Pioneers use final 20 minutes to defeat Red Knights
Hill-Murray scored all five goals in final 20 minutes to down BSM.
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. -- Seventh-ranked Hill-Murray scored all five of its goals in the game's final 20 minutes and handed fourth-ranked Benilde-St. Margaret's its second loss in as many nights.
The Pioneers controlled much of the play throughout the night but Carson Limesand turned aside their first 21 shots on goal to keep his Red Knights in the game.
The visitors finally broke through with three minutes, five seconds left in the second period and then scored again two minutes later.
After holding a 25-9 advantage in shots on goal through the first 34 minutes, Hill-Murray kept up the pressure in the third period, scoring three more goals while holding a 13-5 advantage in shots on goal.
A positive for the hosts was in killing both Pioneer power-play opportunities, making the Red Knights six-for-six on the week and raising their penalty-kill efficiency to 91.3 percent on the season.
Limesand turned in a 33-save effort as Hill-Murray finished with a 38-14 advantage in shots on goal.
The schedule doesn't get any easier for BSM as they face 10th-ranked St. Thomas, Tuesday, in a 7 p.m. game at St. Thomas Arena.
