WILLMAR — The Willmar Warhawks completed their most successful weekend of the season with a 4-1 victory over the New Ulm Steel on Sunday at the Willmar Civic Center Arena.

It completed a weekend sweep of the Steel and ended a seven-game losing streak for Willmar’s entrant in the NA3HL.

Sunday’s victory included goals from Benson, Michael Sweetland, Ryne Mohrman and Louis Anders.

New Ulm spoiled the shutout for goaltender Luke Weberg at 15:50 of the third period when Nate Looft scored. Weberg made 18 saves.

On Saturday at the New Ulm Civic Center,Mohrman scored at 2:48 of overtime to give the WarHawks the 4-3 victory. Louis Anders and Ethan Light had assists for Willmar. It was the second goal of the game for Mohrman, a defenseman from Mounds View.

Willmar scored third-period goals by Mohrman and Owen Thomas to help the WarHawks take a 3-2 lead. New Ulm pulled its goalie and scored with 20 seconds left in regulation. Tommy Michelsen got the goal at 19:40.

Willmar’s next game is against the Alexandria Blizzard at 7:10 p.m. Saturday at the Willmar Civic Center Arena.

Game Sunday:
Willmar 4,
New Ulm 1

New Ulm (1-7-1) 0 0 1 — 1

Willmar (4-8-0) 1 1 2 — 4

FIRST PERIOD – (1) W: Ben Johnson 2 (BradyO’Brien), 19:42, pp. PENALTIES: (1) W: Tony Brings (boarding, minor-2 minutes), 7:40 (2) W: Cole Wigestrand (cross-checking, minor, 2 minutes) 8:58 (3) W: Tanner Hallett (tripping, minor, 2 minutes) 16:02 (4) NU: Corey Stormer (roughing-minor, 2 minutes) 18:22.

SECOND PERIOD – (2) W: Michael Sweetland 5 (Owen Thomas, Luis Anders) 15:08, pp. PENALTIES: (5) NU: Stormer (tripping-minor, 2 minutes) 1:12 (6) NU: Tommy Michelsen (holding-minor, 2 minutes) 3:57 (7) NU: Hutson Collins (interference-minor, 2 minutes) 6:55 (8) NU: Tommy Broten (slashing-minor, 2 minutes) 14:11 (9) W: Ethan Light (head contact-major, 5 minutes) 16:16 (10) W: Cayden Sunde (unsportsmanlike conduct-minor, 2 minutes) 19:56.

THIRD PERIOD – (3) W: Ryne Mohrman 3 (Jack Willis) 3:12 (4) W: Louis Anders 3 (Thomas, Willis) 5:00 (5) NU: Nate Looft 1 (Zach Maillette) 15:00, pp. PENALTIES: (11) NU: Brandon Swenson (spearing-major, 5 minutes) :59 (12) NU: Swenson (second misconduct penalty in same game, EJ, 20 minutes) 1:08 (13) W: Elbridge DeKraai (unsportsmanlike conduct-minor, 2 minutes) 9:00 (14) NU Hutson Collins (boarding-minor, 2 minutes) 9:59 (15) W: Sweetland (head butting-minor, 2 minutes) 13:56 (16) W: Sweetland (unsportsmanlike conduct-10 minute misconduct) (17) NU: Harris Smidt (checking from behind-minor, 2 minutes) 19:14 (18) NU: Smidt (checking from behind, 10-minute misconduct) 19:43.

GOALIE SAVES/SHOTS – NU: Zac Hattan 35/39 … W: Luke Weberg 18/19

Game Saturday:
Willmar 4,
New Ulm 3 (OT)

Willmar 1 0 2 1 — 4

New Ulm 0 2 1 0 — 3

FIRST PERIOD – (1) W: Owen Thomas 2 (Jack Willis, Michael Sweetland) 13:50. PENALTIES: (1) NU: Davis Smidt (slashing-minor, 2 minutes) 7:50 (2) W: Ryne Mohrman (head contact-minor, 2 minutes) 9:43 (3) NU: Ethan McDonald (tripping-minor, 2 minutes) 14;41 (4) NU: Jacob Zowin (roughing-minor, 2 minutes) 17:08.

SECOND PERIOD – (2) NU: James Spaargaren 4 (Tommy Broten) 15:40 (3) NU: Hutson Collins 1 (Brandon Swenson, Spaargaren) 18:43.. PENALTIES: (5) W: Bench (served by Owen Thomas, too many men on the ice-minor, 2 minutes) 1:43 (6) W: Hunter Burian (served by Ethan Mock, delay of game-minor, 2 minutes) 9:28.

THIRD PERIOD – (4) W: Mohrman 1 (unassisted) 4:41 (5) W: Thomas 3 (Morhman, Brady O’Brien) 17:13 pp. (6) NU: Tommy Michelson 3 (Bauer Barry, Spaargaren) 19:40. PENALTIES: (7) NU: Michelson (boarding-minor, 2 minutes) 7:20 (8) NU: Parker Dorn (roughing-minor, 2 minutes) 15:24 (9) W: Ethan Light (roughing-minor, 2 minutes) 18:03).

OVERTIME – (7) W: Mohrman 2 (Louis Anders, Light) 2:48.

GOALIE SAVES/SHOTS – W: Hunter Burian 32/35 … NU: Zac Hattan 24/28 (58:03 regulation, 2:48 overtime)