UWEC took advantage of the shorthanded Pointers on Saturday, defeating them, 4-1. UWSP, however, looked as if they would be all right when Maxson found his usual spot in the scoring column in the first period to give Point a 1-0 lead. But the Blugolds bounced right back as Ian Sgambelluri scored his first of three goals on the night to knot the game up heading into the first intermission. The game remained tied until Sgambelluri came knocking again and put one by Pointer goaltender Dave Cinelli to give Eau Claire the decisive game- winning goal. We understand the reason why we didn t play as well Saturday as we did Friday, said Baldarotta.
Injuries are apart of the game and it shouldn t be a shock to the system.
We have to pick up the slack. The Pointers will now have to travel to St. Norbert on Friday for a non-conference game and to Lake Forest Saturday for a conference game. It s a long season from this point, replied Baldarotta. St. Norbert and the Point were picked to finish in the upper half of the conference in the pre-season rankings and should be a good measuring stick for the Pointers in the early season. The Green Knights, however, also suffered an early season set back as Lake Forest knocked them off last weekend.