DE PERE, Wis. — #14 UW-Eau Claire defeated #RV St. Norbert 1-0 Friday night in a defensive battle at Resch Olympic Pavilion. The Blugolds held St. Norbert scoreless over 60 minutes, with
Addison Moudry credited with 17 saves. UWEC outshot St. Norbert 25-17, including a 15-8 margin in the third period, and scored the game's only goal in the second period.
UW-Eau Claire created early looks from
Adrienne Hansen,
Nora Carstensen and
Hannah Christenson, while
Addison Moudry handled St. Norbert chances from Mia Kozak and Sydney Zurawik to keep the first period scoreless. The Blugolds went on the power play at 12:06 after Emily Bill was called for boarding, generating attempts from
Kylie Wiltse and
Jana Lesch before St. Norbert killed off the penalty. UWEC continued to put pucks toward the net late through
Ava Johansson,
Madisyn Krumholz, Wiltse,
Josie Grossman and
Reese Ruska, but Tanith Plachetka and the St. Norbert shot blockers kept the game scoreless through the end of the period.
Moudry handled the Green Knights early pressure, making four saves in the opening two minutes while the Blugolds worked into the period with chances from
Harper Poehling, Carstensen, Christenson and
Aruba Skiston. St. Norbert generated a run of attempts through the middle of the period, but UWEC blocked several of them before the game remained scoreless into the final six minutes. Lesch broke through at 14:37, scoring at even strength off assists from
Tori Schmidt and Poehling to put the Blugolds ahead 1-0. The Green Knights pressed late and went on the power play after a Wiltse cross-checking penalty at 19:05, but UW-Eau Claire won two faceoffs in the final minute and Krumholz blocked the last shot as the Blugolds carried the 1-0 lead to intermission.
UWEC got through St. Norbert's carryover power play when
Kylie Wiltse's penalty expired at 18:55, and Moudry made an early save before the Blugolds generated chances from
Maddie Hulter, Krumholz, Poehling and Hansen. St. Norbert created pressure through the middle of the third period, but Ruska and Wiltse blocked shots and Moudry handled the attempts that reached goal. UW-Eau Claire pushed back with repeated looks, including three quick shots from Hansen and a late stretch in which Lesch, Grossman, Johansson and Krumholz put shots on Tanith Plachetka before St. Norbert called timeout at 2:34 and went to an empty net at 2:00. St. Norbert sent several attempts toward goal in the final two minutes, but Hulter and Wiltse added blocks and Moudry made two saves at :30 as the Blugolds finished off a 1-0 win.
Lesch scored the game-winning goal, finished with four shots and posted a +1 rating. Moudry stopped 17 shots and did not allow a goal. Wiltse blocked five shots and added one shot on goal. Hansen recorded a team-high five shots and finished at +1.
UW-Eau Claire advances to 2-1-0 overall while St. Norbert falls to 1-2-0 overall.
Up next, the Blugolds travel to St. Paul, Minn., to face Hamline University on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. at Tria Rink.
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