MOORHEAD, Minn. — It was just a matter of time – 59 minutes and 55 seconds, to be exact.
 
Kas Kingston (Black Diamond, Alberta) scored with five seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Saint Mary's University women's hockey team to a 1-1 tie in the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup Friday evening at the Moorhead Sports Center.
 
Saint Mary's came up empty in its three shootout attempts, while CC's Abbey Hardwick scored on one of the Cobbers' three tries to give Concordia the extra standings point.
 
The Cardinals enjoyed the upper hand in the first period, outshooting the Cobbers 9-5, but they were unable to get one past CC goalie Kiana Flaig, and the two teams went into the first intermission the same way they started the game — deadlocked at 0-0.
 
Saint Mary's continued to pepper the CC net in the middle period, firing 14 more shots in Flaig's direction — and once again the Cobber netminder was up to the challenge, stopping all 14 to keep it a scoreless affair after 40 minutes.
 
Flaig continued to frustrate the Cardinals in the third period, stopping the first 10 shots she faced — but the senior could not make save No. 11, as Kingston found the back of the net to pull Saint Mary's even with five ticks on the clock.
 
Saint Mary's finished with 43 shots on goal, while the Cobbers put 21 shots on SMU goalie Jordan Keeley (St. Peter, Minn.), who finished with 20 saves. 

The Cardinals (4-11-2 MIAC, 7-15-2 overall) will get another shot at the Cobbers on Saturday, as the two teams return to the Moorhead Sports Center for a 2 p.m. rematch.
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