Emily Lemker vs St. Kate's (1/28/22)
Graham Miller '25
Emily Lemker scored her second goal of the season to open scoring.
2
Saint Benedict CSB 12-10-0, 9-6-0
3
Winner St. Olaf STO 14-6-2, 10-4-1
Saint Benedict CSB
12-10-0, 9-6-0
2
Final
3
St. Olaf STO
14-6-2, 10-4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 F
Saint Benedict CSB 1 1 0 0 2
St. Olaf STO 0 0 2 1 3

Game Recap: Women's Hockey |

CSB Hockey drops heartbreaking 3-2 OT decision to St. Olaf

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The College of Saint Benedict (12-10-0, 9-6-0), which had goals by Emily Lemker and Aurora Opsahl, lost a heartbreaking 3-2 OT decision to St. Olaf (14-6-2, 10-4-1 MIAC) in MIAC play on Friday night (Feb. 10).

CSB, which will host  St. Olaf on Saturday (Feb. 10) at Ritsche Arena at 4 p.m., remained in fourth place in the MIAC with a 9-6 conference mark. The Oles held onto third place with a 10-4-1 record with three games left in the regular season.

The Bennies, which played their second straight overtime game in MIAC play, built a 2-0 lead on goals by Emily Lemker in the first period and Aurora Opsahl in the second period before the Oles rallied. St. Olaf tied it with two goals in the third period and won it late in overtime. CSB dropped to 3-2 in overtime matches this season.

In the opening period, at 11:02, senior forward Lemker scored to give Saint Ben's a 1-0 lead. It was Lemker's second goal of the season and the fifth of her career. Sophomore defender Morgan Cromwell was credited with the assist – her second of the season. In that opening period, CSB outshot the Oles, 7-3. St. Olaf won seven of the 12 faceoffs.

Early in the second period, sophomore forward Aurora Opsahl had her 12th goal of the season and 15th of her career as the evenhanded tally gave CSB a 2-0 lead. Sophomore defender Jenna Timm assisted on the play as she now has six assists on the season. CSB had a 7-to-3 edge in shots in the period.

At 18:30 of the third period, St. Olaf drew within 2-1 on a power play goal by Molly Terebayza. St. Olaf tied the game on a goal at 15:05 by Grace Lankas with an assist by Solvei Berg-Messerole. In the period, the Oles had a 12-to-8 shots edge. In overtime, the Oles took a 3-2 win with a power play goal by Iona Welsch at 1:05.

Overall, CSB had the advantage, for the 15th time in 22 matches, in shots at 22-to-18. However, St. Olaf owned a 24-to-20 margin in faceoffs. Lemker won 6-of-11 faceoffs and Stinnett was victorious in 8-of-18 faceoffs.

In goal, senior Ally Frantzick allowed three goals and recorded 18 saves in 61:05. She owns a 2.40 goals against average this season with a .905 save percentage.
 
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