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Winner UWStevensPoint UWSP 22-5-2
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UW-River Falls MRF 16-7-5
Winner
UWStevensPoint UWSP
22-5-2
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Final
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UW-River Falls MRF
16-7-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 OT 2 F
UWStevensPoint UWSP 1 1 1 0 1 4
UW-River Falls MRF 0 0 3 0 0 3

Game Recap: Men's Hockey |

Pointers capture Commissioners Cup with 4-3 double overtime win

RIVER FALLS, Wis. - Lawrence Cornellier (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) found the back of the net in double overtime to give the fourth-ranked UW-Stevens Point men's hockey team a 4-3 victory at Hunt Arena to win the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Commissioners Cup Championship.

Box Score

At 2:35 in the second extra period, Cornellier found a pass on the back door from Kyle Sharkey (Moore, OK/Insight School of Kansas) to give UWSP (21-5-2) its first playoff championship win since the 1992-93 season.

UW-River Falls (16-7-5) scored three goals in the third period to force an overtime period in the span of 2:32, midway through the period. UWRF got goals from Christian George, Zach Schrotenboer and Danny Hamburg.

The Pointers jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after Alex Brooks (Grand Rapids, MI) scored on slap shot from the point at 8:11.

At 6:19 of the second period, Drew Graves (Allen Park, MI/Allen Park ) put home a rebound goal to double the UWSP lead.

Just 4:48 into the third period, Sharkey netted his 17th of the season to give UW-Stevens Point a 3-0 lead, before the UW-River Falls third period rally.

UW-Stevens Point out shot the Falcons 45-27. Sophomore goaltender Max Milosek (Lapeer, MI) made 24 saves for the Pointers, including making 11 in the first overtime period. Tanner Milliron made 41 saves for UW-River Falls.

The NCAA tournament field will be announced on Monday at 9:30 a.m.

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