Watch the Class 2A, Section 6 girls hockey tournament, only on Strib Varsity
Top-seeded Edina secured a state tournament berth with a 1-0 win over No. 2 seed Benilde-St. Margaret’s in the section championship. Watch all three rounds of the tournament on demand.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
As the girls hockey postseason heated up, Strib Varsity had exclusive livestreaming of all the games in the Class 2A, Section 6 tournament. All five games are available for replay.
In the semifinals Feb. 11, Benilde-St. Margaret’s beat No. 3 seed Wayzata in overtime, and Edina beat No. 4 seed Bloomington Jefferson.
In the quarterfinals Feb. 7, No. 3 seed Wayzata beat No. 6 seed Armstrong/Cooper, and No. 4 seed Bloomington Jefferson defeated No. 5 Hopkins/St. Louis Park.
Championship
No. 1 Edina 1, No. 2 Benilde-St. Margaret’s 0
Friday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. at Parade Ice Garden
Edina senior forward Cate McCoy scored in the first period, and that was enough as the Hornets held off the Red Knights to earn their 12th straight trip to the state tournament and a shot at another state title game appearance.
Semifinals
Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 6 p.m. at Parade Ice Garden
Wayzata’s Noelle Noble scored in the third period to tie the game 2-2, but Benilde-St. Margaret’s junior and Gophers commit Talla Hansen scored four minutes into overtime to send the Red Knights, No. 10 in Strib Varsity’s Minnesota Top 25, past No. 13 Wayzata and to the section final.
Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 8 p.m. at Parade Ice Garden
Bloomington Jefferson scored the first goal of the game and got as close as 3-2 in the third quarter, but Edina, No. 5 in the Minnesota Top 25, showed why it received the top seed, responding both times with three unanswered goals. Jaguars goalie Sarah Rash made 44 saves.
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m. at Plymouth Ice Center
Wayzata, No. 13 in Strib Varsity’s Minnesota Top 25, missed out on a first-round bye, and the Trojans dominated the Wings to move on to the semifinals. Senior Julia Ostapeic scored three goals and tallied one assist to lead the Trojans, who also got goals from sophomore Christie Russo, senior Vanessa Swensson and junior Reagan Williams. Wings sophomore Maddie Wahl scored on the power play in the second period to make it 2-1, but a few minutes later, Ostapeic scored twice within a 30-second span. Armstrong/Cooper senior Bri LeVoir scored later in the second period, but Swensson’s goal in the final minute of the period and Williams’ third-period goal put it away.
No. 4 Bloomington Jefferson 2, No. 5 Hopkins/St. Louis Park 1
Saturday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m. at Bloomington Ice Garden
Bloomington Jefferson won 5-4 when the teams met in the regular season, and the Jaguars capitalized on their home-ice advantage again. Junior Kaleena Walsh scored in the second period to put Jefferson up 1-0, and sophomore Megan DeVos, pulled up from junior varsity, added another goal shortly into the third quarter. Hopkins/St. Louis Park junior Ella Koethe scored with less than a minute remaining in the game, but the Jaguars were able to hold off the Royals to advance to the section semifinals.
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