EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire women's hockey team played more than doubled their average shots taken per game but was unable to slow down the St. Catherine power play as the Blugolds fell to the Wildcats 4-1 here tonight at Hobbs Ice Center.
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The Blugolds fall to 0-4-0 on the season while the Wildcats improve to 1-1-0.
Coming into tonight's contest the Blugolds had not allowed a power play goal all season while the Wildcats' only two goals of the season came on the power play. St. Catherine needed just a little over six minutes to get its power play going as Megan Killmer scored her third power play goal in two nights giving the Wildcats a 1-0 lead.
The second period saw the game's only even strength goal when the Wildcats' Alex Pederson scored at 18:30 extending the St. Catherine lead to 2-0.
Eau Claire countered in the third period when Lauren Norgren (Fr.-Fergus Falls, MN) scored a short-handed goal at 3:07 cutting the lead to 2-1. The Wildcat power play came into play once again as Killmer scored her second goal of the evening at 15:51 giving St. Catherine a two-goal advantage.
After an Eau Claire timeout at 18:01 which saw the Blugolds pull their goalie after a penalty had been called against Katie Burkey (So.-Ramsey, MN/Anoka) for checking, St. Catherine scored an empty net goal at 18:56 to secure the Wildcat win.
Goalie Kim Van Brunt (Jr.-Eagle River, WI/Northland Pines) played the first two periods allowing two goals saving 14 shots. Shania Johnson (Fr.-Park Rapids, MN) saw her first collegiate action playing 18:01 of the third period allowing one goal while saving 13 shots.
The Blugolds open WIAC play next weekend starting at UW-Superior on Friday, November 14. Face off is set for 3:00 p.m.
-KCM-
