Special teams were a key factor for women's ACHA ice hockey in a 4-1 win over Miami (Ohio) Saturday night at the Goggin Ice Center in Oxford, Ohio.  The Lions scored twice in five chances on the power play, but yielded nothing to the Redhawks in six shorthanded situations, including a five-on-three in the latter half of the second period.

The first Lindenwood power play goal and the first of two scores in the game for Ardyn Hawryshko came at 15:59 of the opening frame on a setup by MacKenzie Drost and Madison Teague.  The Lions carried a 1-0 advantage into the second until Miami tied the contest at 4:56, but Hawryschko struck again with 4:23 remaining in the period on an even-strength effort that was assisted by Kiara Stewart and Nikki Lillies to give Lindenwood a 2-1 lead.  The Lions doubled that advantage exactly three minutes later on a Lillies pass to Tessa O'Connor, and they added some insurance at 17:04 of the third when Hallie Fisher sounded the horn on the power play with help from Rylee Gee and Kim Turcotte. 

Lindenwood outshot the Redhawks 43 to 21, and Maia Busi stopped all but one of the 21 pucks she faced to earn the victory in goal, which propelled the Lions to 16-4-2 overall on the season.

Lindenwood wraps up the scheduled regular season February 19-20 with a home series against the University of Minnesota.  The opening faceoff is set for 9:30 p.m. Saturday night and for 12:20 p.m. Sunday afternoon at the Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Missouri.