Section 1 A/AA (Yellow) - 3 vs. Section 2 A/AA (Blue) - 2
After exchanging a pair of goals in the first half, Molly Achterkirch (Owatonna) scores at 10:46 of the second half, the third power play goal of the game, to give Section 1 a 3-2 win despite being out shot 39-26. Goalie Genevieve Klein (Shattuck-St. Mary's) played another perfect half of hockey for Section 1 , holding off a strong second half attack and together with fellow SSM goalie Madelyn Katz combined for 37 saves.
Goalie Genevieve Klein makes a save in the second half. Click on image for photo gallery.
Section 4 A/AA (Blue) - 6 vs. Section 7 A/AA (Orange) - 3
Ellah Hause (Hill Murray) gave Section 4 their first lead of the game scoring just 12 seconds before the break. Section 7 pulled within one goal early in the second half on a goal by Ella Boerger (Andover), her third of the game. But Riley Reeves (Gentry) answered three minutes later and Section 4 never looked back. The well rounded scoring continues for Section 4 with 6 different goal scorers and 3 more players adding assists. Boergers hat trick brings her to a two game total of 5 goals and 3 assists to lead all scoring so far.
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Section 5 A/AA (Red) - 3 vs. Section 6 A/AA (Green) - 1
After falling behind early, Section 5 rallied with three unanswered goals to move beat Section 6 on Day 2 of the HP Spring Festival. Section 6 came out flying and scored a minute and a half into play when Lydia College (Armstrong Cooper) found the back of the net, with the single assist going to Hannah Halverson (Edina). It would prove to be the green teams only goal of the game. Section 5 found scoring from Maggie Albers (Osseo), Bella Shipley (Maple Grove) and Lauren O'Hara (Centennial) for the 3-1 win. In net for 6 A/AA, Alexis Metcalf (Fergus Falls) stopped 16 of 18 shots, for a two day save percentage of 92.9%.
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Section 8 A/AA (White) - 7 vs. Section 3 A/AA (Gray) - 1
Section 7 scored 4 first half goals and cruised to a 7-1 win over Section 3 in the closing game of Day 2 action. Maiah Aanenson (Gentry) scored Section 3's lone goal of the game 18 seconds into the second half with an assist from Evelyn Sellner (New Ulm). Annie Krieg (Moorhead) led scoring for the Orange team with two goals and defenseman Oliva Dronen (Moorhead) stepped up with 4 assists in the game. Breya Sawyer (Brainerd Little Falls) and Kassandra Fontaine (Bagley-Fosston) shared the net for Section 8 with Fontaine tallying 13 saves on 13 shots to start the game.
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