Lumberjack Girls Hockey Beats PHM Mirage 4-2

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The Lumberjacks continued their week long run of area 7AA opponents, with a 4-2 victory over the Proctor/Hermantown/Marshall Mirage at the CARC, January 24, 2011. The 'Jacks got down 1-0 just 20 seconds into the game, when the Mirage's Reilly Fawcett beat Lumberjack goaltender Katie Beckman. The 'Jacks tied the game just 3 minutes later when Kara Cresap tipped a Kaitlyn Miller shot past Mirage goaltender Anja Morris.

Cloquet took a 2-1 lead in the period, on a Caityn Lilly breakaway goal over Morris' glove side shoulder. The second period was scoreless, mostly thanks to the 'Jacks Beckman holding strong during a flurry of action in her zone.

The third period went scoreless the first 9:46, until Carley Esse carried the puck deep into the zone and buried a wrist shot under the cross bar for a 3-1 Cloquet lead. PHM's Justina Lindberg cut the lead to 1 goal at 12:49, but Lilly scored again, burying a rebound of an Emily Gustafson into an open net before Morris could recover.

Kara Cresap celebrates her goal vs the Mirage

Carley Esse loads up her shot for a goal

Lumberjack Girls Hockey Ties Eden Prairie

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The Lumberjacks and Eden Prairie Eagles battled to a 3-3 tie in Eden Prairie, November 19, 2010. The teams combined for 4 goals in the first 4:12 of the game. Eden Prairie's Karissa Olsen started the scoring 27 seconds in, and Callie Halverson answered that goal at 2:43. The Eagles again took the lead, at 3:59 on a goal by Bizzy Schmelzle, that was answered just 13 seconds later by a Kalie Shevich goal as she rushed the net and stuffed the puck past goaltender McKenzie Johnson to knot the game at 2. At 6:55 of the second, Halverson ripped a slapshot past Johnson, 10 seconds into a powerplay, to give the 'Jacks the lead 3-2. That lead held until 4:29 of the third period, as Schmelzle scored again, tying the game at 3. Both teams had shots to win in overtime, with the best 'Jacks chance going off the goaltender, or crossbar just before the overtime buzzer sounded. Alyssa Acheson played strong in net for the 'Jacks, taking the tie.

Freshman Kaitlyn Miller looks for someone to pass the puck to

Halverson slapshot gives the ‘Jacks a lead

Emily Gustafson tries to stuff the puck past the Eden Prarie goaltender late in the game