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BLAINE, Minn. – The Marshfield girls hockey team will play for fifth place after posting a 3-1 win over St. Francis/North Branch on Tuesday at the Schwan Cup Hockey Tournament.
The Tigers improve to 7-2 with the win and will take on the winner of today’s Baraboo Badger Thunder/Brookings Rangers game at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday for fifth place in the White Division of the tournament. Marshfield lost its tournament opener Monday to Kettle Moraine 4-2.
Paige Johnson and Nicole Karl scored goals in the first period and Chandler Roy-Peterson added another in the third for the Tigers, who dominated the game.
Marshfield outshot St. Francis/North Branch 32-19. Ashley Bauer had 18 saves in goal for the Tigers.
Marshfield 3, St. Francis/North Branch 1
St. Francis/North Branch 0 0 1 – 1
Marshfield 2 0 1 – 3
First period: 1. M, Paige Johnson (unassisted), 8:39; 2. M, Nicole Karl (Abby Besler, Emily Wolfe), 14:27.
Third period: 3. M, Chandler Roy-Peterson (Naomi Crump, Katie Wendlandt), 13:18; 4. SF/N, Nicole Miller (Maddi Kaehler), 14:56.
Saves: SF/N, Dakotah Bullen 29; M, Ashley Bauer 18.
Records: Marshfield 7-2; St. Francis/North Branch 3-8-1.