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Women’s hockey: Marvin makes her mark
The Pointer
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Stevens Point Women’s hockey has been known for its winning seasons in the past couple of years, which is exactly why freshman forward Erin Marvin made it her selection.
“I came here mostly for the hockey, and my major,” says Marvin, from Mounds View High School of Arden Hills, Minn.
Marvin has made a large impact as a freshman, adding extra firepower to the experienced offense. She joins top point-leaders Nicole Grossman and Dana Carothers in the top three spots in almost every individual statistics category.
Marvin was named womens division player of the week by the NCHA office on Dec. 10, after scoring four goals that week. Marvin capped a two-goal, third period comeback against UW-Superior on Saturday. She then completed her hat trick in the final minutes of the second period with a shorthanded goal against Finlandia to secure the player of the week honors.
The Pointers are currently ranked ninth, at 10-3-5 overall, and 8-3-3 in the NCHA. However, they enter the week coming off a tough home loss to UW-River falls (2-3), in which they relinquished their solitary hold of the league’s number one spot. They are now in a tie with UW-River Falls as they host two consecutive games against UW-Superior this weekend, a team that they tied 2-2 on Dec. 6. The following weekend brings two more consecutive games against Lake Forest, the last of the Pointers’ conference schedule.
So the race is on to win the NCHA championship, with just four games left for the Pointers in the NCHA. What does the freshman have to say about the rest of the season?
“Our goal is nationals, and I think that we can do it. There’s been a lot of talk that college hockey in the west has nothing and we want to prove them wrong,” says Marvin.
The Pointers take on UW-Superior this weekend at the Ice Hawks arena on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 7:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7, which is also Senior Day.
