BLAINE, MINN.—The Bethel University women's hockey team dug themselves out of a 2-1 deficit through two periods with three unanswered goals in the third to lock a 4-2 victory over Aurora at the National Sports Center on Friday night.
The Royals move to 1-1-1, while Aurora falls to 0-3-0.
Bethel 4, Aurora 2
Bethel found themselves down 2-1 through two periods despite their 22-6 shots on goal advantage, and Aurora's 0-for-6 mark on the power play at that point. Sophie Martin gave the Royals' a 1-0 lead at the 1:23 mark of the first period before Abbey Mazzella scored both of Aurora's goals at 19:21 of the first, and 6:34 of the second that gave them a 2-1 lead.
The third period saw Bethel notch 14 shots on goal. It led to three unanswered goals courtesy of Rylen Kissell at 11:39, and Malia Drury (McKinnon) at 12:35 and 17:42 of the third period, which secured a 4-2 victory.
Bethel outshot Aurora 36-10, and held them to 0-for-7 on the power play. Drury finished with two goals and one assist for the Royals, while Kissell had one goal and one assist.Â
Lexi Holman had eight saves in net for Bethel, while Macy Blooming stopped 32 shots for the Spartans.
Bethel will host Beloit College on Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.
