St. Thomas tops New Hampshire behind Horton, Sajevic in opener

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. (Interstat) — Whitney Horton scored twice, Cara Sajevic had one goal and two assists, and St. Thomas beat visiting New Hampshire 7-2 Friday in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game at St. Thomas Ice Arena. Horton opened the scoring at 3:30 of the first period, assisted by Chloe Boreen and Sajevic. Kenleigh Fischer also scored for the Tommies, while Boreen, Sajevic, Taylor Porthan and Nora Sauer added goals. Aurora Kahlert and Courtney Lilley scored for New Hampshire, with Nina Rossi assisting Kahlert. Dani Strom made 26 saves in the win. Sajevic finished with four shots, Horton six, Fischer one, Boreen three, Sauer four and Kahlert two. New Hampshire’s Nina Rossi also had three shots. JuliAnna Gazdik recorded an assist for St. Thomas. St. Thomas led throughout after taking the early lead. The Tommies improved to 1-0, while the Wildcats fell to 0-1 before 504 fans.