Box Score

Karleigh Wolkerstorfer scored a game winning goal late in the game for her second goal of the game to help the No. 5 UW-River Falls top the No. 6 UW-Stevens Point Pointers 4-2 at Hunt Arena tonight. 

The game which featured the top two teams in the WIAC went back and forth the whole time. Brook Story was the first on the board at 7:26 of the first period scoring on a power play goal for her seventh of the season. She was assisted by Kendal Evenson and Kait Mason on the goal. Story and Mason both had big nights being involved in three of the four goals.

UWSP answered at 11:43 of the period when Emily Lester got one past Ashley Kuechle who came in off of back to back shutouts. Kuechle and UWSP goalie Janna Beilke-Skoug both had big games. Beilke-Skoug made 15 first period saves and finished the game with 45 total saves.

Just over halfway through the second period at 10:40 Wolkerstorfer scored her first goal of the game for another Falcon power play goal. She was assisted by the senior duo of Story and Mason.

Lester scored again for the Pointers to tie the game up 2-2 at the 16:18 mark. Lester came into the game with only two goals on the season.

Neither team could find the back of the net most of the third period until Wolkerstorfer scored at 18:38 for her ninth goal of the season. It was again the duo of Mason and Story with the assists on the goal. Mason has seven assists and Story has 10 on the season.

Katie Batters sealed the game for UWRF with just 45 seconds left for her team high 13^th goal assisted by Chloe Kinsel and Leah Gefroh.

Kuechle finished the game with 20 saves and improves to 10-2-2 on the season.

The win is big in for UWRF in determining the top team in the WIAC as the Pointers won two earlier games that these teams played this season. The win moves UWRF to 13-3-2 overall on the season and 4-2-1 in the WIAC. The loss drops UWSP to 13-4-1 and 5-2 in the WIAC.

Both teams will meet again tomorrow at Hunt Arena with the puck set to drop at 2:05 p.m.

Box Score