Notables
-Pohlkamp scores for the third straight game
-Arvidson records team's first shutout of the season in her first start of the year
-Anderson and Hull extend point streaks to four games
-Kasel scored her first two goals of the season
NORTHFIELD, Minn
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csssaints.com) – In its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) debut, the St. Scholastica women's hockey team blanked St. Olaf College 4-0 Friday night for its third straight victory.
How it Happened
The Saints wasted no time in taking the lead, as
Allie Bussey (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS) assisted
Taylor Thompson (Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) for the first goal of the game. CSS was able to find the back of the net a second time in the first period, this time goal was scored by
Abby Pohlkamp (Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS) and assisted by
Lauryn Hull (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly HS). In the first period the Saints and the Oles each had one power play. CSS had an 11-7 advantage in shots.
It wasn't until late in the second period that St. Scholastica was able to score their next goal. The third goal for the Saints was scored by
Kayla Kasel (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS) and assisted by
Rachel Anderson (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) on the power-play with four minutes remaining in the period. The Saints ended the second period up 3-0.
In the third period, the fourth-and-final goal was scored within the last three minutes of the game by Kasel as she found the empty net.
In goaltender
Ashlea Arvidson's (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral HS) first game of the season she had 13 saves for the Saints to earn her second shutout in her last two starts dating back to last season. St. Olaf's Ivy Shonka had 25 saves.
Up Next
CSS (3-1, 1-0 MIAC) will be facing St. Olaf again tomorrow night (Saturday), but this time at Mars Lakeview Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 5 p.m. as the Saints will also recognize their All-Decade Team from 2010-20 prior to the game.
