Notables
-Thompson records three points on the weekend
-Anderson extends point streak to 10 games

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DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team nearly erased a three-goal deficit, but was defeated by Augsburg University 3-2 on Sunday at Mars Lakeview Arena.
 
How it Happened
The Auggies (2-0-0) got their first goal with eight minutes remaining in the first period with a shot from the left face-off circle. That was the lone goal of the period with Augsburg having a 13-2 advantage in shots.
 
Augsburg made it 2-0 with 12:32 to go in the second period and then added a short-handed goal with less than six minutes to go in the second period to make it 3-0.
 
St. Scholastica answered 21 seconds later on that same power-play with Taylor Murray (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) finding the net for the first time this season to make it 3-1. Rachel Anderson (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) and Taylor Thompson (Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) had the assists. The Saints added another goal in the waning seconds of the second period with Sam Gorecki (Homer Glen, Ill./Providence Catholic (Chicago Fury)) beating the goaltender to make it 3-2 at the second intermission. Thompson once again had the assist.
 
CSS would out-shoot the Auggies 9-5 in the third period and had a full power-play in the early half of the period, but could not capitalize as Augsburg completed the sweep with a 3-2 victory.
 
Goaltending
Lexi Thomeczek (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph Academy (St. Louis AAA Blues)) made 28 saves for the Saints, while Abby Bollig had 18 saves for Augsburg.
 
Up Next
The Saints (1-3-0) open Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) action next weekend as they will be on the road of the first time to face Lake Forest College (Ill.). Friday's series opener begins at 7 p.m.