St. Norbert Salvages Split With Sabres

From Asst. AD/Athletics Communications, January 26, 2019 | Women's Hockey
by Dan Lukes, dan.lukes@snc.edu, (920) 403-4077

DE PERE - St. Norbert College bounced back to gain a series split with Marian University with a 3-1 victory in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game at Resch Olympic Pavilion.

Following a scoreless first period, the Green Knights scored a pair of power-play goals in the second stanza to take control.

KJ Wallace scored her sixth goal of the season with her marker at 12:16. Lauren Michael increased her goal total to nine with her score at 15:15.

Jessica Schlaff then matched Michael for the team lead in goals by scoring her ninth of the season with a solid shot at 8:06 of the third period. The Sabres got a goal back just 26 seconds later on a goal by Hannah Koniar. Both of those goals came in a 4-on-4 situation.

Marian would have two minutes of extra-attacker time late in the game but couldn't draw closer.

Rebecka Olsson had two assists for the lone multi-point game for the Green Knights.

St. Norbert outshot Marian 27-22. Anais Aurard made 21 saves for the Green Knights, while Lindsey Strainis turned away 24 shots for the Sabres.

St. Norbert was 2-for-7 on the power play, while Marian was 0-for-3.