Notables
-Golka records point for third consecutive game
-Fuss scores first collegiate goal
-CSS now leads the series 8-3-2
-Shots on goal: CSS-37, CUW- 30
DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com)- The St. Scholastica men's hockey team scored two third-period goals to defeat Concordia University Wisconsin 4-2 at Mars Lakeview Arena on Friday.
The Action
After a scoreless first period, the second period produced a lot of penalties and four goals.
The first goal of the game came seven minutes into the period, when
Davis Ross (Fort Frances, Ontario/Fort Frances HS (Fort Frances-SIJHL)) scored his first goal of the season, on the power-play, to give the Saints a 1-0 lead.
Kyle Star (Langley, British Columbia/Brookswood (Trail Smoke-BCHL)) and
Cole Golka (Ardrossan, Alberta/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Dryden Ice Dogs-SIJHL)) were credited with the assists. With less than seven minutes left in the period Concordia (0-4-1, 0-2-1 NCHA) would tie the game off a power-play goal by Nick Guerra.
The Saints took the lead once again with 3:15 remaining in the period on
Sam Fuss' (Edina, Minn./Edina HS (Minot-NAHL)) first collegiate goal, but Concordia tied the game with five seconds remaining to make the game 2-2 heading into the third.
Nate Pionk (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS (Minot-NAHL)) scored the eventual game-winning goal and his first of the season, three minutes into the third period to make it 3-2.
Kristofer McKinzie (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Marshall School (Minnesota Magicians-NAHL)) and
Seth Chumley (Cambridge, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's (Minnesota Iron Rangers-SIJHL)) were credited with the assists. And with 8:24 remaining in the game, CSS added a fourth and final goal.
Kyle Star (Langley, British Columbia/Brookswood (Trail Smoke-BCHL)) and
Davis Ross (Fort Frances, Ontario/Fort Frances HS (Fort Frances-SIJHL)) assisted
Carson Rose (Surrey, British Columbia/Elgin Park Secondary (Weyburn-SJHL)) for his second goal of the season.
With 1:29 remaining in the game, Concordia pulled their goalie, but were unable to record a shot on net as the Saints prevailed 4-2.
Goaltending
Nick Trenciansky (Vancouver, British Columbia/Holy Cross Regional HS (Kindersley-SJHL)) made the start for the second consecutive game and made 28 saves to earn his second victory. Dakota Delbridge made 33 saves in the loss for the Falcons
Up Next
The Saints (2-1-0, 2-1-0 NCHA) welcome the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday. Puck-drop is set for 4 p.m.
