Box Score

The UW-River Falls women's hockey team dropped their home opener to Bethel University 5-3 after starting down by three goals.

Bethel scored the lone first period goal when Kathryn Larson found the back of the net 5:52 into the game.
To start the second period Bethel would score two goals within the first 1:38 off of Cristina Masten and Lindsay Burman goals. Ashley Kuechle would replace Gillian McDonald after the third goal. Kuechle finished the game with sixteen saves allowing two goals.

UWRF bounced back with a goal by Kayla Sinna at 4:32 for her first collegiate goal assisted by Alice Cranston and Dani Sibley. Katie Batters scored a power play goal at 7:34 of the second period to pull the Falcons within one. Paige Johnson and Chloe Kinsel were credited with assists on the play.

Caroline Kivisto scored a pair of power play goals in the third period for Bethel to seal the game. The lone third period goal for the Falcons came from Brook Story.

UWRF out shot Bethel 30-23 but a strong performance by Bethel goalie Erika Allen who recorded 27 saved helped them split the weekend series and gave them their first win of the season.  This was also the first time in history that Bethel beat UWRF.

UWRF will play again next Saturday at the University of St. Thomas with the puck set to drop at 2 p.m.

Box Score