ALEXANDRIA -- Willmar did find some offense but not enough and fell 6-3 to Alexandria at the Runestone Center on Thursday night.
The fast-paced Central Lakes Conference game saw the host team outshoot the visitors, 36-23.
Tyler Resch scored the first of his two goals on a powerplay for an early 1-0 Alexandria lead. But Matt Odom answered for Willmar with an assist going to Josh Mead, making it 1-1 at 12:05 of the first.
Justin Hochsprung swung the momentum back to Alexandria with another goal on the man-advantage for a 2-1 lead after one.
It was the first of four straight goals by Alexandria over three periods for a 5-1 lead.
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Willmar made some noise in the sixth minute of the third period. Mead got a power-play goal, followed a half-minute later at 6:25 with a tally by Rory Schneider off a steal by Jordan Benson.
That made the score 5-3, but Willmar couldn't beat goalie Matt Hemingway again.
Jon Mattison made 30 saves for Willmar, which plays at Litchfield on Saturday.
Alexandria 6, Willmar 3
Willmar (0-2-0, 1-2-0) 1 0 2 -- x
Alexandria (2-1-0, 2-1-0) 2 2 2 -- x
FIRST PERIOD - Alex: Tyler Resch (Ross Thompson) pp, 3:49 ... Wil: Matt Odom (Josh Mead) 12:05 ... Alex: Justin Hochsprung (unassisted) pp, 14:48
SECOND PERIOD - Alex: Justin Amberg (Luke Markstrom) 6:55 ... Alex: Resch (Thompson) 8:04
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THIRD PERIOD - Alex: Bennett Black (Tyler Horum, Corey Rieland) 2:30 ... Wil: Mead (Jordan Baker, Joel Schendel) pp, 5:57 ... Wil: Rory Schneider (Jordan Benson) 6:25 .... Alex: Markstrom (Thomas Williams) 13:38
GOALIE SAVES - Willmar: Jon Mattison 9-9-12-30 ... Alexandria: Matt Hemingway 6-11-3-20
