Côté, Haslam Strike First, Lawrence Stops 29 Shots; Saints Fall to No. 1 Wisconsin

Alexia Côté and Rylan Haslam scored early and Kassidy Lawrence made 29 saves, as the St. Lawrence University women’s hockey team fell to the No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers 6-2 on Friday night at Appleton Arena. The first game of 2026-27 for both teams, SLU fell to 0-1, while Wisconsin improved to 1-0. Getting things started for the Scarlet and Brow, Kennedy Emerson pulled the puck off the boards near the Saints bench, then kept the Saints onside, which allowed Côté to push forward and rip a high shot past Ava McNaughton to give the Saints an early 1-0 lead over…