RIVER FALLS, Wis. — The No. 2-ranked UW-River Falls women's hockey team returned to Hunt Arena after over a month-long break with a 12-1 win over St. Catherine University Thursday evening.
UWRF's 12 goals was a season-high, led by a career-high four goals from
Madison Kadrlik, tying a UWRF single-game record. It marked UWRF's first four-goal game by an individual since Abigail Stow versus Northland College in 2021. In addition,
Bailey Olson tied program records for points and assists with a goal and five assists.
Athletic Director Crystal Lanning presents head coach Joe Cranston with a signed stick honoring his 500th career win
The Wildcats held the Falcons scoreless through the first 16 minutes of regulation before UWRF closed out the first period with a trio of goals in the final three minutes.
Ellie Brice got the scoring started with a power play goal, then
Madison Kadrlik and
Megan Goodreau followed shortly after with goals in the next two minutes to give the Falcons a 3-0 lead heading into the first intermission.
Despite the Falcons' scoring barrage to close out the first period, the Wildcats responded with a goal just 38 seconds in the second period, trimming the UWRF lead to 3-1. It didn't phase the Falcons though as the contagious scoring continued with
Madison Kadrlik completing her hat trick with a pair of goals in the next 20 seconds, and the Falcons scored three more times to another to lead 8-1 after two periods.
The Falcons scored four more in the third period, including Kadrlik's fourth of the game.
UWRF finished with two power play goals and 55 shots on net, limiting the Wildcats to 13 shots on target.
Jordan O'Kane started in net and tallied seven saves in two periods to earn the win. She was relieved by
Anna Rader, who made five saves in the third period.
Outside of Kadrlik and Olson's stellar performances, nine different Falcons found the back of the net and nine had multi-point games.
Alexa Niccum added four assists while
Kylie Jones,
Madison Lavergne,
MaKenna Aure, and Calilah Lindquist each had two helpers each.
UWRF (10-2-2, 2-0-1 WIAC) heads back into conference play on Saturday at UW-Stevens Point.
