The Luverne girls’ hockey team split a pair of games this week to improve to 4-2 overall.
The Cardinals opened the week with a 7-0 shutout victory over Minnesota River at home on Tuesday, Feb. 2.
Luverne then dropped a road contest on Friday, Feb. 5, to Dodge County 4-1.
LHS 7, MN River 0
The Cardinals used a strong first period to pick up a 7-0 victory on Tuesday, Feb. 2, inside Blue Mound Ice Arena. Luverne scored four goals in the opening frame and never looked back en route to the shutout victory.
Kamryn Van Batavia scored three of the four first period goals for the Cardinals. Shelby Kracht scored the other goal for the Cardinals.
In the second period it was Rylee Gee scoring a short-handed goal to put the Cardinals up 5-0.
Van Batavia scored a short-handed goal to put Luverne up 6-0.
Reghan Bork wrapped up the scoring in the third period to give the Cardinals a 7-0 lead. Bork was assisted on the play by Brynn Thier and Zariah Holmgren.
Mallory Von Tersch recorded 17 saves for the Cardinals.
Dodge County 4, LHS 1
Dodge County jumped on the visiting Cardinals by scoring four first period goals on Friday, Feb. 5. That strong opening frame helped Dodge County hand the Cardinals a 4-1 loss.
The Cardinals were held scoreless through the first two periods before a Gee power-play goal in the third period got Luverne on the board.
Von Tersch recorded 40 saves for the Cardinals.
The Cardinals will be back on the ice on Thursday, Feb. 11, when they host the Worthington Trojans.