Clarkson's 6-4 victory highlighted a record setting 10 goal Route 11 Rivalry game in front of a packed crowd at Cheel Arena.
Sena Catterall and
Jaden Bogden led the offense with two goals, a career high mark for Bogden.
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Brooke McQuigge got the goal scoring started, 6:20 into the first period. A clean offensive zone entry by
Dominique Petrie set up a quick drop pass by
Anne Cherkowski to
Keira Hurry in the high slot. Hurry's shot deflected off SLU goaltender Anna-Sofie Nordstrom into the air, where McQuigge batted it in.
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The Golden Knights picked up the offensive pace in the second period, receiving a power play at 2:01 on a cross check to Anna Segedi. Again, a series of great passes led to a
Nicole Gosling goal, extending the lead to 2-0 at 3:00. Winn prevented the Saints from clearing the zone, intercepting the puck along the blue line, then
Alexie Guay faked a shot and zipped a pass across the crease to Gosling who had a gaping net to score on.
Sena Catterall got her first goal of the night at 9:25, putting Clarkson ahead by three. Gosling intercepted a stretch pass from the Saints defensive zone, finding Catterall up the middle who beat Nordstrom low on the blocker side.Â
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St. Lawrence battled back with a pair of goals 32 seconds apart.
Sara Swiderski received a roughing penalty, allowing the Saints power play to capitalize on a goal scored by Sarah Marchand. Gabi Jones then cut the lead to one at 11:09.
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Clarkson responded with two quick goals of their own late in the period, scoring 61 seconds apart to regain their three goal lead.
Jaden Bogden sprung a two-on-one breakaway with
Baylee Kirwan. Bogden's speed up the ice and Kirwan's shot left the puck sitting on the goal line behind Nordstrom, where Bodgen alertly skated around the net and poked it in at 17:15. Catterall took advantage of Nordstrom falling backward into her net, scoring Clarkson's fifth goal of the game at 18:16.
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"It was an exciting back and forth period there, but I'm glad we were able to end it on a high note," said Bogden following the period. "It's definitely special with this crowd, and it makes it even more special that we're winning so we're excited to head to the third period with the upper hand."
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Bogden opened the third period quickly, scoring her second goal of the game on an incredible effort where she showed her speed again, out-racing a pair of Saints defenders to a loose puck and finding a way to get a contested shot on net. Guay was credited with another assist on the goal 1:58 into the final frame.
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St. Lawrence added two more goals in an attempt to rally a comeback. Aly McLeod scored at 4:48, giving the Saints life down 6-3. St. Lawrence pulled Nordstrom extremely early, with over nine minutes to play in regulation. The aggressive move paid off, as the Saints went to the power play shortly after. Abby Hustler cut the lead to 6-4 on the advantage with 8:44 remaining. The Saints momentum was soiled by two late penalties, allowing Clarkson to use their power play to run four minutes off the clock. The Saints kept their net empty, but could not change the score as the game finished 6-4 in Clarkson's favor.
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"Yesterday, we knew that wasn't our best offensive game. We wanted to make sure that we came back way harder from that and send a message," said Catterall after the game. 10 combined goals marks the highest scoring affair in the 20 year history between the Route 11 rivals. Coach
Tony Maci added, "We need our depth to step up and produce. After the 1-0 game yesterday, that was something we wanted to see and those players stepped up today to give us four goals."
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The Knights' power play scored once on three chances. Their penalty kill was one-for-three.
Michelle Pasiechnyk picked up her 17th win of the campaign, as the team advanced to 24-2-2 this season. Clarkson remains second place in the conference standings, trailing Colgate by 4.5 points.
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"I think that having some resiliency with seeing them score, and then us being able to bounce right back, is something we will definitely take out of [this weekend]," said Maci. "Looking forward, it's about getting back to the things we've talked about since last year. Getting pucks in deep behind these teams and allowing our forecheck to go to work, that's how we will be successful."
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Next weekend, the Golden Knights host Colgate and Cornell in a pivotal series of games that could write the future for the seeding of the upcoming ECAC Tournament. Colgate comes to Cheel Arena on Friday, Feb. 2. The puck drops at 6:00 PM EST, and the game will be streaming on ESPN+ and Stretch Internet.
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