STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point women's hockey team (3-3-0) erased a three-goal first period deficit to earn a 5-4 overtime win over Saint Mary's (1-5-0).
The visiting Cardinals scored three times in the first period with goals at 5:23, 6:29 and 13:24 as the Pointers faced a 3-0 hole after one.
Abby Skelly (Grand Rapids, Minn./Grand Rapids) got the Pointers on the board at the 4:02 mark of the second period setting off a goal barrage in the second stanza.
Alyssa Yokom (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown) had an assist on the goal.
Forty-four seconds later, SMU regained a three-goal advantage.
Skelly netted her second goal of the period at 5:48 off an assist from
Dani Weiland (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville).
Claire Riestenberg (Plymouth, Minn./Armstrong) scored at 7:17 of the second period to get UWSP within a goal
Amanda Pouchnik (Viola, Idaho/Moscow) had an assist on the play.
Forty seconds later,
Molly Pohlkamp (Baxter, Minn./Brainerd) tied the game at 4-4. Weiland had her second assist of the game as Pohlkamp's goal with the fifth combined goal in less than four minutes.
The game remained tied at 4-4 after regulation. In overtime. Yokom scored the game-winner at 3:01 of the extra session to complete the comeback win.
Claire Swanson (Buffalo, Minn./Rogers) made 20 saves in relief to earn the win. SMU goaltenders Audrey Abeln and Magali Fillion combined for 25 saves.
The Pointers open conference play on Friday (Nov. 20) at UW-River Falls. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
