JANESVILLE, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point men's hockey team (11-10-2, 6-6-1) scored the final five goals in a 6-3 win at Beloit (4-18-1, 1-12-0) on Saturday to complete the season sweep of the Buccaneers.
Beloit scored the only goal of the first period at the 14:33 mark as UWSP trailed 1-0 at the first intermission.
Turner Richards (Minocqua, Wis.) tied the game at 1-1 at 3:54 of the second period.
Alex Johnson (Calgary, Alberta) and
Quinton Hill (Coquitlam, B.C.) had assists on the play.
The Buccaneers scored the next two goals at 5:48 and 6:25 of the second period.
Alec Hamady (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) got UWSP within 3-2 at 12:51 of the second period.
Hunter Hastings (Scottdale, Ariz.) got an assist on the goal.
Cody Pisarczyk (Airdria, Alberta) tied the game with a power-play goal at 16:46 of the second.
Hunter O'Brien (Cambridge, Ont.) had an assist.
Richards netted his second of the game to put UWSP ahead at 18:16 of the second with the eventual game-winner.
Joseph Manning (Stillwater, Minn.) and Johnson had assists.
Sean Bunting (Phoenix, Ariz.) scored twice in the third period for the Pointers. His first, at 8:13, was assisted on by
Chris Engelbert (Whitby, Ont.). He scored an empty-net goal at 19:58.8, unassisted, to seal the win.
UWSP goaltender
Alex Proctor (Allen, Texas) made 22 saves to earn the win. Beloit goaltender Andrew Yocum had 45 saves.
The Pointers host UW-Superior on Friday (Feb. 13) in the final weekend series of the regular season. Puck drop at K.B. Willett Arena is slated for 7:00 p.m.