Notables
-Loss ends a 15-game home unbeaten streak
-Klaas extends point streak to five straight games
-Nundahl scores for the third straight game

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DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) -- The St. Scholastica women's hockey team fell 5-3 to sixth-ranked Adrian College (Mich.) at Mars Lakeview Arena on Friday night in a battle of Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) unbeatens.
 
First Period
The teams were evenly matched in the first period, each forcing the others' goalie into seven saves. Adrian (6-0-1, 5-0-0 NCHA) opened the scoring with nine minutes and four seconds left on the clock through a goal by Sydney Daversa. CSS tied the game two minutes and 45 seconds later, thanks to a goal by Alexia Klaas (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Minnesota-Duluth)). Rachel Anderson (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) was credited with the assist.
 
But the Bulldogs took the lead once again with over a minute left in the period to head into the second period with a 2-1 advantage.
 
Second Period
Early on in the second, the Saints went on the power-play, but were unable to capitalize on the advantage. 58 seconds later, Adrian extended its lead to two goals after Kenzie D'Ascenzo made it 3-1.
 
With nine minutes to go in the period, the Bulldogs made it 4-1.
 
But with four minutes remaining, Alexia Klaas (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Minnesota-Duluth)) pulled a short-handed goal back for the Saints to make it 4-2. Taylor Thompson (Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) was credited with the assist. Less than a minute later, CSS pulled another back after Kayla Kasel (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS) and Giorgia Battisti (Bolzano, Italy/Rice Memorial HS (Vermont)) set up Greta Nundahl (New Brighton, Minn./Irondale HS) to cut the Bulldogs' lead to one goal.
 
Third Period
The Saints piled on the pressure in the third, firing seven shots at goal. With a minute remaining in the game, CSS pulled its goalie in search of an equalizer. But Adrian was able to capitalize 27 second later on the empty net to make it 5-3.
 
Notable Performances
Klaas led the Saints in scoring with two goals.
 
Tory Harshman led Adrian with four points.
 
Lexi Thomeczek (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph Academy (St. Louis AAA Blues)) stopped 21 of the 25 shots she faced in goal for the Saints. Kate Turner saved 11 of 14 for the Bulldogs.
 
Up Next
The Saints (5-2-0, 4-1-0 NCHA) wrap up the series against Adrian on Saturday at Mars Lakeview Arena starting at 4 p.m.