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MENOMONIE, Wis. – The fifth-ranked St. Scholastica hockey team completed the road weekend without giving up a goal as the Saints defeated the University of Wisconsin-Stout 3-0 tonight at Dunn County Ice Arena.
The Saints improve to 15-3-3 overall and 9-2-3 in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA). The Blue Devils fall to 9-8-4 overall and 6-4-4 in the conference. The Saints are now 10-1-0 away from home this season.
In their first visit to Dunn County Ice Arena since losing in last year's NCAA Tournament, the Saints exacted a little revenge on the Blue Devils. After a scoreless first period, the Saints got on the board nine minutes into the second period when #Aaron Spotts# (
Sr.-Spokane, Wash.) ripped a slap shot for his third goal of the season. #Jordan Chong# (
Sr.-North Vancouver, B.C.) had the assist. The Saints got outshot 15-2 in the period.
#Carter Davis# (
So.-Moose Jaw, Sask.) extended the CSS lead to 2-0, nine minutes into the third period with an even-handed goal. #Tyler Miller# (
Fr.-Fort Frances, Ont.) and #Jeremy Dawes# (
So.-Winnipeg, Man.) had the assists.
Less than four minutes later, the Saints put the game away when
Jordan Chong (North Vancouver, British Columbia/Dryden (SIJHL)) scored his 12th goal of the season to make the final score 3-0. #Jeff Gagnon# (
Sr.-Quesnel, B.C.) had the assist.
#Zach Kleiman# (
Sr.-Ottawa, Ont.) completed the perfect weekend, stopping all 41 shots. He stopped 78 shots on the weekend to improve to 9-1-2 on the year. Nick Hopper had 26 saves in the loss for the Blue Devils. There were a total of 14 penalties in the contest.
CSS remains in second in the NCHA, three points behind first-place St. Norbert College and has a five-point edge on Stout. The win also guarantees that the Saints will host a first round series if they don't win the regular season title.
The Saints will be at home next weekend as it will host the aforementioned St. Norbert College in a pivotal NCHA contest. The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. at Mars Lakeview Arena. The action can be heard live on ESPN Radio 560-WEBC. You can also watch the action live, courtesy of the iFan Sports Network, at csssaints.com.
