SARTELL -- River Lakes couldn't get enough pucks to go in the net late in the third period in a 5-3 loss to Sartell/Sauk Rapids in Central Lakes Conference girls hockey action Friday.
The Stars (0-1, 1-1) cut the lead to 4-3 on Rachael Prozinski's second goal with 1:36 left to play, but SSR responded with a Kendra Rasmussen's second goal 12 seconds later.
River Lakes took a 2-1 lead early in the second period on Kelsey Athmann's goal at the 1:02 mark, but SSR tied the game a little over two minutes later, then took the lead for good on a power-play goal.
Steph Lucas had 29 saves for the Stars.
Sartell/Sauk Rapids 5, River Lakes 3
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River Lakes.....................0 1 2 -- 3
Sartell/SR........................0 1 4 -- 5
FIRST PERIOD - no scoring
SECOND PERIOD - SSR: Kendra Rasmussen (Nikki Kothenbeutel) 9:06 ... RL: Rachael Prozinski (Jessica Kooiman, Katie Alexander) 16:17
THIRD PERIOD - RL: Kelsey Athmann (Jenn Paul, Megan Bergeson) 1:02 ... SSR: Kothenbeutel (Rasmussen) 3:08 ... SSR: Carley Johnson (Lauren Lukasavitz, Rasmussen) pp, 5:42 ... SSR: Nina Jacobson (unassisted) 9:42 ... RL: Prozinski (Paige Athmann, Alexander) 15:24 ... SSR: Rasmussen (Mary Bachman, Kothenbeutel) 15:36
GOALIE SAVES - River Lakes: Steph Lucas 6-11-12-29 ... Sartell/Sauk Rapids: Shelby Gunderson 11-9-11-31
