After dropping a Top 10 battle against Rochester Lourdes 4-2 last week, the Luverne Cardinals bounced back by winning both of their games to improve to 3-1 overall.
Luverne opened the week with a 5-2 road victory over Minnesota River on Friday, Jan. 30.
They then wrapped up the week with a 9-0 victory over Morris-Benson Area on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Blue Mound Ice Arena.
LHS 5, MN River 2
The Bulldogs struck first on an even-strength goal from Darbi Dunning.
Regan Feit evened the game for the Cardinals by scoring a power-play goal. Mallory Nelson recorded the assist on Feit’s goal.
Peyton Behr put the Cardinals up 2-1 when she scored a power-play goal in the second period. Kamryn Van Batavia notched the assist on Behr’s goal.
The Bulldogs answered right back with a goal to tie the game at 2-2.
Reghan Bork scored the first of her three goals in the game to put Luverne up 3-2 in the second period. Behr and Van Batavia each recorded an assist on Bork’s goal.
Bork opened the scoring in the final period to put Luverne up 4-2. Van Batavia notched her third assist of the game on the goal.
Bork picked up the hat trick by scoring the final goal of the game to put Luverne up 5-2. Van Batavia recorded her fourth assist of the game on the goal.
LHS 9, Morris/Benson 0
The Cardinals had three players record hat tricks during their shutout victory over the Storm on Saturday, Jan. 31.
Luverne’s offense erupted for five first-period goals to put the game out of reach for the visiting team right out of the gate.
Bork opened the scoring to put Luverne up 1-0. Behr and Van Batavia both recorded an assist on the goal.
Van Batavia scored the next two goals to put the Cardinals up 3-0.
Bork scored her second goal of the period to put the Cardinals up 4-0. Behr and Van Batavia both notched an assist on the goal.
Roz Oye wrapped up the scoring in the first period to put Luverne up 5-0. Nelson recorded the assist on the final goal of the period.
Oye scored a short-handed goal in the second to put the Cardinals up 6-0. Bork and Nelson both recorded assists on the goal.
Van Batavia scored her third goal of the game when she opened the scoring in the third period. Bork recorded the assist on the goal.
Bork scored her third goal of the game to put Luverne up 8-0. Van Batavia recorded the assist on the goal.
Oye wrapped up the scoring by notching her third goal of the game. Rylee Gee and Sophie Holmberg both recorded assists on the goal.
Mallory Von Tersch recorded 11 saves in the win.
The Cardinals will look to win their third straight game when they host Minnesota River on Tuesday, Feb. 2.
They’ll then wrap up the week when they hit the road to take on Dodge County on Friday, Feb. 5.