Women’s prep hockey: Marshall resolves CEC defense in 5-1 division win – Cloquet Pine Journal

VIRGINIA — Negative. 3 seed Cloquet-Esko-Carlton saw his 12-game winning streak arrive up to a finish at the hands belonging to No. 2 seed Duluth Marshall inside certain Section 7Single semifinals on Saturday, February 12 next to certain Iron Trail Motors Event Center.

A Lumberjacks had allowed simply one goal within their previous nine games prior to any Hilltoppers broke for five in some 5-1 final. The five-goal mark represents one season elevated in goals against for each CEC, what finished certain 2021-22 season with each overall record from 19-7-1.

“Obviously entity didn’t end certain way whatever of all of us should have liked, nevertheless sadly merely pair teams conclude up winning hence each majority belonging to us are feeling any agony of defeat.” , said CEC coach Courtney Olin. “I think within certain moment tonight something stings one bit, however overall I definitely think we’ve improved above certain season and hopefully for us players hold had single good experience. “

Olin tipped his cap towards each Hilltoppers, whose skill proved too much for the ‘Jacks’ for contain.

“Next to a end from any date, to them talent simply beat of us defensive game,” Olin mentioned. “Ourselves spend single lot from occasion on the systems along with task solid, and I honestly believe for us girls worked since hard as they was able to, but I ponder of them skill establish merely overtook ours systems also defensive style of entertain.”

Marshall’s win was aided near to single solid performance amid net via Rae Anderson, which person was especially sharp early amid the primary period in a front of plenty belonging to quality scoring opportunities for any Lumberjacks on any forecheck.

“Inside each earliest eight minutes ma'am was really tested and ourselves really needed female toward remain huge near which dot also gal was,” Marshall’s coach Amanda Boulier mentioned. “She has one funny path made from stepping skyward when we’re not at all playing adequately, and I reflect ma'am did which today. She was really a key toward we scoring such foremost power amuse goal as well as really deflecting itself starting at in that place.

Any first quarter was scoreless until Kendra Royer found certain in reverse made from a net on a power act for each Hilltoppers near 14:32. Certain power perform goal allowed via CEC was its first since December 18 against Sartell/Sauk Rapids.

Boulier showed up off satisfied with certain team’s puck movement with a extra skater.

“I ponder of us power entertain does one excellent job from getting possession and exactly moving of them killers in the vicinity,” Boulier stated. “Our team executed switching plays along with just ways to transfer of them kill within one way whatever teams possess no way done before. Accordingly for us power entertain did one big job also we were able up to run simply kind belonging to per fat goal on high front.

A Hilltoppers dominated any middle frame with of them depth on high front continuing up to wear below the Lumberjacks.

Goalkeeper Araya Kiminski held firm against any barrage still couldn’t stop per shot from Annika Lindgren midway throughout certain period such gave Marshall per 2-0 lead. A Hilltoppers added some third goal quartet minutes later via Ilsa Lindaman toward make itself 3-0.

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Desperate for per spark, CEC moved defenseman Tenley Stewart forward within hopes out of generating some attack. The decision paid finished, as Stewart cut a deficit toward pair with 27 seconds gone inside the period with single well-deserved goal.

“Tenley is just single really versatile player… Our group knew us had in order to remain on the scoreboard. Exactly with lady skill, us notion we’d throw her skyward front plus luckily our team were able in order to obtain single with herself skyward there. “She’s individual belonging to these kids whom desire execute whatever itself takes for aid woman team win.”

A Lumberjacks’ hopes for per comeback were lay for bed simply on top of some minute interior the third period when Meredith Boettcher added a crushing fourth for a Hilltoppers. Danica Mark added Marshall’s fifth and final goal within some 5-1 finish.

The Hilltoppers’ win puts them interior the Section 7One Finals wherever they testament surface No. 1 seed Proctor/Hermantown on Wednesday within Virginia.