A quick start lifted the Sault College women’s hockey team to a national title on Tuesday.
Competing at the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division II National Championship in St. Louis, Sault College beat Assiniboine 6-2 to capture their third consecutive national title.
Sault College jumped out to a 4-1 lead through 20 minutes.
Emma Lee opened the scoring 3:30 into the game before Assiniboine’s Madison Haliuk tied the game at one just over four minutes later.
Materia Land put Sault College ahead with a natural hat trick to make it a 4-1 game.
Land gave Sault College a 2-1 lead 46 seconds after Assiniboine had tied the game, and then scored with 2:08 to go in the frame before adding her third goal of the period with a power play marker.
The power play goal came with 28 seconds to go in the period.
Sault College took a 5-1 lead early in the second period as Payton Stos scored 5:27 into the frame.
While on the power play midway through the period, Brooklyn Franklin scored for Assiniboine to cut the Sault College lead back to three goals at 10:21.
Emily Moore capped off the scoring with 2:49 to go for Sault College with an empty net goal.
Farrah Farstad made 27 saves for Sault College in the win while Payton Murray made 33 saves for Assiniboine.
Sault College earned a berth in the national title game after a semifinal win on Monday over Wisconsin.
Annika Babineau had two goals and an assist in the 5-0 win while Farstad stopped 21 shots for the shutout.
Assiniboine beat Navy 2-1 in the other semifinal game on Monday.