By Mark HaugenNatalie Domagala recorded her 200th career goal and then some, as the Luverne girls hockey team notched its first victory of the season last week.The Cardinals hosted two games last week, losing 5-3 to Sioux Falls Blue Thursday night and then bouncing back to defeat New Ulm 5-3 Saturday afternoon.Luverne, 1-2, plays at Waseca on Saturday and returns home to take on Windom Area Tuesday.Sioux Falls Blue 5, Luverne 3The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the first period after goals by eighth-grader Liz Solma at the 12:29 mark and senior Sadie Dietrich with 15 seconds left. Domagala got the assist on all three goals in the game.Sioux Falls struck quickly in the second period, scoring at the 14:30 mark, but Dietrich answered a mere seven seconds later with her own goal that put the Cardinals ahead 3-1.Then, as coach Dave Siebenahler describes it, "They let up a little again and ran out of gas."Sioux Falls pulled within 3-2 after the second period and hammered home three more goals in the third to secure the win.Luverne goalie Sarah Schneekloth stopped 23 shots, while Blue goalie Brittany Salisbury stopped 25.Luverne 5, New Ulm 3Coming into the game one goal shy of the 200-career mark, Domagala erupted for four goals in the game."The high school league doesn’t keep track of it, but it’s a pretty great accomplishment," Siebenahler said. "She’s the first one for Luverne. Getting the 200th makes her feel better, got the monkey off her back, and now she is ready to play hockey."She struck the 200 mark with 10:08 left in the first period and slapped home another a few minutes later. She added two more in the second. Ninth-grader Heather Kruse assisted on two of the goals, and Dietrich had a goal and an assist as well."The girls played very well," Siebenahler said. "They played hard for three periods. They passed real well and Sarah Schneekloth had an awesome game." The eighth-grader had 54 saves on 57 shots. Luverne had never beaten New Ulm before this weekend. "That was one of Natalie’s personal goals, to beat them. She asked me again before the game started, ‘Have we ever beat New Ulm?’ So that’s what she went after. We haven’t been shut out by too many, but New Ulm was one. Now this week gives us a chance to work on some things we need to work on and get ready for Saturday."