ST. PAUL-Naomi Rogge registered a hat trick and Emily McLaughlin contributed two goals for fourth-seeded Eden Prairie as the Eagles beat fifth-seeded Forest Lake Rangers 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Class 2A state tournament Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center.
Rogge, Eden Prairie's leading scorer, now has 38 goals for the season. She also added two assists for a 5-point night for the Eagles (20-6-1).
The Eagles jumped out 3-0 on Rogge's second goal 1:13 into period two. Maddie Kolbow answered 41 seconds later for the Rangers (20-7-2) The Eagles also led 5-1, and 6-2 before a third rally by Forest Lake fell short.
The final period saw two goals from Kayla Kasel at 3:55 and 11:08. The Eagles tightened up the defense after the score got to 6-4 by blocking and contesting most shots.
Forest Lake was outshot 41-24.
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Edina 4, Farmington 1
ST. PAUL-Top-seeded Edina held off a pesky Farmington team, 4-1 to advance to the semifinal round Thursday.
For the first 25 minutes, Edina was wondering what it had to do to score on Farmington and goaltender Abby Bollig who has been a major factor in the Tigers' success all year, facing an average of 21 shots per game while compiling a goals-against average of 1.62.
But then, Edina's Olivia Kilberg skated around a defender and beat Bollig on the Hornets' 23rd shot of the game.
The Tigers tied it 1-1 when while short-handed Farmington's Ellie Moser lobbed the puck beyond center ice. Edina netminder Anna Goldstein was tentative in her decision to play the puck or not. She attempted to poke check the puck at the top of the circle, but it fluttered down at the feet of Moser who swept it into the unguarded net.
Edina swarmed the offensive zone throughout the game. The Hornets broke Bollig four minutes into the final period when Lolita Fidler and Emily Oden scored 32 seconds apart.
Sophie Slattery recorded the final tally for Edina, which had a 53-16 advantage in shots.
Blaine 7, Roseau 1
ST. PAUL-The No. 2-seeded Blaine Bengals put together a solid team performance with nine different players getting at least one point in their 7-1 quarterfinal victory over Roseau.
The Bengals jumped ahead just 1:54 into the game when Megan McKenzie found Abby Jones alone at the top of the crease as she tucked it past Rams' goalie Kiana Flaig.
Blaine scored two other goals in the first. Sarah Ganley knocked home a rebound and Gabby Rosenthal scored on a 2-on-1 break for a 3-0 lead.
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The Bengals dominated the final two periods outshooting Roseau 26-4. Paige Beebe scored the first of her two goals on a wraparound at 0:13 seconds of the final period to give Blaine a 6-0 lead. The 6-goal lead caused the remainder of the game to be played in running time.
Beebe, who had two goals and an assist, and Kenzie Wyllie, with three assists, led the Blaine attack.
Hill-Murray 4, Eastview 1
ST. PAUL-Senior defenseman Taylor Wemple of third-seeded Hill-Murray (24-4-1) scored two-first period goals, and Pioneers goaltender Ava Bailey stopped 17 shots leading Hill-Murray to a 4-1 win over Eastview (16-11-2) in Thursday's quarterfinals.
Both Wemple goals came at even strength, and bookended a power-play goal by Eastview's Natalie Snodgrass.
Hill-Murray scored two more in the second. The Pioneers' Nina Steigauf scored at 4:08 when an Eastview defender trying to clear the puck from in front of her net inadvertently knocked it in. Morgan Helgeson got the fourth, and final goal, on a power play at 11:54.
Hill-Murray will face Blaine in the semifinals at 6 p.m. Friday.
