Notables
-Saints extend unbeaten streak to five (4-0-1)
-CSS has won eight straight non-conference games
-Wright records first collegiate point
-Weekes scores in his first game of the season
ST. PAUL, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team defeated Hamline University 3-1 on Tuesday night in non-conference play at the TRIA Rink.
The Scoring
CSS opened the scoring with 4:23 left on the clock in the first period.
Jordan Fralich (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Marshall School (Bismarck-NAHL)) had the goal, while
Carson Rose (Surrey, British Columbia/Elgin Park Secondary (Weyburn-SJHL)) and
Karl Wright (Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (Connecticut Nighthawks-USPHL)) were credited with the assists. Shots at the end of the period were 12-9 in favor of the Saints.
After no penalties in the first period, five penalties were committed in the second, but only the Saints were able to capitalize on a power-play opportunity. It came at 7:42 left on the clock, when Fralich and
Parker Mismash (Edina, Minn./Edina HS (Minnesota Magicians-NAHL)) set up Rose to extend CSS' lead to two. Shots at the end of the second period were deadlocked at 21-21.
In the third period, Hamline (2-7-0) was able to get an early goal and cut the Saints' lead in half. But CSS responded quickly, and five minutes later
Parker Weekes (Ketchum, Idaho/Holderness School (Boston Jr. Rangers-EHL)) scored a short-handed goal to restore its two-goal cushion. The Pipers had a power-play with seven minutes left in the game, but the Saints were able to kill it, and the game finished 3-1 in favor of CSS.
Notable Performances for CSS
Rose and Fralich each had a goal and an assist for the Saints.
Nick Trenciansky (Vancouver, British Columbia/Holy Cross Regional HS (Kindersley-SJHL)) saved 37 of the 38 shots he faced in net for the Saints to improve to 4-0-1.
Notable Performances for the Opponent
Taylor Trapp scored Hamline's only goal of the game. Weiland Parrish and Zack Taylor were credited with the assist.
Evan Robert saved 23 of 26 shots in net for the Pipers.
Up Next
The Saints (4-1-1) return to conference play Friday when they welcome No. 4 Adrian College (Mich.) to Mars Lakeview Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.
