Anderson's Two Power-Play Goals Not Enough as St. Norbert Falls to Pointers

From Sports Information Director, November 20, 2010 | Women's Hockey
by Dan Lukes, dan.lukes@snc.edu, (920) 403-4077

GREEN BAY - A pair of power-play goals by Karissa Anderson wasn't quite enough as St. Norbert College lost 3-2 to UW-Stevens Point in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game at the Resch Olympic Pavilion at the Cornerstone Community Center.

The Green Knights (4-5, 1-3 NCHA) battled the unbeaten Pointers (6-0, 2-0) tough in the two-game series, losing 4-2 Friday in Stevens Point.

Anderson scored a power-play goal at the 14-minute mark of the first period to give St. Norbert a 1-0 lead, with Emma Agen assisting. The Pointers evened the game at 1-1 when Erin Marvin scored at 18:41.

Stevens Point scored the next two goals for a 3-1 lead. Marvin connected on the power play at 13:13 of the second period, and Allie Tanzer scored at 1:22 of the third.

Anderson brought St. Norbert back into the game with a power-play goal at 5:28 of the third, her team-high seventh goal of the season. Megan Steinmetz picked up an assist on the goal.

St. Norbert brought on an extra attacker for the final 48 seconds, but couldn't get the equalizer.

Stevens Point outshot St. Norbert 38-31. Kaley Gibson made 35 stops for St. Norbert, while Staci Pomering made 29 saves for the Pointers. St. Norbert was 2-for-5 on the power play, while Stevens Point was 1-for-6.