ST. PETER, Minn.:Â Ninth-ranked Gustavus Adolphus scored three times in the second period and goaltenders Paige Press and Amelia Helms-Leslie combined to shut out the UW-Superior women's hockey team, 4-0, Tuesday at Don Roberts Ice Rink.
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Press started and made 11 saves, while Helms-Leslie played the third period, turning away seven Yellowjacket shots. Four Gusties tallied multiple points, led by Lilia Scheid with a goal and two assist. Allie Stanger posted a goal and assist, and Kayla Vrieze and Stephanie Anderson contributed two assists apiece.
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Reining WIAC Athlete of the Week,
Catherine Johnson (Lakeville, Minn./St. Paul Academy) stopped 31 shots for the 'Jackets, who fell to 7-11-1 with the loss.
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Gustavus (9-4-2) opened the scoring at 6:28 of the second period as Hannah Kobienia's shot from the point found its way through a maze of players in the front of the next and by Johnson. Scheid assisted on the first goal of the season for Kobienia.
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Stanger doubled the Gusties' lead, scoring just nine seconds into a power play, again on a point shot. Strangler's seventh of the season was assisted by Vrieze and Scheid at 12:07.
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Amelia Vosen scored just 2:09 later, popping a rebound home for a 3-0 lead. Anderson took the initial shot, which Johnson stopped, but Vosen was there to clean it up at 14:16. Vrieze also assisted on the fifth goal of the year for Vosen.
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Scheid scored the Gusties' second power-play goal of the night, from Anderson and Stranger, at 18:46 of the third period for the final margin.
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Megan Dulong (Grand Rapids, Minn./Grand Rapids) and
Molly Shelton (Pine Island, Minn./Pine Island) fired three shots each to lead the Superior offense.
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Gustavus finished 2-for-3 on the power play and UWS was 0-for-2.Â
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The Yellowjackets next play a home-and-home series with UW-Eau Claire, hosting the Blugolds Friday at 7 at Wessman Arena before traveling to Hobbs Ice Arena for a 2 p.m., Saturday start.
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