Notables: -CSS falls to 0-9-0 all-time against the Falcons.
-River Falls outshot the Saints 21-14
DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team dropped its series opener against No. 7 University of Wisconsin-River Falls by a score of 4-2 Friday evening.
Falcon player Karleigh Wolkerstorfer had the lone goal of the first period to give UW-River Falls a 1-0 edge.
In the second period, Alice Cranston scored twice, 28 seconds apart in the first minute for the Falcons to make it 3-0.
Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) then scored for St. Scholastica cutting the lead to 3-1.
Sami Anderson (Roseville, Minn./Roseville HS) and
Nina Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftschule KV Chur (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) assisted the Sawyer in the goal.
Chloe Kinsel netted another goal for the Falcons to make it 4-1 in favor of UW-River Falls.
Anja Kadijevic (Zagreb, Croatia/General HS (Lindenwood)) scored St. Scholastica's second goal.
Lindsey Wright (Anchorage, Alaska/Grace Christian HS (Team Alaska U19)) and
Taylor Guzzo (Silver Bay, Minn./William Kelley HS (UW-River Falls)) assisted her to make the score 4-2 after two periods. The third period was quiet with only two shots on goal for both teams and no goals scored.
Falcons' goalie Kylie Hommerding had 12 saves in the victory. On the other end of the ice,
Lindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) was in the net for the Saints and had 17 saves.
The Saints (7-7-1) will face the Falcons (12-3-0) again tomorrow with a 1 p.m. puck drop. The action will be at Mars Lakeview Arena or broadcasted live on Saints Net.
