(ST NORBERT COMMUNICATIONS) NORTHFIELD, Minn. – St. Norbert College had to settle for a split of a two-game non-conference series at St. Olaf College with a 3-2 loss in the second game of the weekend at St. Olaf Ice Arena.
The Green Knights held a dominating 41-21 shots-on-goal advantage but a second period where they held just a 13-11 edge resulted in a two-goal advantage for the Oles.
St. Norbert held a 1-0 lead after Calvin Hanson (pictured) scored the first period’s lone marker just 4:25 into the game. The Green Knights outshot St. Olaf 14-4 in the first 20 minutes but did not score again.
The Oles turned the momentum midway through the second period when Joey Kennelly scored at 8:31 and Connor Jensen at 11:20 to put the host up 2-1. St. Norbert had a pair of power-play chances in the period but came up empty on three shots.
St. Norbert had a power play to open the third period but also came up empty-handed after getting one shot on goal. The Green Knights broke through with an equalizer from Logan Dombrowsky at 5:28, but the deadlock was short-lived after the Oles’ Connor McNaughton scored his fifth goal of the young season with a marker at 6:11. St. Norbert had 2:37 of extra-attacker time at the end of the game but couldn’t get back to even.
The Green Knights were 0-for-3 on the power play, while St. Olaf was 0-for-1.
Hunter Garvey made 18 saves for the Green Knights, while Ryan Nolan turned away 39 shots for the Oles.
