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The Luverne girls’ hockey team skated past River Lakes Stars 3-1 during a non-conference game Dec. 17 at the Blue Mound Ice Arena.
The Cardinals outshot the Stars 48-16, beating the River Lakes goaltender three times.
LHS senior Kamryn Van Batavia scored first at 11:52 in the first period assisted by sophomore Payton Behr.
The first period score was LHS 1, River Lake 0, with Luverne’s shots on goal 22 to the Stars’ 6.
At 6:08 in the second period, Van Batavia scored again, assisted by her seventh-grade sister Ellie Van Batavia and Behr.
The score was 2-0 after the second period with shots on goal favoring Luverne 15-4.
Behr closed out Luverne’s scoring with a short-handed goal in the third period at 11:05 assisted by Kamryn.
River Lakes’ only goal made it past Luverne’s goalie Mallory Von Tersch on a power play shot late in the third period.
“I felt the girls played a complete game against a quality team,” Luverne head coach Tony Sandbulte said.
Total shots on goal were 48-16 favoring Luverne.
The Stars hockey program shares rinks in Richmond and Paynesville.
The non-conference win brings the Cardinals’ season record to 8-1.
The Luverne girls will travel to Worthington to take on conference rivals, the Trojans, Thursday, Dec. 22.
The Cardinals are also scheduled to participate in the Herb Brooks Holiday Classic in Blaine for a three-day event Monday, Dec. 26, through Wednesday, Dec. 28.
After winning the Silver Division at last year’s event, the Cardinals move up to stiffer competition in the Gold Division this year.