Originally published Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 9:40 PM
Portland downs Everett 7-5 behind four goals from Brendan Leipsic
Brendan Leipsic scored four goals, and Troy Rutkowski scored the winner with less then four minutes left as the Portland Winterhawks earned...
PORTLAND — Brendan Leipsic scored four goals, and Troy Rutkowski scored the winner with less then four minutes left as the Portland Winterhawks earned a 7-5 victory over the Everett Silvertips in a Western Hockey League game Tuesday night at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Trent Lofthouse gave Everett a 5-4 lead, but Leipsic scored his fourth goal at 16:09 of the third period and Rutkowski snapped the tie just 40 seconds later.
With the Silvertips leading 4-1, Leipsic scored three goals in the second period to tie the score.
Manraj Hayer, Dawson Leedahl, Kohl Bauml and Ty Mappin also scored goals for Everett.
Reid Petryk had three assists for Everett.
Seth Jones had three assists for Portland.
Notes
• The Washington gymnastics team was ranked 17th in the country in the preseason coaches poll. A total of six Pac-12 schools, led by No. 2 UCLA, were ranked in the top 25.
• Seattle Pacific senior Megan Lindsay was a second-team selection on the NCAA Division II women's soccer All-America team. Western Washington goalkeeper Jamie Arthurs and defender Brina Sych were also second-team picks.
• Casey Zinn scored 16 points to lead six players in double figures as sixth-ranked Lewis & Clark (8-0) routed Northwest University 94-56 in a women's basketball game. Alyssa Dario led the Eagles (0-7) with 12 points, and Jenna Lewis scored 11.
• Eastern Washington senior offensive tackle Will Post has been chosen to the American Football Coaches Association All-America team.
• Eastern freshman forward Venky Jois has been chosen as Big Sky Conference men's basketball Player of the Week.
• The Washington Stealth signed NLL veteran forward Athan Iannucci to a one-year contract.
Compiled from sports-information departments and other sources.











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