Young Scores Late Game-Winner to Top Minnesota Duluth

11/21/2009 8:47:26 PM

Box Score Duluth, Minn. --- The Minnesota State women's hockey team traveled to face the #5 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs in Duluth, Minn. at DECC. The Bulldogs got on the board first, but the Mavericks finished ahead after a last second goal.

The Bulldogs opened up the scoring in the first period at the 16:04 mark, when Bulldog Vanessa Thibault tallied an unassisted goal beating sophomore goaltender Alli Altmann.

The Mavericks entered the second period down 1-0, but Bulldogs increased their lead to 2-0 just 4:20 into the second period when Jessica Wong of UMD scored on an assist from Audrey Cournoyer. The Mavericks continued to battle midway through the second when senior forward Ida Clark scored her third career goal at the 12:48 mark. Clark was assisted by senior blueliner Holly Snyder who tallied her sixth assist of the season. At 15:34 mark the Mavericks tied up the game on senior captain and forward Kala Buganski first goal of the season. Buganski was assisted by freshman forward Lauren Smith and senior forward Ashley Young. Smith earned her sixth assist of the year while Young tallied her eighth assist of the season.

After 19:26 of scoreless hockey, the Maverick scored the game-winning goal from Young. Buganski and Smith assisted Young on the game-winner.

Altmann finished with 34 saves, allowing only two goals giving her a .944 save percentage.

MSU finished 0-3 on power plays, while the Bulldogs end 0-4 with an extra skater. UMD won in the face-off circle, 33-30.

The Mavericks and Bulldogs will finish the weekend series tomorrow afternoon November 22, at 3:07 p.m. at DECC.

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