DE PERE, Wis. – The No. 10 UW-Stevens Point men's hockey team (0-1-0) came back twice in an eventual 3-2 loss in overtime at No. 6 St. Norbert (1-0-0) in Friday's season opener.
 
The Green Knights took the lead at 6:03 in the first period. It was the first of the night for SNC's Ben Schmidling.
 
At 12:47 of the first, senior Wilson Northey (North Vancouver, B.C./) tied the game at 1-1. Fletcher Anderson (Thunder Bay, Ont./Sir William Churchill) and Conor Witherspoon (Metamora, Mich./) had assists on the goal.
 
Schmidling put SNC back in front at 4:43 of the second period and the Green Knights held a one-goal edge heading into the third.
 
Northey made it a two-point night as he assisted on the game-tying goal by Isaac Moberg (St. Paul, Minn./) at 11:58 of the third period. Noah Finstrom (New Baltimore, Mich./) also had an assist on the play.
 
The Green Knights got a power play in overtime and cashed in with the game-winner at 3:39 of overtime.
 
UWSP goaltender Ryan Wagner (Indianapolis, Ind./) had 24 saves. SNC goaltender Colby Entz made 23 stops.
 
The Pointers host the Green Knights in the home opener on Saturday (Oct. 29) at 7:00 p.m. Fans that attend the UWSP women's game at 2:00 p.m. can bring that ticket for a free general admission ticket to the men's game. Fans will also receive thundersticks courtesy of U.S. Bank.