Anna Klein scored 57 seconds into Minnesota Duluth's WCHA road game Friday night at St. Cloud State, and when teammate Anneke Linser doubled the lead 14 minutes later, the Bulldogs appeared well on their way to a comfortable victory.
But goalie Janine Alder buckled down and kept the Huskies afloat, and Julia Tylke halved St. Cloud's deficit less than eight minutes into the third period. But that was all the offense the home team could muster as UMD won its third straight, 2-1 in front of 409 fans at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.
Alder withstood the Bulldogs' pressure all night and finished with 39 saves. Her counterpart, meanwhile, UMD freshman Emma Soderberg, stopped 15 shots in her first collegiate start. She played in place of Maddie Rooney, who was given the night off.
Jalyn Elmes recorded a pair of assists for the Bulldogs (5-3-1 overall, 3-3-1 WCHA).
The same two teams rematch at 3:07 p.m. today in St. Cloud.
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Minn. Duluth 2-0-0-2
St. Cloud St. 0-0-1-1
First period - 1. UMD, Anna Klein 3 (Jalyn Elmes, Ashton Bell), :57; 2. UMD, Anneke Linser 2 (Elmes, Maggie Flaherty), 14:43 (pp).
Second period - No scoring.
Third period - 3. SCSU, Julia Tylke 3 (Hallie Theodosopoulos, Olivia Hanson), 7:44.
Saves - Emma Soderberg, UMD, 7-5-3-15; Janine Alder, SCSU, 14-11-14-39.
St. Scholastica 3, Augsburg 1
The Saints spotted the Auggies an early lead before scoring the final three goals to pick up the program's 100th victory all-time - all of which have come under coach Jackie MacMillan - in Friday night's season-opener in Minneapolis.
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Giorgia Battisti forged a 1-1 tie eight minutes into the second period for St. Scholastica, and teammates Amber Tilander and Rachel Anderson tallied in the third as the Saints improved to 7-0-2 in season openers.
St. Scholastica goalie Lexi Thomeczek made 32 saves, a crucial showing considering the Saints were outshot 33-13.
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Wisconsin-Superior 3, Lake Forest 3
Troy York's two third-period goals rallied the Yellowjackets out of a 3-1 hole and to a tie at Wessman Arena in the first game of the season for both teams.
UWS ended the night with 44 shots on goal, compared to 25 for Lake Forest.
