Issued: December 6, 2003

WOMEN'S HOCKEY TOPPED BY RIVER FALLS

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire women's hockey team allowed four first period goals en route to a 7-2 loss to UW-River Falls here tonight at Hobbs Ice Arena.

The Blugolds fall to 2-5-2 with the loss and 0-4-0 in Northern Collegiate Hockey Association action while the Falcons improve to 7-4-0 for the season and 4-2-0 in NCHA play.

Neither team was able to get on the board early but in the final 8:39 of the first period the Falcons tallied four goals and never looked back.

Midway through the second period the Blugolds got on the board when Tara Hayner (Fr.-Stillwater, MN) scored to make the deficit 4-1.

River Falls added a goal in the second and another early in the third before Amber Stevenson (Fr.-Eagan, MN) scored the Blugolds second and final goal of the night. The goal was Stevenson's first collegiate goal.

The Falcons added another goal in the third to take the game 7-2.

The Blugolds resume action next Friday when they will travel to Stevens Point to battle the Pointers for a 7:05 p.m. start.

River Falls 7, Eau Claire 2

Scoring

1P: RF-Nicole Magnuson (Lou Paulson), 8:39; RF-Lindsay O'Keefe (Leah Baron, Kelly Hurley), 7:36; RF-Lindsy Carlson (Magnuson, Paulson), 2:49gw; RF-Baron (O'Keefe), 2:09.

2P: EC-Tara Hayner (Martina Korinek), 12:38pp; RF-O'Keefe (Hurley, Jodi Hensch), 4:07.

3P: RF-Hurley (Paulson, O'Keefe), 16:02pp; EC-Amber Stevenson (unassisted), 12:59; RF-Paulson (Magnuson, Carlson), 12:06.

Shots: EC 6-9-10-25, RF 16-10-13-39
Saves: EC 12-9-11-32, RF 6-8-9-23
Power Plays: EC 1 for 4, RF 1 for 1
Penalties: EC 3 for 6, RF 7 for 14
Records: EC 2-5-2 (0-4-0), RF 7-4-0 (4-2-0)