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The Luverne girls’ hockey team received the No. 2 seed in section play last week and got a first-round bye.
In the second round of sectionals, the Cardinals met Marshall Saturday afternoon in Luverne, where they won the semifinal matchup.
Luverne now advances to play section rival New Ulm Tuesday night (after press time) in New Ulm for the Section 3 championship.
With the win over Marshall, Luverne moved to 22-3 on the season.
Luverne 2, Marshall 1
The opening period saw Luverne throwing 14 shots on Marshall goalie Bella Deutz, but it wasn’t until under two minutes remaining in the first period that Luverne would get on the scoreboard.
Taking advantage of a Marshall penalty, Mallory Von Tersch beat Deutz with assists going to Reghan Bork and Payton Behr to take a 1-0 lead into the first intermission.
Shots on goalie were 14-7 in favor of the Cardinals. Luverne goalie Cheyenne Schutz had seven saves in the period.
Kamryn Van Batavia gave the Cardinals a 2-0 lead with a shorthanded goal midway through the second period.
Marshall got on the board just over a minute later, cutting into the Cardinals’ lead 2-1, and that’s how the second period would end.
Luverne outshot the Tigers 15-4 in the period.
In the final period the Tigers and Cardinals battled back and forth with Luverne controlling the play.
Marshall pulled their goalie late in the third period but couldn’t get the equalizer to tie the game.
Luverne held on for a 2-1 victory.
Shots on goal for the final period were in favor of the Cardinals 11-3. Schutz ended the game with 13 saves for the Cardinals.