St. Thomas edges Minnesota-Duluth behind Strom’s 16 saves

DULUTH, Minn. (Interstat) — Dani Strom stopped 16 of 17 shots, and St. Thomas erased an early deficit to beat Minnesota-Duluth 2-1 Friday in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game at Amsoil Arena. Sydney Bryant tied the game in the second period, assisted by Whitney Horton and JuliAnna Gazdik. Chloe Boreen scored the game-winner with 52 seconds remaining in regulation, with Jenessa Gazdik and JuliAnna Gazdik assisting. Edit Danielsson opened the scoring for Minnesota-Duluth in the first period, assisted by Madi Burr and Brooke Gnetz. The Tommies improved to 3-2 overall, while the Bulldogs dropped to 3-2 overall. Attendance was 918. Strom earned top-star honors. JuliAnna Gazdik added two assists and four shots on goal, while Jenessa Gazdik had one assist and six shots. Bryant finished with one goal and three shots, and Boreen had one goal and two shots. Horton recorded an assist, two shots and a two-minute crosschecking penalty.