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Lady Jacks fall in Double Overtime

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Kerry Rodd-NSO
Jordan McLaughlin recorded a hat trick and the Grand Rapids/Greenway Lightning had just enough energy left to bounce the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls hockey team from the Section 7AA hockey tournament on Thursday night.  The Lightning won the game 3-2, but it took double overtime to get rid of the pesky Lumberjacks.
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  It was the third meeting of the year between the two teams and the Lightning were looking to pick up the sweep against CEC.  However, ideas of a sweep got a bit muddied when the Lumberjacks rebounded from a 2-0 deficit in the second period to even the game.
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   Trailing 2-0 in the second period Kaitlyn Miller got CEC to within 2-1 entering the final period.  While the defense, and goalie Stacy Nelson kept the Lightning off the scoreboard in regulation, it was CEC’s Cassie Inman who tied the game at 2-2 midway through the third period.
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  The first overtime saw both teams had a shot at scoring, but neither team finding a way to get the puck into the net.  That changed when McLaughlin recorded her third goal of the game in the second overtime to set off a wild celebration in Grand Rapids.
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  CEC finishes the season at 6-15-2, while the Lightning are now 15-9-2.  Grand Rapids/Greenway now advances to the second round of the Section 7AA tournament and will play at Elk River/Zimmerman in the semi final round.
Kerry Rodd can be reached at Kerry@northlandsportsonline.com
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