STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Northland College Men's Hockey team scored two quick goals but fell to No. 10 University of Wisconsin-Steven Point 8-2 in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play Friday night in Stevens Point, Wis.
 
The LumberJacks could not have asked for a better start. After a shot from Zach Hutchinson, Mac Reed found the deflected puck and netted his first collegiate goal less than a minute in. Sammy Lamphear would find the back of the net two minutes later for the first of his collegiate career to have Northland up 2-0 before three minutes were played. The Pointers would score their first at 4:46 and tie it on a power play right before seven minutes. The offense for UWSP would not stop there as they would take a two-goal advantage into the first intermission.
 
The Pointers had the same success in the second period as they did in the first. The Jacks were only able to record four shots on target coming from, Trey Taylor, Nik Johnson, and Hutchinson.
 
Dakota Meyer entered midway through the second period and in the final period did not give up a goal while making 13 saves. The LumberJacks had a few more chances but could not close the gap.
 
Reed and Lamphear both scored the first goal of their collegiate career. Logan Gallagher and Hutchinson earned a point from an assist. Johnson had three of the team's 16 shots with Hutchinson and Taylor recording two. Defensively, Taylor and Andronique Stepanian led the team with three blocks. In the net, Andrew Yocum made 17 saves and Meyer finished the game making 20.
 
The Jacks and Pointers end the series tomorrow (Saturday) with a 7 p.m. puck drop.
 
Northland College is an NCAA Division III institution located in Ashland, WI. The LumberJacks and LumberJills sponsor 14 varsity sports and compete in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.