Success Formula Gives Seniors Sweep

MOORHEAD, Minn. (2/13/16)—Concordia used its season-long success equation to beat St. Olaf 3-0 and earn the series sweep.

For the Cobbers it's been: Davis scores + Nelson assists + Schaack around the net + Klug saves = wins.    

On Saturday, sophomore Tori Davis scored all three Concordia goals as the Cobbers clinched an MIAC playoff spot for the sixth straight season. Davis was helped out by a pair of assists from Jess Nelson and another two helpers from Amber Schaack as the three combined for seven points on the afternoon.

Davis now leads the MIAC in goals scored with 16 while Nelson earned her league-leading 15th assist of the year.

While Davis, Nelson and Schaack led the offense it was junior goalie Andrea Klug who helped shut down the Ole offense. It wasn't quantity for Klug on offense as the CC defense made sure St. Olaf couldn't sustain any offensive pressure/ It was more about quality as Klug made key point-blank saves when the game hung in the balance.

Klug turned aside all 19 shots she faced to extend her own school record of eight shutouts in a single season.

The win pushes Concordia's overall record to 13-9-1 on the year. CC is now 11-5-0 in league play and locked in a tie for second place with Bethel.

The teams skated through a very clean first period with only a pair of penalties which weren't whistled until the final 2:30 of the period.

The game didn't turn in Concordia's favor until midway through the second session when Davis scored the first of her three goals on the day. She was able to get the puck from behind the net while the Cobebrs were on the power play. Davis then wrapped it around the goal and beat the Ole goaltender to the left post before she could stop the puck. Nelson and Schaack earned the first of their two assists on the goal at 11:45.

Concordia took a 1-0 lead into the third period and then Davis put up an insurance goal at 4:06 when the Cobbers were shorthanded. Davis took a perfect pass from Ellen Rethwisch and merely one-timed the puck into the net as she was skating down the slot.              

Davis finished off her hat trick when she roofed a rebound at 17:56 of the third period. Schaack took a pass from nelson and hammered a shot on net. The puck bounced back to Davis who was standing at the bottom of the right face-off circle and she slapped home the second chance.

Concordia outshot the Oles 27-19. Davis had a game-high six shots while Jessica Kongelf had four.

Concordia vs. St. Olaf Highlights

ALL SHE DOES IS SCORE GOALS
Tori Davis now has 16 goals on the season. That is tops in the MIAC. She also has an MIAC best five game-winning goals. She has also scored the first goal of the game on four occasions. Davis' 16 goals is the most by a Cobber player since Breann Julius had 21 in 2010-11.  

ALL SHE DOES IS GET ASSISTS
Jess Nelson goes by the theory "it is better to give than receive". Nelson has a league-best 15 assists. She has had two assists in three of the past five games and has four two-assist games this season. She is now one assist shy of All-American Maddy Gendreau's season total of last year.

ALL SHE DOES IS WIN GAMES
Andrea Klug earned her school-record 13th win of the season. That is one better than Shyla Wilson's old mark of 12 which was set in 2001-02. Her 13 wins is second in the MIAC this season. Klug now has 26 career wins.

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Concordia is currently tied for the top spot in the conference in fewest goals allowed in league games. The Cobbers have only allowed 28 goals in their 16 MIAC games. CC is tied with Bethel and Augsburg for the top spot. Not surprisingly, all three teams tied for fewest goals allowed are in the top 4 of the league standings.

WHAT'S NEXT
Concordia has one series left in the regular season. The Cobbers can finish anywhere from first to fourth place in the final conference standings depending on the final weekend of play. Concordia will take on Bethel in a battle of the teams tied for second place. The two-game series will be held at the Schwann Super Rink in Blaine on Friday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 21.