Lady Wildcats finish regular season on winning note
Playing in their final three regular season games, the Dodge County girls hockey team currently holds a sparkling 19-4-0 record. The Lady Wildcats are ranked No. 3 in the state in Class 1A.
On Tuesday, January 30, they turned in one of their best defensive performances of the season, limiting Northfield’s state-leading offense to just 13 shots, in a 4-2 Wildcats victory at Dodge County Ice Arena. Thursday, February 1, the Lady Cats fell to Simley, 3-1, at Simley — Vet’s Arena (IGH). The DC girls closed out the busy week on Saturday, where they outshined Robbinsdale Armstrong/Cooper, 8-0, at Dodge County Ice Arena.
(Northfield Game) Score by periods: Northfield: 0, 1, 1; Dodge County: 1, 2, 1; Shots on goal favored DC, 42-12; DC Individual Scoring: Mollie Koch, 1 goal, 1 assist; Nora Carstensen, 2 goals; Kylie Meyer, 2 assists; Abby Simons, 1 assist; McKenna LaFleur, 1 goal; Goalie Ida Huber, 12 shots on goal, 10 saves. Power plays: Northfield, 0-2; Dodge County, 2-4; Penalties: Northfield, 8 minutes on 4 infractions; Dodge County, 4 minutes on 2 infractions.
1st Period Scoring: DODGE — LaFleur Goal (power play) (Meyer) 2:53. Penalties: Puppe, NFLD (Minor, 2.0 min) 2:53. Goalie Changes: None.
2nd Period Scoring: DODGE — Koch Goal (power play) (Simons) 2:28; DODGE — Carstensen Goal (even strength) (Meyer) 10:06; NFLD — McCoshen Goal (even strength) 12:31. Penalties: Heimer, DODGE (Minor, 2.0 min) 0:49; Rasmussen, NFLD (Minor, 2.0 min) 15:02; Garlie, NFLD (Minor, 2.0 min) 15:02. Goalie Changes: None.
3rd Period Scoring: NFLD — Puppe Goal (even strength) 5:19; DODGE — Carstensen Goal (even strength) (Koch) 8:42. Penalties: Harens, DODGE (Minor, 2.0 min) 12:21; McCoshen, NFLD (Minor, 2.0 min) 16:05. Goalie Changes: None.
(Simley Game) Score by periods: Simley: 0, 1, 2; Dodge County: 0, 1, 0; Shots on goal favored DC, 48-17; DC Individual Scoring: Mollie Koch, 1 goal; Maysie Koch, 1 assist; Abby Simons, 1 assist; Goalie Ida Huber, 17 shots on goal, 14 saves. Power plays: Simley, 2-2; Dodge County, 1-3; Penalties: Simley, 6 minutes on 3 infractions; Dodge County, 4 minutes on 2 infractions.
1st Period Scoring: None. Penalties: None. Goalie Changes: None.
2nd Period Scoring: DODGE — Koch Goal (power play) (Koch, Simons) 2:36; SIMLEY — Duval Goal (even strength) (Ralston) 10:56. Penalties: Peterson, DODGE (Minor, 2.0 min) 0:39; Koch, DODGE (Minor, 2.0 min) 1:16; Webinger, SIMLEY (Minor, 2.0 min) 3:48; Ralston, SIMLEY (Minor, 2.0 min) 4:16; Woveras, SIMLEY (Minor, 2.0 min) 8:24. Goalie Changes: None.
3rd Period Scoring: SIMLEY — Dahl Goal (power play) (SEARS, Ries) 15:34; SIMLEY — Ries Goal (power play) (Sanders) 16:41. Penalties: None. Goalie Changes: None.
(Robbinsdale Armstrong/Cooper Game) Score by periods: RAC: 0, 0, 0; Dodge County: 0, 4, 4; Shots on goal favored DC, 57-11; DC Individual Scoring: Brynn Spreiter, 1 goal; Hannah Peterson, 1 goal, 1 assist; Mollie Koch, 3 assists; Nora Carstensen, 4 goals; Kylie Meyer, 2 assists; Alexa Van Straaten, 1 assist; Maysie Koch, 2 assists; Abby Simons, 1 assist; McKenna LaFleur, 2 goals; Taryn Wernecke, 1 assist; Goalie Ida Huber, 11 shots on goal, 11 saves. Power plays: RAC, 0-1; Dodge County, 0-2; Penalties: RAC, 4 minutes on 2 infractions; Dodge County, 2 minutes on 1 infraction.
1st Period Scoring: None. Penalties: Heimer, DODGE (Minor, 2.0 min) 2:03. Goalie Changes: None.
2nd Period Scoring: DODGE — Carstensen Goal (even strength) (Van Straaten) 0:29; DODGE — Carstensen Goal (even strength) (Koch, Meyer) 1:48; DODGE — Carstensen Goal (even strength) (Koch, Koch) 7:25; DODGE — LaFleur Goal (even strength) (Koch) 12:33. Penalties: Hanson, RAC (Minor, 2.0 min) 6:00; Fruetel, RAC (Minor, 2.0 min) 10:15. Goalie Changes: None.
3rd Period Scoring: DODGE — Peterson Goal (even strength) (Wernecke) 2:55; DODGE — Carstensen Goal (even strength) (Meyer) 3:01; DODGE — Spreiter Goal (even strength) (Simons) 12:04; DODGE — LaFleur Goal (even strength) (Koch, Peterson) 12:44. Penalties: None. Goalie Changes: None.