Hockey roundup: Litchfield/D-C Dragons edge Willmar girls, 4-3
Jan. 7—WILLMAR — The Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato girls hockey team prevailed over Willmar, 4-3 Saturday at the Willmar Civic Center Arena.
The Dragons got a pair of goals from Camryn Iverson and single goals from Brynn Lund, Lydia Schultz.
Chloe Lownsbury scored a pair of goals for the Cardinals. Makenna Larson had one.
The Cardinals host River Lakes at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Willmar Civic Center Arena. Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato next plays at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hutchinson.
LDC (7-9-1) 1 3 0 — 4
Willmar (11-4-0) 1 1 1 — 3
FIRST PERIOD — (1) LDC: Brynn Lund (unassisted), 6:21 ... (2) W: Chloe Lownsbury (unassisted), 15:25.
SECOND PERIOD — (3) LDC: Lydia Schultz (Camryn Iverson, Stella Hillmann), 0:53 PP ... (4) LDC: Iverson (unassisted), 5:40 ... (5) W: Lownsbury (Makenna Larson, Sophia Quinn), 6:40 PP ... (6) LDC: Iverson (Krista Tormanen), 14:44.
THIRD PERIOD — (7) W: Larson (Lownsbury), 9:57.
GOALIE SAVES/SHOTS — LDC: Janelle Quast 29/32 ... W: Erin Eilers 17/21
Fort Francis, Ontario, scored the game's first nine goals to blast Morris/Benson Area at Lee Community Center in Morris.
Karlie Bruns got the MBA Storm on the scoreboard with an unassisted goal at 12:35 of the third period.
Fort Francis outshot MBA 35-10.
MBA next hosts Windom at 6 p.m. Friday at Benson Civic Center.
FF 3 3 3 — 9
MBA (4-11-0) 0 0 1 — 1
FIRST PERIOD — (1) FF: Hayden Allam (Jerzi Calder), 6:22 ... (2) FF: Courtney McCoy (Kiera Fairnington, Calder), 8:10 PP ... (3) FF: McCoy (Isabelle Tanguay, Marlee Bliss), 10:39.
SECOND PERIOD — (4) FF: Sayler Easton (Karsyn McQuaker, Chloe Allen), 1:40 ... (5) FF: Calder (Avery Sinclair, Blaire Cross), 3:09 ... (6) FF: Kiera Fairnington (Marissa Kenny), 13:47.
THIRD PERIOD — (7) FF: Sinclair (Cross), 2:29 ... (8) FF: McCoy (Ophelia Lucas-Engberg, Calder), 3:28 PP ... (9) FF: Easton (Emma Wilson), 5:20 ... (10) MBA: Karlie Bruns (unassisted), 12:35.
GOALIE SAVES/SHOTS — FF: Madison Bliss 9/10 ... MBA: Ava Breuer 26/35
Jordan Gorans scored both Willmar goals, including the only one for either team in the third period, to lead the Cardinals to the tie with Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato at the Willmar Civic Center Arena.
Colton Clark and Kasey Melquist scored Litchfield/D-C's goals.
Willmar next plays River Lakes at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Koronis Civic Arena in Paynesville. Litchfield/D-C plays River Lakes at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Paynesville.
LDC (3-10-1) 2 0 0 0 — 2
Willmar (3-8-1) 0 1 1 0 — 2
FIRST PERIOD — (1) LDC: Colton Clark (unassisted) ... (2) LDC: Kasey Melquist (Keeran Niska).
SECOND PERIOD — (3) W: Jordan Gorans (Henry Michelson), PP.
THIRD PERIOD — (4) W: Gorans (Cullen Gregory, Griffin Heid).
OVERTIME — No scoring.
GOALIE SAVES/SHOTS — LDC: Chase Zwilling 39/41 ... W: Mason Thole 25/27
River Lakes scored five straight goals after spotting Northern Edge a 2-0 lead at Koronis Civic Arena in Paynesville.
Matthew Dotzler, Blake Schultz, Jace Griffin, Anthony Fink and Sam Hanson all scored goals for the Stars, who out-shot Northern Edge 54-12.River Lakes plays host to Willmar at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Koronis Civic Arena in Paynesville.
NE (0-10-1) 2 0 0 — 2
RL (5-5-2) 0 2 3 — 5
FIRST PERIOD — (1) NE: Milo Hetland (Tyson Anderson), 2:21 ... (2) NE: Justin Christenson (unassisted), 8:15.
SECOND PERIOD — (3) RL: Matthew Dotzler (Blake Schultz), 6:43 PP ... (4) RL: Schultz (Dotzler), 12:46.
THIRD PERIOD — (5) Jace Griffin (Anthony Fink, Griffin Mayhew), 1:52 ... (6) Fink (Schultz), 3:06 PP ... (7) RL: Sam Hanson (unassisted), 16:43 EN.
GOALIE SAVES/SHOTS — NE: Riley Pickell 50/54 ... RL: Carson Cronquist 10/12
