The University of Wisconsin Superior took game one of its bridge rivalry series against The College of St. Scholastica on the road Friday night as the Yellowjackets knocked off the Saints 4-1 in Duluth, Minnesota.

UW-Superior (5-6-0) rolled to a 3-0 lead at the first intermission and kept St. Scholastica (5-5-1) at arm's length the rest of the way. Junior forward Mikayla Goodin (Andover, Minn./Andover H.S.) scored her team-leading eighth of the season just 45 seconds into the match-up, getting assists from freshman Molly Shelton (Pine Island, Minn./Pine Island H.S.) and senior Hailey Adair (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park H.S.). Junior defender Emily Heid (Elk River, Minn./Elk River H.S.) added her second of the year with an unassisted tally at 5:35 of the first, and senior Leah Elledge (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park H.S.) extended the lead to three at 13:58 with her first of the year.

Senior Amanda Coey (Brandon, Man./Crocus Plains H.S.) added an assist on Elledge's score and then came back in the second period with her second of the year. Coey scored on the powerplay for the Yellowjackets at 8:32 of the period with an assist from junior defender Abby Constant-Bercier (The Pas, Man.). The Saints broke up the shutout in the third period when Kennedy Houge scored at 8:37 of the third, getting an assist from Alexia Klaas.

UW-Superior finished 1-for-2 on the powerplay, while St. Scholastica was 0-for-5 with the skater advantage. Senior Kim Kobar (The Pas, Man./Margaret Barbour Collegiate) made 20 saves to pick up the victory for the Yellowjackets. Lindsey Hartfield made four saves in a start for the Saints, before being relieved by Lexi Thomeczek for the final 45:43 who made 16 stops.

UP NEXT
The two teams will meet once again on Saturday afternoon, this time at Wessman Arena. The puck will drop at 2:00 p.m.