Notables
-Fralich assisted all four goals
-Golka had two goals to extend point streak to four games
-Pionk also has a point in four straight games
-CSS still has yet to trail in a game this season
DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The No. 15 St. Scholastica men's hockey team defeated Saint John's University by a score of 4-1 at Mars Lakeview Arena on Saturday to make it six straight wins and nine unbeaten.
The Scoring
Despite being outshot in the first, the Saints were the only team to get on the board in the first. CSS opened the scoring with 9:14 left to go in the period.
Jordan Fralich (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Marshall School (Bismarck-NAHL)) and
Parker Mismash (Edina, Minn./Edina HS (Minnesota Magicians-NAHL)) set up
Nolan Ross (Fort Frances, Ontario/Fort Frances HS (Fort Frances-SIJHL)) for his first goal of the season.
With 13:07 to go in the second, the Saints had doubled their advantage. This time it was
Cole Golka (Ardrossan, Alberta/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Dryden Ice Dogs-SIJHL)), assisted by
Carson Rose (Surrey, British Columbia/Elgin Park Secondary (Weyburn-SJHL)) and
Jordan Fralich (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Marshall School (Bismarck-NAHL)), to give the Saints a 2-0 lead. Less than a minute later, CSS scored a third, this time on the power play. It was Fralich and Rose again, this time setting up
Kyle Star (Langley, British Columbia/Brookswood (Trail Smoke-BCHL)) to make it 3-0 to CSS.
Saint John's (5-5-2) were able to pull one back with 2:59 to go in the second. Shots on goal at the end of the period were 14-5 in favor of the Johnnies.
Shots on goal in the third were evenly matched and the Johnnies pulled their goalie with just under two minutes to go in the period. The Saints were able to take care of the empty net,
Nate Pionk (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS (Minot-NAHL)) and Fralich were able to set up Golka for his second of the night to make it 4-1 to CSS.
Top Performances for CSS
Golka led the Saints in scoring with two goals, while Fralich assisted all four goals.
Nick Trenciansky (Vancouver, British Columbia/Holy Cross Regional HS (Kindersley-SJHL)) saved 30 of the 31 shots he faced in net for the Saints.
Top Performances for SJU
Sean Lang scored the Johnnies only goal.
Mac Berglove saved 13 of the 16 shots he faced in net for the Johnnies.
Up Next
The Saints (8-1-1) have their final home game of the semester next Saturday when they welcome Augsburg University to Mars Lakeview Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.
