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MARSHFIELD – Marshfield scored twice in the final eight minutes to escape with a 2-1 win over Wausau East/Merrill in a Wisconsin Valley Conference boys hockey game Tuesday night at the Marshfield Area Ice Arena.
Zach Pagel scored 9:04 into the game to give the Bluejacks a 1-0 lead and that held until midway through the third period.
Cole Kenney scored with 7:44 to go to tie the game and Blake Meissner added the game-winner with 4:40 remaining for the Tigers, who were playing their regular-season and conference finale.
Marshfield finishes the regular season with a 10-14 record and a 2-8 mark in the Wisconsin Valley Conference. Click here to view the Wisconsin Valley Conference boys hockey standings
The Tigers open WIAA postseason play with a Division 1 regional semifinal at Wisconsin Rapids next Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Tigers 2, Bluejacks 1
Wausau East/Merrill 1 0 0 – 1
Marshfield 0 0 2 – 2
First period: 1. EM, Zach Pagel, 9:04.
Third period: 2. M, Cole Kenney (Thomas Cashmer), 9:14; 3. M, Blake Meissner (Zak Meyer), 12:20.
Saves: EM, Connor Burton 28; M, Reed Gieseking 21.
Records: Wausau East/Merrill 3-19, 1-9 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Marshfield 10-14, 2-8 Wisconsin Valley Conference.