Box Score ST. BONIFACIUS, Minn. - North Central University battled the weather and the Storm on Thursday evening as they defeated the Crown College Storm in a non-conference battle by a score of 2-1.
Game Vitals
- The two waited through almost a three-hour weather delay before officially kicking off.
- The Rams battled the sloppy conditions, but were able to score two goals throughout the contest
- The non-conference win moves the Ram to 3-4
Game Recap
- Both teams were slow to get going coming out of the weather delay. After a couple minutes, as the rain continued to pour, the shots began to as well for the Rams. North Central was unable to get anything into the net until the 20th minute when freshman, Payton Swoboda, sent a missile through the rain and into the back of the net to take a 1-0 lead. Both teams traded shot attempts in the last 25 minutes of the first period, but the Rams headed to the break clinging to their 1 goal lead. In the second period, much like the weather, the Storm would not go away as they were able to tie the game up at 1-1 in the 56th minute of the contest. The Rams were able to take the lead back a few minutes later thanks to sophomore, Anna Hartwig, in the 62nd minute. The goal proved to be the decider as the Rams kept up their strong defensive effort to close out the half to come away with the 2-1 victory over Crown.
Key Performers
Next up
- The Rams will enjoy a weekend off as they prepare to jump back into UMAC competition next week as they will head to Ashland, Wisconsin, to take on Northland College on Wednesday, September 26th, at 2:00 p.m.
MEDIA: If you need further information, please feel free to contact Justin Brown at 612-343-3539 or email Jdbrown@northcentral.edu.
