MORRIS -- Brittany Sharstrom scored Morris/Benson Area's first and last goals, leading the Storm (14-8) to a 4-3 triumph over Moose Lake in the first round of Section 4A girls' hockey Thursday night.
Morris/Benson, the No. 7 seed, will travel to No. 2 Totino-Grace for a quarterfinal match at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Lexi Ekren added two assists for the Storm.
MBA goalie Hannah Horecka stopped 18 shots.
MBA 4, Moose Lake 1
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Moose Lake/WR (6-17-2)....1 0 0 -- 1
Morris/Benson Area (14-8).1 1 2 -- 4
FIRST PERIOD - ML: Sara Eames (Shannon Wilson) 6:15 ... MBA: Brittany Sharstrom (unassisted) 16:12
SECOND PERIOD - MBA: Laura Berens (Dani Staples) 8:40
THIRD PERIOD - MBA: Brooke Anderson (Lexi Ekren) 3:22 ... MBA: Sharstrom (Sara Kolden, Ekren) 8:22
Goalie saves - Moose Lake/Willow River: Rachel Borchardt 10-7-11-28; Morris/Benson Area: Hannah Horecka 4-8-6-18
Section 8AA
River Lakes 3, North Wright County 2
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Marie Oman scored twice and Allie Stalboerger also tallied as the No. 7 seed River Lakes Stars won a tight first-round game at Richmond against the No. 10 North Wright County Riverhawks (13-12-1). North W. Kacey Nyberg maded 30 saves. Shots were near even at 32-all. The Stars now play at No. 2 seed Elk River at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Greta Omann had two assists for the Stars (13-10-3).
N. Wright County (13-12-1).0 1 1 -- 2
River Lakes (13-10-3)..........1 2 0 -- 3
FIRST PERIOD - RL: Marie Omann (Tori Aretz, Ellyn Kinzer) 9:50
SECOND PERIOD - NWC: Brook Maier (unassisted) 7:20 ... RL: Allie Stalboerger (Greta Omann, Alyssa Kemper) 7:58 ... RL: M. Omann (G. Omann, Shannon Smith) 13:48, pp
THIRD PERIOD - NWC: Natasha Bame (Megan Dingley) 8:45
Goalie saves - North Wright County: Ashley Tenney 6-13-10-29; River Lakes: Kacey Nyberg 11-11-8-30
