University of Minnesota Athletics
THOMAS' THREE GOALS LEAD GOPHERS TO SEASON-OPENING WIN
10/14/2000 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Despite being outshot 10-9 in the opening period, the Gophers got on the board first when Thomas knocked in a rebound from Laura Slominski seven minutes, 22 seconds into the game.
Thomas gave her team a 2-0 lead just 1:20 into the second period but the Huskies' Ricki-Lee Doyle scored a power-play goal just 40 seconds later to cut the lead in half.
The scored remained that way until late in the game when Thomas completed her hat trick with 2:56 to play. Tracy Engstrom scored at 18:53 of the period to close out the scoring.
After being outshot in the opening 20 minutes, Minnesota had a 30-14 advantage in shots on goal over the next two periods, outshooting its hosts 39-24. Erica Killewald made 23 saves to earn the victory.
The two teams close out their home-and-home series on Sunday at 3:05 p.m. at Mariucci Arena.
