Re: UW-Stevens Point 2011-12
After the first three weeks of the season you can sum up the Pointers in one word, inconsistant. The first game against Marion they started out slow, got better as the game wore on, but dug themselves too deep a hole to get out of. Didn't help that they played the game with 5 d-men and two of them got hurt during the game limiting thier effectiveness. Game 2 against SNC was a different story, they started fast, kept the pressure up the entire game and came away with a solid 5-1 win. Game 3 at SNC was a totally different story again. SNC came out strong and Point just couldn't match the SNC intensity, it looked like they were content to let SNC control the game which they did for 60 minutes, and a 4-1 loss. Game 4 against Augsburg was much like the second SNC game for the first 2 periods with Augsburg taking a 3-0 lead late into the second. Point got a late goal in the second and played the most dominating period of hockey I have seen in the 3 years I've followed them. They out shot Augsburg 23-8 in the 3rd and capped off the win in overtime. Game 5 against Gustavus was a back and forth game with both teams having some quality chances with Gustavus scoring first on a beautiful bar down snipe. The Pointers tied it up in the third, but lost it in overtime on a goal mouth scramble with the net off, the ref in no position to see the puck, and the goal judge never turning the light on. Talked to him after the game, and he said the net was off but he was never asked by the refs, oh well tough loss 2-1.
So after 5 yo-yo games they sit at 2-3, looking for that consistent effort that we saw against the Auggies. This team has a bunch of talent, and I would put money on coach Brooks pulling this team together sooner rather than later, stay tuned.
