DE PERE - St. Norbert College scored twice in the last seven minutes to push past Lake Forest College 2-1 in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game at Resch Olympic Pavilion.

The Green Knights, ranked No. 15 in the USCHO.com Division III Poll, improved to 13-3-2 and 9-0 in the NCHA after a win in the first game of a two-game NCHA series.

After a scoreless first period, Lake Forest scored at 5:26 of the second period on a Holly Kiernan goal. That marker would hold up until deep into the third period. Kelsey Ross scored at 13:46 of the third off assists from Bailey Brunnhoelzl and Ava Jaschke. Ross then scored again - her ninth goal of the season - with the game-winning score at 16:15 off helpers from Gabby Holtz and Margaret Wohlleber.

Lake Forest would get just 14 seconds of extra-attacker time and did not get an equalizer.

St. Norbert outshot Lake Forest 36-20, and each team went 0-for-3 on the power play.

Brynn Waisman made 19 saves for the Green Knights, while Hannah Turnage made 34 stops for the Foresters.