Women’s Hockey falls to St. Scholastica

MEQUON, Wis. – The Falcons scored the lone goal of the first period but could not hold off the Saints as Concordia Wisconsin fell 3-1 to St. Scholastica on Saturday night.

THE BASICS
-Final Score: St. Scholastica 3, Concordia Wisconsin 1
-Location: Ozaukee Ice Center – Mequon, Wis.
-Records: St. Scholastica 11-6-1 (9-3-0 NCHA), Concordia Wisconsin 10-6-2 (6-4-2 NCHA),

HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Falcons jumped ahead early with a goal by Maddy Millar (Anchorage, Alaska) in the first period. Natasha Wanless (Madison, Wis.) assisted on the goal.
-From the second period onward, the Saints took control. Trailing 1-0 in the second, Alexi Klaas took advantage of a power-play opportunity to even the game for the Saints.
-At 18:07 in the second period, Klaas scored the game-winner for the Saints.
-Taylor Thompson added one more goal for the Saints in the third period to close out the scoring.
-Christina Pattengale (Portage, Mich.) had 17 saves in goal for the Falcons. Lexi Thomeczek had 36 saves for the Saints.
-The Falcons outshot the Saints 37-20.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
-This was the 25^th meeting between the Falcons and Saints in Women's Hockey program history. The Falcons are 5-13-7 in the series.

UP NEXT
-The Falcons take on Adrian at home on Friday, February 1, at 7pm.