WINONA, Minn. — It took the Saint Mary's University and Saint Benedict women's hockey team's more than 44 minutes to score the game's first goal Wednesday evening — but once they broke the ice, there were goals aplenty.
 
Over the game's final 16:35 of regulation, the two teams combined for four goals — including two in the game's final 1:11.
 
The end result, the Cardinals' second Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tie in three contests — this one a 2-2 deadlock against the Bennies at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena.
 
Sarah O'Brien (Littleton, Colo.) kicked off the third-period scoring barrage, netting her first collegiate goals — off an assist from Sydney Green (East Bethel, Minn.) — to grab a 1-0 lead.
 
Seven minutes later, the Bennies struck back on a goal by Brynn Sexauer — the first of her two goals on the night.
 
Katie Devine (Glencoe, Ill.) appeared to be the hero for the Cardinals, netting the go-ahead goal with 1:11 to play in the final stanza.
 
Unfortunately for coach Sarah Murray, things aren't always as they appear, as Sexauer struck again — scoring just 30 seconds after Devine's tally to knot the game and send it to overtime.
 
Ary Ziakas (Palatine, Ill.) finished with 20 saves in goal for the Cardinals, while CSB goalie Maggie Gilchrist kicked out 31 of the 33 Saint Mary's shots she faced.
 
The Cardinals (0-1-2 MIAC, 0-2-2 overall) are back in action on Tuesday, entertaining St. Thomas in a 7 p.m. MIAC contest at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena.