For Immediate Release
October 14, 2000
Contact: Craig Roberts (763/559-3950)
THOMAS’ THREE GOALS LEAD GOPHERS TO SEASON-OPENING WIN
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Ambria Thomas scored a goal in each period and linemate
La Toya Clarke assisted on all three as Minnesota opened the 2000-01 season
with a 4-1 victory over St. Cloud State.
Despite being outshot 10-9 in the opening period, the Gophers got on the
board first when Thomas knocked in a rebound from Laura Slominski seven
minutes, 22 seconds into the game.
Thomas gave her team a 2-0 lead just 1:20 into the second period but the
Huskies’ Ricki-Lee Doyle scored a power-play goal just 40 seconds later to
cut the lead in half.
The scored remained that way until late in the game when Thomas completed
her hat trick with 2:56 to play. Tracy Engstrom scored at 18:53 of the
period to close out the scoring.
After being outshot in the opening 20 minutes, Minnesota had a 30-14
advantage in shots on goal over the next two periods, outshooting its hosts
39-24. Erica Killewald made 23 saves to earn the victory.
The two teams close out their home-and-home series on Sunday at 3:05 p.m.
at Mariucci Arena.
Goals by Period 1 2 3 Tot
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Minnesota........... 1 1 2 - 4
St. Cloud State..... 0 1 0 - 1
1st period - 1, UM, Ambria Thomas 1 (Laura Slominski, La Toya Clarke)
7:22 (pp). Penalties - Rachel Denner, SCSU (interference) 1:29; Tracy
Palinsky, UM (roughing) 3:57; Katy Battis, SCSU (checking) 7:14; TEAM, UM
(too many players on ice) 9:45; Emily Buchholz, UM (slashing) 13:20; Nadine
Muzerall, UM (hooking) 16:06.
2nd period - 2, UM, Ambria Thomas 2 (Laura Slominski, La Toya Clarke)
1:20. 3, SCSU, Ricki-Lee Doyle 1 (Kobi Kawamoto, Ricki-Lee Doyle) 2:00 (pp).
Penalties - Stefanie Snow, UM (checking) 1:44; Courtney Kennedy, UM
(roughing) 8:51; Rachel Denner, SCSU (hooking) 9:19; Fiona McLeod, SCSU
(high-sticking) 9:41; Emily Buchholz, UM (high-sticking) 17:12.
3rd period - 4, UM, Ambria Thomas 3 (La Toya Clarke) 17:04. 5, UM, Tracy
Engstrom 1 (Nadine Muzerall, Ronda Curtin) 18:53. Penalties - Emily
Buchholz, UM (hooking) 8:14; Amanda Mathison, SCSU (hooking) 11:31.
Shots on goal - UM 9-14-16 39; SCSU 10-8-6 24. Power plays - UM 1 of 5;
SCSU 1 of 8. Goalies - UM, Erica Killewald 1-0-0, (24 shots-23 saves); SCSU,
Laura Gieselman 0-1-0 (39-35). Referee - Jerry Krieger. Assistant referees -
Mary Owen, Evonne Young. A - 187.
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Craig Roberts, Asst. Media Relations Dir.
Univ. of Minnesota Women's Athletics
Phone: 612/624-0522 Fax: 612/624-8018
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