DULUTH, Minn. — A Brandon Longley hat trick and Blake Bashor's first career shutout help guide St. Norbert College in its 3-0 win over St. Scholastica on Friday night in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game at Mars Lakeview Arena.
It also moved the No. 1-ranked Green Knights a step closer to history.
With the win, St. Norbert improved to 8-0 overall, 3-0 in the NCHA, and extended its consecutive game unbeaten streak to 37 games — one shy of the Division III record set by Massachusetts-Dartmouth in the mid-1980s.
Ryan Petersen had assists on all three of Longley's marks. Defenseman Sam Tikka assisted on two.
Bashor made 31 saves for the shutout.
The Knights have won a school-record 16 straight contests heading into today's game with UW-Superior at Wessman Arena.
St. Norbert College 0 2 1 — 3
St. Scholastica 0 0 0 — 0
First period: No scoring.
Second period: 1, SNC, Brandon Longley, 4 (Ryan Petersen, Sam Tikka), 12:21; 2, SNC, Longley, 5 (Petersen, Tikka), 19:39.
Third period: 3, SNC, Longley, 6 (Petersen, Steven Sleep), 3:19.
Shots on goal: SNC, 14-18-5 — 37. SS, 10-9-12 — 31.
Power-play opportunities: SNC, 0-for-2. SS, 0-for-4.
Penalties: SNC, 4-8. SS, 2-4.
Goalie states: SNC, Blake Bashor 31 shots, 31 saves. SS, Steve Bounds 37 shots, 34 saves.
Attendance: 437.
