EDINA-Goalie Olivia King stopped all 20 shots she faced as Class 2A's ninth-ranked Brainerd/Little Falls Warriors blanked the seventh-ranked Maple Grove Crimson 2-0 in the semifinals of the Walser Invitational Thursday, Dec. 27, at Braemar Arena.
Cheyenne Abear scored both BLF goals in the opening period at 2:57 and tallied again at 16:20.
Sophie Robinson and Abby Pohlkamp each collected two assists as the Warriors won their fifth-straight game and improved to 11-2-1.
The Warriors play the Edina/Breck winner for the title Friday, Dec. 28. Edina is ranked No. 1 in 2A. Breck is ranked No. 2 in 1A.
Maple Grove 0 0 0-0
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Brainerd/LF 2 0 0-2
First period: BLF-Cheyenne Abear (Sophie Robinson, Abby Pohlkamp) 2:57; BLF-Abear (Pohlkamp, Robinson) 16:20
Shots on goal: BLF 14-10-5--29, MG 4-5-11--20
Goalies: BLF-Olivia King (20 saves); MG-Lucy Morgan (27 saves)
Overall: BLF 11-2-1. Next: BLF vs Edina/Breck winner for championship in Walser Invitational at Edina 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28.
