Notables
-CSS has given up at least four goals in all seven losses
-Fralich records NCHA-leading 15th assist
-Golka now has a career-high 17 points this season
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team opened Saturday's game with a two-goal lead, but the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) proceeded to score five unanswered, including three goals in less than two minutes in the second period to win 6-3.
How it Happened
Carson Rose (Surrey, British Columbia/Elgin Park Secondary (Weyburn-SJHL)) gave the Saints a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at the nine-minute mark.
Davis Ross (Fort Frances, Ontario/Fort Frances HS (Fort Frances-SIJHL)) and
Jordan Fralich (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Marshall School (Bismarck-NAHL)) had the assists. Less than four minutes later,
Jon Hansen (Twig, Minn./Duluth Marshall (Minnesota Mullets-USPHL)) extended the margin to 2-0 with assists from
Nate Pionk (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS (Minot-NAHL)) and
Cole Golka (Ardrossan, Alberta/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Dryden Ice Dogs-SIJHL)).
CSS would be called for a penalty 20 seconds following the goal and the Raiders (6-8-3, 4-4-2 NCHA) took advantage to make it 2-1 at the first intermission.
The wheels would come off for the Saints in the opening six minutes of the second period. MSOE tied the game at 2-2 over four minutes into the period. The Raiders then took the lead 44 seconds later and extended the lead to 4-2 one minute and 12 seconds after that as the Saints were quickly down two goals. MSOE had just nine shots on goal in the period, but scored three times.
The Raiders made the score 5-2 less than a minute into the third period. The Saints got one goal back with over 11 minutes remaining on a
Seth Chumley (Cambridge, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's (Minnesota Iron Rangers-SIJHL)) tally.
Karl Wright (Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (Connecticut Nighthawks-USPHL)) and
Nolan Ross (Fort Frances, Ontario/Fort Frances HS (Fort Frances-SIJHL)) had the assists. However, the Raiders added an empty-netter late to make the final 6-3.
Goaltending
Nick Trenciansky (Vancouver, British Columbia/Holy Cross Regional HS (Kindersley-SJHL)) had the loss for the Saints, making 17 saves in 26 minutes of action.
Zane Steeves (Red Deer, Alberta/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (100 Mile Wranglers-KIJHL)) had 16 saves in relief. Rock Boynton had 33 saves to earn the win for the Raiders.
Up Next
The Saints (9-7-1, 4-5-1 NCHA) will be on the road again next weekend first traveling to Finlandia University (Mich.) on Friday and then to St. Norbert College (Wis.) on Saturday.
