Junior forward Amanda Brunges scored the game-winning goal Saturday night in the Forester women's hockey team's 2-1 triumph at Concordia University Wisconsin.
Brunges' score broke a 1-1 tie at the 7:30 mark of the third period. Junior Kayla Griffith assisted on the fifth score of the season for Brunges and the visitors held on for the victory.
Concordia Wisconsin scored the first goal of the night while on the power play at 16:08 in the opening period.
Ten of the Foresters' 17 shots on goal on the night came in the second period and the visitors tied the score at the 7:48 mark on senior forward Isabel Regine's eight score of the year. She was assisted by junior forward Olivia Spellmire, who now leads the team with 28 points.
Concordia Wisconsin out-shot Lake Forest 22-17 on the night and 10-4 in the final period but Forester freshman goaltender Jacque Rogers extended her streak of allowing no more than one goal in a game to eight contests. She improved to 9-1-0 with a .938 save percentage and 1.09 goals against average on the season.
The victory raised the Foresters' overall record to 15-2-1 and Northern Collegiate Hockey Association mark to 9-1-1. The Falcons fell to 6-9-2 overall and 2-7-2 in the league.
Lake Forest, the seventh-ranked team in the nation, will look to complete the three-game season series sweep of Concordia Wisconsin at home Tuesday night. The game will begin at 7:00 p.m.
