Notables:-The Saints rallied from down two goals in the third period to tie the game at 4-4.
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Kaleigh Hamann (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS),
Amanda Broman (Mankato, Minn./Mankato East HS), and
Nina Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftschule KV Chur (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) each had a goal and an assist for CSS.
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Kristen Hunt (Winnipeg, Manitoba/West Kildonan) made 24 saves in the game for St. Scholastica.
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DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) - St. Scholastica women's hockey rallied from down two goals in the third period to tie Lake Forest College 4-4 after neither team could decide the game in overtime.
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The Foresters jumped out to 1-0 lead early in the first period with Laura Reckdenwald scoring from Michelle Greeneway. At 4:07 of the first period Marissa Weber put LFC up 2-0 with Kayla Griffith picking up the assist on the goal.
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Kristen Hunt (Winnipeg, Manitoba/West Kildonan) replaced
Lindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) in net for CSS following the goal.
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Amanda Broman (Mankato, Minn./Mankato East HS) scored at 11:28 from
Kaleigh Hamann (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) to bring the Saints within one, however, the Foresters would regain the two-goal advantage just a few minutes later with Allie Girard scoring an unassisted goal.
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Lake Forest kept rolling offensively into the second period with Michelle Greeneway finding the back of the net at 1:45 of the period for her 14
th goal of the season.
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Despite being down 4-1, St. Scholastica kept battling and would be rewarded with a goal from freshmen forward
Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) at 7:49 of the second period.
Brenna Smith (Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley HS) and
Nina Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftschule KV Chur (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) recorded assists on the play. Sawyer ranks third on the Saints in scoring with eight goals on the season.
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The Foresters led the Saints in shots goal 19-to-9 through two periods of play.
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Less than five minutes into the third period the Saints would once again cut the deficit to just one goal.
Kaleigh Hamann (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) scored for CSS, her first goal of the season, with Broman picking up the assist.
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Nina Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftschule KV Chur (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) completed the comeback for CSS scoring her NCHA leading 18
th goal of the season to tie the game at 4-4 with eight minutes remaining in regulation.
Kaitlin Johnston (Lake Elmo, Minn./Stillwater HS) and
Ivy Smith (Rice Lake, Wis./Rice Lake HS (St. Cloud State)) assisted on the goal.
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The game would remain tied through regulation and a five-minute overtime period as neither team could find a deciding goal. Lake Forest outshot CSS 5-to-1 in overtime.
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Kristen Hunt (Winnipeg, Manitoba/West Kildonan) made 24 saves for St. Scholastica after entering the game early in the first period.
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CSS is now 0-1-2 in three matchups against LFC this season.
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The Saints begin a four-game road trip with a game against Concordia University Wisconsin on Friday at 7 p.m.