Notables-Saints have suffered three one-goal losses in the last four games-Shots: SNC 28, CSS 18-CSS has not allowed a power-play goal in 12 straight opportunities
DE PERE, Wis. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team allowed a goal early in the third period, which broke a 3-3 tie as it fell to St. Norbert College by one goal for the second straight day 4-3 on Saturday.
Saints Lead after OneAfter the Green Knights scored in the first five minutes of play, the Saints equalized on a
Taylor Guzzo (Silver Bay, Minn./William Kelley HS (UW-River Falls)) unassisted goal midway through the period to make it 1-1.
Later in the period with 13 seconds remaining,
Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) gave the Saints a 2-1 lead thanks to assists by
Katie Josephson (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) and
Denisa Lalikova (Puchov, Slovakia/Proctor Academy, N.H.).
St. Norbert Controls the SecondSt. Norbert out-shot the Saints 12-4 in the second period and scored two goals in the first 10 minutes of play to regain the lead at 3-2. CSS tied the game 50 seconds after the Green Knights' second goal on a Josephson tally to make it 3-3 at the second intermission.
Mac Johnson (Monticello, Minn./Monticello HS (St. Cloud State)) was credited with the assist.
St. Norbert Scores Early and Holds OnOnly one minute and 28 seconds into the third period, Reaghan Chadwick found the back of the net to give St. Norbert a 4-3 lead. That score would hold as the Green Knights prevailed 4-3.
GoaltendingLindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) had 24 saves in the defeat for the Saints, while Leigh Grall had 15 saves in the victory for the Green Knights (12-5-0, 7-3-0 NCHA)
Up NextThe Saints (5-11-0, 4-6-0 NCHA) will be at home next weekend as it hosts Marian University (Wis.) for a two-game Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) series. Action begins Friday at 4 p.m. and can be seen live on Saints Sports Net.