University of Minnesota Athletics
KILLEWALD STOPS 33 IN SHUTOUT WIN OVER CORNELL
2/6/1999 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The Gophers got on the board when with 2:10 left in the opening period when Shannon Kennedy converted a Jenny Schmidgall rebound for her sixth goal of the season.
Minnesota dominated the second period, outshooting the Big Red 24-7, but managed just two goals as Emily Buchholz scored at 5:56 and Winny Brodt finished a 2-on-1 break for her seventh goal with 4.5 seconds left in the period.
Killewald then shut down Cornell in the third period as the Big Red outshot their hosts 18-7 but gave up a pair of goals on back-to-back power plays. Schmidgall scored with 7:37 to play on a 5-on-3 power play and Brittny Ralph rounded out the scoring 43 seconds later with a 5-on-4 goal.
For the game, Minnesota outshot Cornell 42-33. The Big Red's Melissa Junkala stopped 37 shots.
The Gophers finish up their three-game weekend by hosting Minnesota State, Mankato at 3:05 p.m. Sunday at Mariucci Arena. The game can be heard live on KKMS-980 AM.
