Notables
-First-ever game as a program for Lawrence
-CSS did not skate for 7 days prior to tonight's game due to COVID-19 protocols
-CSS sets program record with 79 shots on goal
-Most Goals in a Game since February 2017
-NCHA opener
APPLETON, Wis. (
csssaints.com) – After not playing in 10 days, the St. Scholastica women's hockey returned to the ice and spoiled the inaugural game for the Lawrence University (Wis.) program, winning by a final tally of 9-1 Saturday night.
How it Happened
The first period saw the Saints score four goals.
Abby Pohlkamp (Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS) got things started three minutes in.
Taylor Murray (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) followed with a goal at the midway point of the period.
Kayla Kasel (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS) scored for the fourth straight game with less than five minutes remaining and
Allie Bussey (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS) added the final goal of the opening period a minute later to make it 4-0.
St. Scholastica added two more goals in the second period with
Jessie Ketola (Silver Bay, Minn./William Kelly HS) scoring the first and
Rachel Anderson (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) adding the second to make it 6-0 at the second intermission.
Ketola added another goal to begin the scoring in the third period for her first career multi-goal game. Bussey added her second of the evening on the power-play with eight minutes remaining.
Kennedy Halverson (Proctor, Minn./Proctor HS) scored the final goal of the night, her first collegiate tally, to make it 9-0. The Vikings were able to avoid the shoutout, scoring their first-ever goal as a program with over three minutes remaining to make the final 9-1.
Goaltending
Lori Huseby (Babbitt, Minn./Northeast Range HS) made eight saves in two periods to earn the win.
Ashlea Arvidson (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral HS) made her first collegiate appearance and made six saves. Sydney Seeley had 70 saves for the Vikings.
Up Next
The Saints (4-0-0, 1-0-0 NCHA) and Vikings (0-1-0, 0-1-0 NCHA) play again tomorrow (Sunday), but this time at Mars Lakeview Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 4 p.m.
