RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team pulled within a goal midway through the second period, but UW-River Falls scored the final three goals to hand the Saints a 5-1 loss Tuesday night at Hunt Arena.
Jonny Meiers opened the scoring for the Falcons at 7:06 of the first period, and Garett Drotts doubled the lead 2:58 into the second. The Saints answered midway through the period to make it 2-1, but Keenan Ingram restored the two-goal cushion with 57 seconds left before intermission.
Trace Day made it 4-1 at 8:16 of the third, and Meiers added a shorthanded empty-net goal with 16 seconds remaining. St. Scholastica finished with a 35-33 edge in shots on goal, while UW-River Falls goaltender Chris Quizi made 34 saves.
The Saints (0-2-0) return to Duluth for their home opener against UW-Superior on Saturday, Nov. 7. Puck drop is set for 3 p.m. at Mars Lakeview Arena.
