The top-ranked UW-River Falls women's hockey team stayed unbeaten Tuesday night, beating No. 15 Saint Benedict 7-2 at Hunt Arena. Seven different Falcons scored in the win, which improved River Falls to 5-0 on the season.
River Falls struck on a power play just 49 seconds into the game, on a goal by Madison Kadrlik. Saint Benedict tied the game at 1-1 a few minutes later, but the Falcons answered with three straight goals before the first intermission, from Cahlilah Lindquist, Makenna Kadrlik and Ella Perreault, to lead 4-1.
Alexa Niccum pushed the lead to 5-1 in the second period before Saint Benedict scored again late in the period. Sophia Hess scored on a power play in the third, and Kylie Jones closed out the scoring for the 7-2 final.
River Falls outshot Saint Benedict 42-23 and scored on two of its four power plays while holding the Bennies scoreless on three chances. Goaltender Olivia Hansen made 21 saves in the win.
Sami Pool and Gracyn Knowles each had two assists for the Falcons, and Hess, Jones and Perreault each finished with a goal and an assist. River Falls also controlled faceoffs, winning 47 of 64 draws.
