Goalie Kate Stephens recorded 48 saves, but the No. 4 seeded Northern Lakes Lightning as they fell 5-0 to the No. 1-seeded Willmar Cardinals Thursday, March 18, in the Section 6-1A Semifinals.
The Lightning finish the season with a record of 9-11.
Willmar 0 2 3 -- 5
Northern Lakes 0 0 0 -- 0
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Second period: W-Madison Garberding (Bailey Olson) 4:16; W-Nina Dawson (Becca Dawson, Jaidon Bredesen) 4:40
Third period: W-Olson (Garberding, Kessa Mara) 5:41; W-Tanna Christensen (Nina Dawson) 6:42; W-Nina Dawson 7:42
Shots on goal: NL 16, W 53
Goalies: NL-Kate Stephens (48 saves); W-Halle Mortensen (16 saves)
Overall: NL 9-11.
Lightning 7, Blue Devils 0
Senior Savannah Abear recorded five goals to power the No. 4 Northern Lakes Lightning to a 7-0 blowout of No. 5 Prairie Centre in the Section 6-1A quarterfinals Tuesday, March 16.
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Riley Fogarty tallied a goal and five assists and Jenna Stoerzinger finished off the Lightning scoring.
Katherine Stephens needed only four saves for the shutout victory.
Prairie Centre 0 0 0 -- 0
Northern Lakes 4 2 1 -- 7
First period: NL-Savannah Abear (Riley Fogarty) 16:32; NL-Fogarty (Abear) 14:41; NL-Abear (Fogarty, Rose Aldridge) 11:20; NL-Abear (Aldridge, Fogarty) 2:24
Second period: NL-Abear (Fogarty, Kodi Crawford) 8:51; NL-Abear (Fogarty) 4:00
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Third period: NL-Jenna Stoerzinger 4:50
Shots on goal: NL 46, PC 4
Goalies: NL-Katherine Stephens (4 saves); PC-Kennedy Leake (39 saves)
