Box Score
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – After a tough weekend last week, the seventh-ranked St. Scholastica hockey team did what it had to do and completed a sweep over the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a 2-1 victory tonight at the Hobbs Ice Center.
The Saints improve to 13-3-3 overall and to 7-2-3 in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA). The Blugolds fall to 6-10-3 overall and 2-7-3 in the league.
Both of the Saints’ goals came in the opening period. At the 10:34-mark,
Jeremy Dawes (
So.-Winnipeg, Man.) scored his 10th of the season and his second in as many nights.
Riley Riddell (
Jr.-Wawota, Sask.) had the assist.
Jordan Chong (
Sr.-North Vancouver, B.C.) regained the team lead in goals with his 11th of the season five minutes later on the power-play.
Carter Davis (
So.-Moose Jaw, Sask.) had the assist.
That score held up all the way until the 1:53-mark of the third period when the Blugolds’ Joe Bluhm scored to make it 2-1. However, Eau Claire would not capitalize with the extra attacker and the Saints held on for the 2-1 victory.
The Blugolds out-shot the Saints 31-27 on the night.
Zach Kleiman (
Sr.-Ottawa, Ont.) stopped 30 shots to improve to 7-1-2 this season, while Brandon Stephenson had 25 saves in the loss for the Blugolds.
There were a total of 14 penalties between the two teams and both teams went a combined 1-for-12 on the power-play.
The Saints will be on the road again next weekend as the format goes back to recent seasons, playing two different opponents back-to-back. The Saints will begin with 11th-ranked University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Friday night. The puck drops at 7 p.m. and the action can be heard live on ESPN Radio 560-WEBC.