Mankato, Minn. --- Minnesota State got a pair of goals from
Tristen Truax in posting a 3-0 win over Team Korea in a women's hockey exhibition game Tuesday in Mankato.
The Mavericks, who owned a 14-3 shots on goal advantage in the first period, took a 1-0 lead at 2:02 when Truax, a freshman forward from Shakopee, Minn., pounced on her own rebound before putting the puck past
So Jung Shin.
Minnesota State outshot Korea 12-5 in the second period and after a shot leaked through Shin's pads to freshman forward
Mariah Gardner at 6:29, the Mavericks owned a 2-0 lead.
Truax got her second of the game at 2:50 of the third when she snapped a shot top shelf past Shin after taking a nice feed from junior wing
Rebekah Kolstad to make it 3-0 in favor of the host Mavericks to close out the scoring in the contest.
The Mavericks owned a 39-13 advantage in shots on goal in the game as Minnesota State goaltenders
Katie Bidulka and
Chloe Crosby combined for 13 saves in the shutout.
Minnesota State resumes regular-season action this weekend with a Western Collegiate Hockey Association road series at St. Cloud State.
Listen to head coach
John Harrington's postgame comments below.
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