Junior Paige Hanson had one of the Cobbers' 17 shots on goal in their series opener at St. Olaf.
Junior Paige Hanson had one of the Cobbers' 17 shots on goal in their series opener at St. Olaf.
January 27, 2023

Late 1st-Period Goal Is The Difference In The Opener At Olaf

Concordia conceded the only goal of the series opener at St. Olaf in the final minute of the first period and dropped a 1-0 decision to the Oles.

Box Score

NORTHFIELD, Minn. (1/27/23)---Concordia conceded the only goal of the series opener at St. Olaf in the final minute of the first period and dropped a 1-0 decision to the Oles.

The Cobbers best period came in the third, when they outshot St. Olaf 6-3 and had chances in the final 9-minutes of play.

The loss drops Concordia's record to 5-13-0 in all games and 2-9-0 in the MIAC. The Oles are now 11-5-2 overall and 7-3-1 in conference play.

St. Olaf scored the winning goal at the 19:05 mark of the first frame after the Cobbers were whistled for an interference call at 18:04.

The Cobbers would eventually start the second period with a 5-on-3 power play when St. Olaf took a hooking penalty at 19:26 of the first period and then a cross-checking infraction at 0:36 of the second period. Concordia had three shots on goal in the 50-seconds of the 2-player advantage but couldn't come up with the game-tying score.

Concordia went 0-for-2 on the power play in the game, while the Oles were 1-for-3.

The Cobbers were outshot 21-17 in the game. Freshman Morgan Sauvageau came away with a team-high three shots, while Kaylie Zimmerman and Josie Hell both had two shots on target.

Kiana Flaig made 20 saves in goal for Concordia.

UP NEXT: Concordia will try and gain the split in the series when they play at St. Olaf on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 2 p.m.