Albert Lea girls’ hockey falls to Pine City in holiday tourney

Published 7:40 am Saturday, November 25, 2023

By Sarah Stultz

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The Albert Lea girls hockey team traveled to Marshall on Friday to take part in the Tiger Classic Holiday tournament. The Tigers lost a hard-fought battle 4-3 in OT.
After a scoreless first period, Pine City jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second period.  The Tigers then came roaring back with three unanswered goals.
Shelby Evans scored the first Albert Lea goal on an assist from Morgan Goskeson.  Eighth-grade defenseman Peyton Seeger tied the game with her first varsity goal with an assist going to Zizi Willett.  Freshman Brooke Hauser then gave Albert Lea a 3-2 lead on assists from Seeger and Goskeson.
Pine City tied the game at three during a fast-paced third period before scoring the game winner at the 5:40 mark of overtime.  Rachel Doppelhammer stopped 17 of 21 shots for the Tigers.
Albert Lea will face Waconia in the third place game on Saturday morning at 9:30.

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