Notables
-Anderson sets new career record with 75th assist
-Anderson and Hull have a point in all three games this season
-LaRoche's second career multi-goal game; Pohlkamp's fourth career multi-point game
-Saints won 45 of the 67 faceoffs
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (
csssaints.com) – On Saturday afternoon, St. Scholastica's women's hockey team defeated the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 6-3 for the second straight day to complete the series sweep of the Pointers.
How it Happened
In a repeat of last night, UWSP was the first to score in today's matchup. Throughout the first period the Saints had two power plays. The Pointers only had one power play. As far as shots, UWSP led the period with 11 shots over St. Scholastica's five shots. At the end of the first period Stevens Point was up 1-0.
In the second period it was the Saints who were the ones to score first.
Abby Pohlkamp (Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS) had her first goal of the day and was assisted by
Kayla Kasel (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS). The Saints' second goal was scored not long after the first by
Lisa LaRoche (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS), assisted by
Rachel Anderson (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS).
The goals for CSS do not stop there. This time Anderson scored the goal and
Taylor Thompson (Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) helped with the assist to make it 3-1. The Pointers were able to find the back of the net once this period. Their celebration was short lived as the Saints came back and scored their fourth goal in the period less than 30 seconds after UWSP scored. This final goal of the period was LaRoche's second goal of the period and was assisted by
Lauryn Hull (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly HS). At the end of the period CSS was now up 4-2.
The final period began with a Stevens Point goal just 1:33 in. St Scholastica then scored their fifth goal of the game. This was Pohlkamp's second goal of the game and Anderson's second assist of the game. The assist was also Anderson's 75
th of her career, which sets in a new program mark. The mark was formerly held by Nina Waidacher and Michelle Fischer.
The Saints last goal was on the power play. Thompson was the one who scored the goal and was assisted by
Taylor Murray (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) and
Mariah Haedrich (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS). CSS ended with the 6-3 win.
Goaltender Lori Husbey had 28 saves for the Saints, and Olivia Schultz had 19 saves for Stevens Point.
Up Next
CSS (2-1-0) will be playing in Northfield against St. Olaf College on Friday in its inaugural Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) game. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.
