Girls hockey: Cardinals clip Otters

FERGUS FALLS — Shelby Schneider picked up the puck in front of the Fergus Falls net and beat goalie Jordie Salwei with a back-hand shot to lead the Willmar girls hockey team to a 3-2 comeback win over the Otters in a Central Lakes Conference game on Thursday.
The Cardinals, who trailed by a goal after two periods, tied the game on Annie Johnston’s goal at 4:36 of the third period, and Schneider scored the game-winner less than 30 seconds later.
Willmar goalie Maddie Sandberg made 26 stops, and Lauren Sing got the Cardinals on the board with a goal at 3:42 of the first period.
The Cardinals, now 2-7-1 in the league and 10-8-1 overall, play at Wadena/Deer Creek at 7 p.m. today.
Willmar 3,
Fergus Falls 2
Willmar (2-7-1 10-8-1).........1 0 2 — 3
Fergus Falls (3-5-1 8-9-2)....1 1 0 — 2
FIRST PERIOD – F: Stephanie Kolstad 0:25 … W: Lauren Sing (Allison Freese) 3:42
SECOND PERIOD – F: Megan Niblock 2:36
THIRD PERIOD – W: Annie Johnston (Miranda Roelofs, Riley Schneider) 4:36 … W: Shelby Schneider 5:00
GOALIE SAVES – Willmar: Maddie Sandberg 26 … Fergus Falls: Jordie Salwei 28