Late Goals Propel Mirage Over Bloomington-Jefferson

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Dec 29

Kerry Rodd-NSO

It wasn’t a mirage for the Mirage in the third period on Wednesday night. The Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall Mirage girls high school hockey team exploded for three third period goals and they skated away with a 4-2 win over Bloomington Jefferson in the Burnsville Hockey Tournament.

After a scoreless first period Emy Albert scored at the three minute mark for the Mirage in the second period. However, the Jaguars answered at 7:52 of the period to even things entering the final period.

Albert scored her second goal of the game just 1:20 into the third period, but less than five minutes later Bloomington Jefferson evened it at 2-2 on a goal by Grace Mandich. PHM took the lead for good at 9:11 on a marker by Emma Stauber and Stauber finished off the scoring at 15:35 with her second tally of the game.

Courtney Simmons made 18 saves on 20 shots for the Mirage, while PHM tossed 38 shots on the Bloomington Jefferson net.

Kerry Rodd can be reached at kerry@northlandsportsonline.com