WINONA, Minn. – What a game. The Saint Mary's women's team (0-2-0) hosted No. 1-ranked UW-River Falls (2-0-0) to conclude their weekend series and fell in a high-scoring thriller, 7-4.
The Cardinals got stunned early by the Falcons, allowing three goals in three minutes to open the frame. It ultimately was what killed them in the long run. Trailing early, 3-0, the Cardinals never gave up and fought back.
Celia Midtbo got the scoring started with a power-play goal, assisted by Mollie Koch, at the 16:02 mark in the first period. They drew within one with the Falcons when Maggie Albers, assisted by Kenzie Meland, sparked a momentum change, trailing 3-1, and scored early in the second period.
The Falcons responded with two of their own to take back the three-goal lead.
The Cardinals never went away. Midtbo netted her second of the night on another power play at 16:40.
Heading into the final frame, the Cardinals rode their momentum, and Sophia Paduano got on the board with a shake and bake in front of the Falcon goalie. Within one, once again, 5-4, the Falcons shut down any comeback, scoring twice more.
The Cardinals' first weekend jitters are out of the way and now they look forward to a weekend series hosting Marian (Wis.) on Friday, Nov. 6, for a 6 p.m. game.
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