EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - Two UW-Eau Claire Athletics teams were in action today taking on UW-Stevens Point, the men's hockey team at home while the women's hockey team was on the road.
Women's Hockey
UW-Stevens Point 4, UW-Eau Claire 3 (OT)
Down by three goals, the women's hockey team came from behind to tie the seventh-ranked Pointers, but a goal 42 seconds into overtime by UW-Stevens Point handed the Blugolds a 4-3 loss at Ice Hawks Arena tonight. Cookson came up big for Eau Claire, scoring two times to tie the game 3-3 in the third period. She also assisted on the Blugolds' first goal of the game.
Men's Hockey
UW-Stevens Point 4, UW-Eau Claire 1
The men's hockey team gave up two goals in the opening period and couldn't recover against fourth-ranked UW-Stevens Point as the Blugolds fell 4-1. Joe Krause scored the Blugolds' lone goal in the second period.