BELOIT, Wis. - Beloit College led three times at Woodman's Center this evening. MSOE came back each time and won 4-3 on Hannah Baumann's power-play goal with 33 seconds remaining. A crowd of 107 watched Beloit (1-1-0) lose a game that went down to the final minute, while MSOE improved to 3-0-0.
Britni Detsch (Somerset, Wis.) gave Beloit a 1-0 lead at 9:07 at even strength. The assist went to Avery Sinclair (Fort Frances, Ontario). It was Detsch's first goal of the season and the only one of the opening 20 minutes for Beloit, which took just two shots in the period.
Addison Gruhlke (Eau Claire, Wis.) put Beloit back in front at 0:44, 2-1, with an assist from Natalie Gurr (Okotoks, Alberta, Canada). MSOE had tied the game on a power play late in the first. The Buccaneers then took control of the early part of the period and put several shots on goal in a stretch around the four-minute mark.
Kennedy Gruhlke (Eau Claire, Wis.) scored at 10:40 to make it 3-2, assisted by Natasha Ludwig (Royalton). The goal came at the instant a Beloit power play expired, and it was Beloit's third lead of the night. MSOE tied it at 3-3 at 17:40 with the goalie pulled, then won it on the power play after Beloit took a boarding penalty at 19:16.
Alex Venning (Courtice, Ontario, Canada) made 42 saves on 46 shots across 59:55 and kept Beloit in the game against heavy pressure. She stopped 17 of 18 shots in the first period, 17 of 18 in the second and 8 of 10 in the third. K. Gruhlke scored the go-ahead goal in the third and finished plus-2. She also took a team-high four penalty minutes. A. Gruhlke scored the second-period goal and led Beloit with three shots on goal. She finished plus-2.
MSOE outshot Beloit 46-18. The Buccaneers blocked 19 MSOE shots, led by Gurr and Lily Huffman (Saginaw, MI) with three each. Beloit took eight penalties for 16 minutes against three for six for MSOE. The Buccaneers killed six of MSOE's eight power plays, but the two that got through were the two that tied and won the game. Beloit went 0-for-3 on its own power plays.
Beloit will look for revenge against the Raiders tomorrow when the two teams clash in Milwaukee. Puck drop is set for 4 pm from the Kern Center.
