Box Score
Opening the conference portion of their season at the Municipal Athletic Complex, the College of Saint Benedict lost 5-2 against Bethel University tonight.
Junior Blazer forward
Kelly Fladebo (Mora, MN, Cambridge-Isanti Mora) broke a scoreless tie 1:58 into the second period when she scored her first goal of the season to put Saint Benedict up 1-0. Fladebo was assisted on the play by junior defender
Rachel Welz (Oconomowoc, WI, Oconomowoc) and sophomore defender
Linnea Chruscielski (Duluth, MN, Duluth East). Less than a minute later Bethel evened the score 1-1 when they slipped a shot past senior goalie
Abbie Helminen, who finished the game with ten saves. The Royals continued to pound shots into the Blazer net as they scored four more times over the span of the second period to take a 5-1 lead. Blazers junior forward
Amie Ernst's (North Mankato, MN, Mankato Loyola)goal in the closing seconds of the period cut the deficit to 5-2. Ernst was assisted on the play by junior forward
Kerri Graske (Stillwater, MN, Stillwater Area), and Chruscielski.
The game marked the second in a row where Saint Benedict scored first but was unable to hold onto the lead all three periods. Despite having a 33-15 shot advantage, the Blazers were stymied by the play of Royals goalie Jess Newstrom.
Chruscielski's two points off of two assists led the team and was her career high while playing in a Blazer uniform.
The Blazers now hit the road as they finish their two game series at Bethel. Faceoff is scheduled for 8 pm.
