STEVENS POINT, Wis. – A night after making his collegiate debut, freshman Matthias Smith made the most of his first career start as the No. 12 UW-Stevens Point men's hockey team (1-1-2) earned a 2-1 win over visiting St. Scholastica (1-3-0).
 
Smith made 24 saves for the Pointers, 22 of which came after the lone goal by the visitors.
 
The Saints took the lead at 4:38 of the first period on a deflection in front of Smith off a shot from the blue line.
 
At almost the same time in the second period, Andrew Poulias (Whitby, Ont./) pulled the Pointers even. His goal at 4:24 came off an assist from Jordan Fader (Rice Lake, Wis./).
 
At the 7:15 mark of the second, David Hill (Glen Mills, Pa./) gave the Pointers the lead. Tyler German (Canton, Mich./) and Matthew Falls (Toronto,Ont./) had assists on the eventual game-winning goal.
 
The Pointers fired 39 shots at CSS goaltender Jack Bostedt and he made 37 saves.
 
UWSP heads to Minnesota for a pair of non-conference game next weekend beginning with a 2:00 p.m. game at Saint Mary's on Friday (Nov. 11).