Entmaa. D'Avolio's goal was assisted by
Joe Kalisz (Davison, MI/Davison) and
Josh Daley (Pittsburgh, PA/Bishop Canevin Catholic), who recorded his first point of the season.
Max Milosek (Lapeer, MI) recorded 22 saves in the second period to keep the score at 1-0 after two periods. However, Adrian evened the game just 1:42 into the third period on a goal by Brent Pinkerton, setting up the flurry of late goals.
Milosek made a career-high 47 saves on 50 shots in the loss, while Entmaa made 33 saves for the Bulldogs. Adrian outshot UW-Stevens 50-35 in the game, including 40-17 over the final two periods.
Neither team was able to convert on the power play, as UW-Stevens Point was 0-for-4 and Adrian was 0-for-3.
UW-Stevens Point will return to action on Sunday to play an exhibition game against the United States U-18 team at 2 p.m. ET in Plymouth, Mich.