(ST. NORBERT COMMUNICATIONS) EAU CLAIRE – St. Norbert College wrapped up a perfect month of November with a 2-1 win over UW-Eau Claire in a tightly contested non-conference game at Hobbs Ice Arena.
The Green Knights (11-0), ranked No. 2 in the USCHO.com Division III Poll, finished 11-0 in November and in the process fashioned their best start to a season in program history.
The season-opening winning streak wasn’t the only milestone set in the win, with senior forward Liam Fraser scoring both goals. It marked the seventh consecutive game Fraser has posted the game-winning game for the Green Knights, believed to be an NCAA Division III record for consecutive game-winning goals. The seven game-winning goals already ties the St. Norbert single-season record, matching Johan Ryd in 2010-11 and Adam Stacho in 2023-24. It was also his 16th career game-winning goal, setting a new St. Norbert career record after snapping a tie at 15 with Peter Bates (2018-22).
Eau Claire struck first when it scored off a Jordan Randall marker at 13:01 of the first period. It didn’t take long for the Green Knights to get the equalizer, with Fraser scoring off a breakaway feed from Dayton Deics at 14:33.
The game stayed deadlocked until the Green Knights struck late in the second period, with Fraser scoring on a redirect off a pass from below the goal line at 18:56, with Brock Baker and Braden Lindstrom assisting. The goal was the 70th of Fraser’s career, making him just the third Green Knight to ever reach that plateau. The marker was his 145th career point, tying him for fourth on the St. Norbert career scoring list with Maris Ziedins (2000-03).
The third period turned into a taut defensive battle, with limited chances for both teams. Eau Claire would pull goaltender Max Gutjahr with 1:20 remaining. The Blugolds didn’t get a shot until a Grade A scoring chance by Dayne Hoyord with less than five seconds left was turned away by St. Norbert netminder Grant Adams to preserve the win.
Eau Claire outshot St. Norbert 23-22, with the margin provided by a 9-3 edge in the third period. Adams made 22 saves for the Green Knights, while Gutjahr made 20 stops for the Blugolds.
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