WILLMAR -- Goals by Alexandra Sing and Taylor Sandberg provided Willmar a one-goal lead headed to the third period, but Sartell scored twice in the final stanza for a 3-2 Central Lakes Conference win in girls hockey at the Civic Center on Thursday.
Coach Rick Dahle said the Cardinals played hard and played well in front of a second straight big crowd by girls hockey standards.
"Sartell had hot goaltending and they scored on a rink-long rush in the third period and then caught us on a line change for the go-ahead goal," said the first-year head coach. "It was an exciting game and the crowd was terrific again."
Sing, a freshman forward, scored her first varsity goal just two minutes into the game on a rebound off a shot by Sandberg.
At 11:00 of the second period, Sandberg scored on a tip-in from the side after crisp passing by defensemen Libby Flickinger and Kelsey Johnson."
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Willmar was outshot 16-10 in the final period. Freshman Shelby Gunderson made 22 saves for the Sabres; Abby Schueller had 28 stops for Willmar, which will host St. Cloud Tech on Tuesday.
Sartell 3, Willmar 2
Sartell (2-2, 2-6) 0 1 2 -- 3
Willmar (1-2, 2-4) 1 1 0 -- 2
FIRST PERIOD - Wil: Alexandra Sing (Taylor Sandberg) 1:51
SECOND PERIOD - Sar: Kayla Trobec (Shannon Gerberding) 4:15 ... Wil: Sandberg (Libby Flickinger, Kelsey Johnson) 11:00
THIRD PERIOD - Sar: Rachael Stoebel (unassisted) 5:33 ... Sar: Kristen Bell (Nikki Kothenbuetel ) 10:05
Goalie saves - Sartell: Shelby Gunderson 4-8-10-22; Willmar: Abby Schueller 7-7-14-28
