Concordia University Wisconsin

DE PERE, Wis. - The Concordia University Wisconsin women's ice hockey team (2-2-2, 1-2-1 NCHA) fell to the St. Norbert Green Knights (2-4-0, 1-1-0 NCHA) 5-1 Saturday night on the road.

Two minutes into the game, the Green Knights got on the board first, adding an early goal to take a 1-0 lead.

St. Norbert netted its second goal of the game late in the first period to double its lead heading into the locker room.

The Falcons recorded six shots on goal and 12 shots total in the first frame.

In the second period, the Green Knights found the back of the net at the 8:11 mark to grab a 3-0 advantage.

Sophomore Riley Veldman (Arvada, Colo.) then netted her first goal of the season to put CUW on the board at the 17:20 mark. The goal was assisted by sophomore Julie Barlow (Bassano, Alberta) and sophomore Faith Fedyniak (St. Albert, Alberta) for their first assists of the year.

Concordia Wisconsin outshot St. Norbert 21-11 in the second frame, putting 13 shots on goal.

In the third period, the Green Knights added two more goals to secure the 5-1 victory in the home-and-home series.

Despite the loss, CUW outshot St. Norbert 58-45 on the night. Senior Carolyn Bourgeault (Buffalo, N.Y.) and junior Gretchen Paaverud (Ramsey, Minn.) split time in the net and recorded a combined 20 saves.

CUW will travel to Lake Forest, Illinois to face Lake Forest on Friday, November 20 at 7 p.m. CST.