The Lindenwood Women's Hockey team (4-7-0, 1-5-0 AHA) fell in the series opener at Minnesota on Thursday night by a final score of 11-0. Paige Cline led the Lions with four shots on goal, as Lindenwood recorded 10 shots on goal in the contest.
Minnesota opened the scoring at the 6:39 mark of the first period to take a 1-0 lead. The Golden Gophers added two more goals late in the period, scoring at the 18:06 and 18:39 marks to take a 3-0 lead into the first intermission. Raquel McCormack recorded Lindenwood's lone shot on goal in the opening frame, while Ebba Ridderstolpe made 20 saves.
The Golden Gophers added three goals in the second period, including two in the final 2:09 of the period, to extend their lead to 6-0 heading into the third. Minnesota then scored five goals in the final period to take the series opener.
Lindenwood will look to bounce back in the series finale tomorrow afternoon against Minnesota, with puck drop set for 3 p.m. CT in Minneapolis. The game will be streamed on BIG+.
