Box Score final seconds of victory (video)
postgame interview (video)

The Lindenwood women's hockey team pulled off the biggest upset of its NCAA history on Saturday afternoon as the Lady Lions shocked No. 8 Robert Morris by a 4-2 score. The win was the first for the program over a NCAA Division I nationally-ranked team.

Lindenwood played a nearly perfect game for the first half of the contest and jumped out to a 3-0 lead. The Lady Lions mostly stayed out of the penalty box and the defense kept a lane open so that goalie Nicole Hensley had a clear view of most shots. Offensively, Lyndsay Kirkham and Kendra Broad scored in the first period, and Kirkham added a second goal less than seven minutes into the second period.

Robert Morris wouldn't go away quietly, scoring a power-play goal at the 13:33 mark of the second which gave Lindenwood a two-goal lead after two periods.

Neither team scored for the first half of the third period. The Lady Lions then got a big insurance goal when Broad scored again at the 11:24 mark.

The Colonials kept the pressure up after that and drew several Lindenwood penalties. The biggest was a major that gave Robert Morris a power play for the final five minutes of the game.  Robert Morris kept firing shots at Hensley in that span, but only one made it past her as Lindenwood held on for the win.

Robert Morris finished the game with a 57-18 edge in shots, but Hensley was terrific making 55 saves. Lindenwood was two-for-four on the power play, compared to two-for-nine for Robert Morris.

Offensively, Broad and Kirkham both finished with two goals and two assists, setting a career-high in points for both players. Jocelyn Slattery had three assists and Katie Nokelby had her first collegiate point with an assist.

Lindenwood heads on the road next week for a two-game series against Penn State.