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It took overtime on Thursday night to decide the Central Lakes girls’ hockey contest between Fergus Falls and Brainerd/Little Falls. Each team scored a goal in the second period. The only other goal that was scored came at 5:54 of overtime, giving the Warriors a 2-1 victory. The loss snapped a 3 game Otter winning streak.
Averie Tonneson scored at 15:04 of the second period, giving the Otters a 1-0 lead. Her goal was assisted by Maggie Greenagel and Lydia Johnson. At 15:45 the Flying Warriors tied the game on a goal by Levi LeMieur, assisted by Peyton LeMieur.
The game winner was scored by Lilly DeRosier at 5:54 of overtime. Brianna Finnegan had the assist.
Ana Jyrkas stopped 18 of the 20 shots she faced in the Otter net, while Ericah Folden came up with 17.
“First time I have been content with a loss in a long time,” stated Fergus Falls Head Coach Tim Lill. “The girls’ effort was the best of the year. We needed a performance like this against a great team to gauge our true compete level. Now we know that we are capable of playing at the level needed. Very proud of the effort … execution comes next.”
The Otters (5-4-1) will play at St. Cloud on Tuesday and will host Willmar on Thursday.