University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, October 28
Mendota Heights, Minn.
6:00 p.m. Central
1-6-0, 0-5-0
1
vs
4
St. Cloud State
3-6-0, 1-6-0
1st period1
2nd period2
3rd period3
FinalF
St. Cloud St.
0
4
0
4
St. Thomas (MN)
0
0
1
1
Team Stats
SCS
UST
Shots
31
14
PPG
1
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
5
3
Penalty Mins
13
6
Faceoffs Won
26
31
Game Leaders
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
0
Photo by: Nick Wosika
Bianchi and McCauley notch first points of the season, not enough to defeat Huskies
10/28/2022 8:34:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Mendota Heights, Minn – St. Thomas' late goal in the third period was not enough as the Tommies fell to the St. Cloud State Huskies, 4-1 in WCHA play on Friday at the Saint Thomas Ice Arena.
The opening period between the Tommies and Huskies ended in a scoreless stalemate. St. Thomas had two opportunities on the power play but could muster just one shot to challenge the St. Cloud defense. Meanwhile the Purple's goaltender Saskia Maurer stayed perfect in net, chasing away all eight shots faced in the period.
That scoreless tie was broken in the ninth minute of the second period by St. Cloud State. The goal was one of four for the Huskies in a seven-minute span. The visitors unleashed 17 shots in the middle third to just three for the Toms. St. Thomas' struggles on the power play continued, going 0-1 in the second.
The Tommies began the final period with just over one minute with a one-woman advantage remaining but could not notch a goal. Their special teams had another opportunity when Taylor Lind was called for a five-minute boarding penalty. They could not get one by Huskie goaltender Sanni Ahola who blocked all four Purple shots.
Emma McCauley turned a broken St. Cloud play into a perfectly placed pass to Luci Bianchi who tallied her first goal of the season to cut the deficit to three goals with 4:36 to play. McCauley's assist was her first collegiate point.
Maggie Malecha was called off the bench to begin the third period and continued her strong play in net. She stopped six shots to bring her season save percentage to .955.
Next Up
The Tommies conclude their home and home series with the Huskies tomorrow at 2 pm at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.
Follow Along
For all the latest news from the women's hockey program follow along on Twitter and Instagram @TommieWHockey.
The opening period between the Tommies and Huskies ended in a scoreless stalemate. St. Thomas had two opportunities on the power play but could muster just one shot to challenge the St. Cloud defense. Meanwhile the Purple's goaltender Saskia Maurer stayed perfect in net, chasing away all eight shots faced in the period.
That scoreless tie was broken in the ninth minute of the second period by St. Cloud State. The goal was one of four for the Huskies in a seven-minute span. The visitors unleashed 17 shots in the middle third to just three for the Toms. St. Thomas' struggles on the power play continued, going 0-1 in the second.
The Tommies began the final period with just over one minute with a one-woman advantage remaining but could not notch a goal. Their special teams had another opportunity when Taylor Lind was called for a five-minute boarding penalty. They could not get one by Huskie goaltender Sanni Ahola who blocked all four Purple shots.
Emma McCauley turned a broken St. Cloud play into a perfectly placed pass to Luci Bianchi who tallied her first goal of the season to cut the deficit to three goals with 4:36 to play. McCauley's assist was her first collegiate point.
Maggie Malecha was called off the bench to begin the third period and continued her strong play in net. She stopped six shots to bring her season save percentage to .955.
Next Up
The Tommies conclude their home and home series with the Huskies tomorrow at 2 pm at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.
Follow Along
For all the latest news from the women's hockey program follow along on Twitter and Instagram @TommieWHockey.
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