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Benilde-St. Margaret's flies past Class 2A, Section 6 rival Holy Angels

By Ryan Williamson, SportsEngine, 01/27/22, 6:00PM CST

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The Red Knights used a combination of speed and physicality to roll past the Stars and win their 11th consecutive game.

Benilde-St. Margaret's goalie Mason McElroy turned aside all 21  shots he faced against Holy Angels Thursday night. The Red Knights defeated the Stars 5-0 in St. Louis Park. Photo by Jeff Lawler, SportsEngine

Benilde-St. Margaret's goalie Mason McElroy turned aside all 21 shots he faced against Holy Angels Thursday night. The Red Knights defeated the Stars 5-0 in St. Louis Park. Photo by Jeff Lawler, SportsEngine

When Benilde-St. Margaret’s lost three consecutive games earlier this season, the Red Knights and coach Ken Pauly did what any team would do — make adjustments.

So far, Pauly and his staff have pushed all the right buttons. Benilde-St. Margaret’s has not lost since its 5-3 defeat at Cretin-Derham Hall on Dec. 16. Since then, the Red Knights have rattled off 11 consecutive wins, including Thursday’s 5-0 win over Class 2A, Section 6 rival Holy Angels.

Looking at the Benilde-St. Margaret’s schedule, its three-game skid was not one to panic too much about. The Red Knights, ranked No. 4 in the latest Class 2A coaches’ poll, dropped games to No. 6-2A Wayzata (a 1-0 overtime loss), No. 7-2A Moorhead (4-3 overtime loss) and a loss to the No. 2-2A Raiders. 

Benilde-St. Margaret's forward Adam Marshall (9) scored two goals against Holy Angels Thursday night. The Red Knights defeated the Stars 5-0 for their 11th consecutive win. Photo by Jeff Lawler, SportsEngine

Benilde-St. Margaret's forward Adam Marshall (9) scored two goals against Holy Angels Thursday night. The Red Knights defeated the Stars 5-0 for their 11th consecutive win. Photo by Jeff Lawler, SportsEngine

First Report

Benilde-St. Margaret’s continued its winning ways on Thursday. The Red Knights extended their winning streak to 11 as they rolled past Holy Angels 5-0 at the St. Louis Park Rec Center.

The Red Knights (13-4, 3-0) got the game going in the first period when senior forward Adam Marshall tallied a goal to put his team ahead 1-0. Marshall scored twice in the win to give him a team-best 16 goals this season. 

Marshall’s line, which includes teammates sophomore Brendan McMorrow and senior Mitchell Dokman, supplied most of the scoring in the win. Dokman made it 2-0 later in the first for Benilde-St. Margaret’s, ranked No. 4 in the latest Class 2A coaches’ poll. 

McMorrow made it 3-0 in the second period on the penalty kill with just his second goal of the season. Marshall added his second to make it 4-0. Gino Gatti capped off the night with a goal in the game’s final minute.

The Stars (14-3-1) did not have any answer for the Red Knight offense. Holy Angels produced 23 shots and failed to beat Benilde-St. Margaret’s sophomore goaltender Mason McElroy. He picked up his third shutout of the season in the win.

Stars senior goalie Bryce Hess had his hands full in the loss. He stopped 39 of 44 shots for Holy Angels.


Holy Angels' Bryce Hess makes a save against Benilde-St. Margaret’s Thursday evening in St. Louis Park. Hess faced 46 shots in the Stars’ 5-0 loss to the Red Knights. Photo by Jeff Lawler, SportsEngine

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