All good things must eventually come to an end. Following an 11-0 win over Waseca in Luverne on Tuesday, the Luverne Cardinals extended their shutout streak to 17 periods.
That streak ended on Friday night when the New Ulm Eagles scored with 13 seconds left in the first period to tie the game at 1-1. The Eagles went on to beat the Cardinals 4-1.
LHS 11, Waseca 0
After defeating Waseca 10-0 on Friday, Feb. 19, in Waseca, the Cardinals returned home on Tuesday, Feb. 23, and once again shut out the Bluejays, 11-0.
The Cardinals scored seven goals in the first period, leaving little doubt which team would leave Blue Mound Ice Arena as victors.
Reghan Bork scored the first goal of the period and was assisted by Kamryn Van Batavia.
Van Batavia scored the second goal of the period. Shelby Kracht and Peyton Behr both recorded assists on the goal.
Bork scored her second goal of the period to put the Cardinals up 3-0. Van Batavia and Kracht both recorded assists on Bork’s goal.
Roz Oye put the Cardinals up 4-0 and was assisted by Rylee Gee and Mallory Nelson on the goal.
Bork scored her third goal of the period. This time it was a short-handed goal to put the Cardinals up 5-0. Van Batavia and Regan Feit both notched assists.
Oye scored her second goal of the period to put the Cardinals up 6-0. Bork recorded the assist on Oye’s goal.
Gee wrapped up the scoring in the first period to put the Cardinals up 7-0.
Bork opened the second period by scoring her fourth goal of the game. Kracht and Brenn Siabenahler both recorded assists on the goal.
A goal from Anika Boll put the Cardinals up 9-0. Zariah Holmgren and Bork both notched assists on the goal.
Oye opened the third period by scoring her third goal of the game to put the Cardinals up 10-0. Sophie Holmberg and Gee both recorded assists on Oye’s goal.
Feit scored the final goal of the game, and the Cards defeated the Bluejays 11-0. Mallory Von Tersch and Van Batavia both recorded assists on Feit’s goal.
New Ulm 4, LHS 1
The Cardinals struck first against the Eagles when Van Batavia put one between the pipes to give Luverne a 1-0 lead.
With 13 seconds left in the first period, the Eagles got on the board to tie the game at 1-1. New Ulm’s goal was the first goal the Cardinals had given up in 17 periods.
The Eagles scored a goal four minutes into the second period to go up 2-1.
In the third period the Eagles added two more goals to secure a 4-1 road victory against the Cardinals.
Luverne and New Ulm will square off in New Ulm on Tuesday, March 2.
Following the road contest in New Ulm, the Cardinals will return home to take on the Marshall Tigers Friday, March 5.
As of press time, the Cardinals owned a 9-3 record.