Notables
-Murray records first collegiate hat trick
-Saints set a new program record with 83 shots on goal
-Arvidson records first collegiate shutout
-Taylor Thompson (Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) has three assists in each of the last three games
DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – Three games, three nine-goal outputs for the St. Scholastica women's hockey team against Lawrence University (Wis.) this season as the Saints defeated the Vikings 9-0 Wednesday night at Mars Lakeview Arena in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) Slaats Cup Quarterfinal.
How it Happened
St. Scholastica's first four goals of the contest came on the power-play as
Taylor Murray (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) scored the first and
Abby Pohlkamp (Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS) added the second. Those were the only two goals of the first period despite the Saints having a 30-4 advantage in shots.
Kayla Kasel (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS) scored 34 seconds into the second period for the third power-play goal and Pohlkamp added her second power-play goal later in the period to extend the lead to 4-0. Kasel added her second tally of the period 44 seconds after the Pohlkamp goal and Murray recorded her second power-play goal of the game two minutes later as the Saints led 6-0 after two periods.
Mariah Haedrich (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS) netted her first goal of the season 22 seconds into the third period. Later in the period,
Lily Holtz (Austin, Minn./Austin HS) scored her second goal of the season, short-handed, to make it 8-0. With a little over three minutes remaining, Murray capped off the hat trick to make the final score 9-0.
Goaltending
First year goaltender
Ashlea Arvidson (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral HS) made 15 saves to earn her first collegiate shutout. Katie Jablynski and Sydney Seeley combined to make 74 saves for the Vikings (0-9-0).
Up Next
The Saints (12-0-0) move on in the Slaats Cup playoffs where they will host Concordia University Wisconsin in the semifinals beginning on Friday at Mars Lakeview Arena. The semifinal round will feature two games, with a mini-game if necessary following the second game. The action begins Friday at 7 p.m.
