SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Hamline (1-1-0) won 7-5 against St. Scholastica (0-4-0) on Wednesday at TRIA Rink. The teams scored three goals apiece in the first period and one apiece in the second before Hamline outscored St. Scholastica 3-1 in the third. Hamline finished with a 33-26 advantage in shots, went 0-for-4 on the power play and allowed one goal on St. Scholastica's lone power-play chance.
After Hamline generated early chances from
Calvin Knight and
AJ Carls, St. Scholastica struck first at 1:46 on Emmett Wurst's goal from Riley Nadell. Hamline answered when
Ty Smith scored from Knight at 3:46 to tie it 1-1, then Smith scored again from
Will Matzke at 6:40 to put Hamline ahead 2-1. St. Scholastica tied it at 15:26 on Cael Knutson's goal from Evan Pahos, but
Dominic Thomas put Hamline back in front at 16:46 with assists from
Tristen May-Robinson and
Landon Steffen. Riley Nadell tied it again for St. Scholastica at 18:08, assisted by Wyatt Wurst and Emmett Wurst, sending the game to the first intermission at 3-3.
Cade Chapman kept Hamline within reach through an early St. Scholastica push, making several saves before Hamline generated pressure of its own and put two
Will Esterbrooks chances on goal during a power play that began at 11:04. St. Scholastica moved ahead 4-3 at 8:12 when Gavin Gunderson scored at even strength off assists from Wyatt Wurst and Evan Pahos. Hamline answered at 8:00, as Knight scored from Matzke and May-Robinson to tie the game 4-4. Both teams traded late chances, and Hamline went back on the power play with 10 seconds left before the second period ended with the score still tied 4-4.
Hamline put early pressure on St. Scholastica in the third, getting several looks in the opening minutes before Chapman answered a St. Scholastica push with a series of saves.
Sean Kenny scored at 11:00 off an assist from
Cal Levis III to put Hamline ahead 5-4, and Matzke added an unassisted goal at 9:51 to make it 6-4. St. Scholastica got one back on Braden Junker's power-play goal from Daniel Kroon at 6:59, then pressed late with an empty net and multiple attempts around the Hamline zone.
Kyle Mortenson finished the response with an empty-net goal from
Jacob Hicks at 1:31, and Hamline closed out a 7-5 win.
Matzke scored the game-winning goal, added two assists and finished with a team-high three points. Smith scored twice and posted a +4 rating. May-Robinson recorded two assists, two blocked shots and a +4 rating. Knight added a goal and an assist while putting five shots on goal.
Hamline is 1-1-0 overall. St. Scholastica is 0-4-0 overall.
Up next, the Pipers host University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7:07 p.m. at TRIA Rink in St. Paul, Minn.
