Late-Game Flurry Of Goals Leads To Loss

MOORHEAD, Minn. (11/20/21)---Concordia and St. Olaf scored two goals in the first 51 minutes of their series finale on Saturday, but then combined for four goals in the final 9:39 as the Cobbers dropped a 4-2 decision.

The Oles broke a 1-1 deadlock with three consecutive goals in a span of 7:46 midway though the final period to gain a split in the 2-game series.

The Cobbers added a second goal in the final 30 seconds of play as they lost for the first time at home in the 2021-22 season.

Concordia is now 3-3 in the first six games of the year. CC is 1-3-0 in conference play. St. Olaf ends its 3-game losing slide and is now 4-3-0 in all games and a similar 1-3-0 in the MIAC.

The only goal of the first 46 minutes of play came in the seventh minute of the opening period when St. Olaf gained possession of the puck on a turnover in the Cobber zone and turned it into an unassisted goal at 6:36 mark.

The game would remain at 1-0 through two periods of play. Concordia finally broke the scoreless mark on the scoreboard when senior Brenna Mjoness notched her team-leading fifth goal of the season at 6:17 of the third frame. Mjoness settled the puck on the left sideboards and then flicked a snap shot that went over the right shoulder of the Ole goalie and into the top corner of the net. Josie Hell, who kept the puck in at the blueline, and Maiah McCowan were awarded assists on the game-tying goal.

The goal was also Mjoness' third of the series and fifth in the last four games.

St. Olaf then scored three straight special team's goals. They opened the trio with a power play tally at 11:21, scored a shorthanded goal at 13:35, and added a shorthanded, empty-net finish at 18:47 after the Concordia pulled goalie Kiana Flaig with 3:34 left in the period.

Senior defenseman Hannah Christian finished the 4-goal spree when she scored her first goal of the season with 11-seconds remaining in the game. The power play goal was assisted by Allison O'Kane.

Concordia outshot St. Olaf 31-23 for the game. O'Kane and Jordie Egerdahl both had four shots to lead CC.

Flaig made 19 saves in 56:46 of action.

UP NEXT:  Concordia will play at Northland on Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 5 p.m. in their final game before the Thanksgiving break. The Lumberjills are 0-7-0 on the season.