Tommies drop tight battle in Duluth finale

DULUTH, Minn. — The University of St. Thomas put together another strong performance against a top-10 team on Saturday. The Tommies lost to Minnesota-Duluth 3-0 at AMSOIL Arena, as goalie Dani Strom (Dayton, Minn. / Maple Grove) turned away all but one shot in the loss. St. Thomas put nine shots on goal in both the second and third periods and won 37 faceoffs but was held scoreless by the Bulldogs defense. SCORING SUMMARY: Strom handled Minnesota-Duluth’s early looks, making saves on Linnea Natt och Dag and Josie St. Martin before St. Thomas answered with chances from Jenessa Gazdik (Somerset,…