PRINCETON-Brooke Watland punched in the eventual winning goal for Class 2A's 20th-ranked Brainerd/Little Falls Warriors in a 5-2 non-conference victory over 1A's ninth-ranked Princeton/Big Lake/Becker Tigers Tuesday.
Watland's score came at 4:24 of the second giving the Warriors a 3-0 lead following goals by Sophie Robinson and Cheyenne Abear in the opening stanza.
Shaylee Stroot and Gabbie Smith added insurance goals for B/LF which is 18-0 and has won four in a row since its only loss.
Warriors goalie Olivia King rejected 25 of the 27 shots she faced.
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First period: BLF-Sophie Robinson 3:18; BLF-Cheyenne Abear (Ally Smith) shg 4:24
Second period: BLF-Brooke Watland (Abby Pohlkamp) 4:43; PBLB-Carli Vogel (Kallie Abrahamson, Emily Moore) 6:42
Third period: BLF-Shaylee Stroot (Robinson, Hanna Hittesdorf) 2:29; PBLB-MaCallan Dostal (Madisen Peterson) 7:39; BLF-Gabbie Smith 11:05
Shots on goal: BLF 45, PBLB 27
Goalies: BLF-Olivia King (25 saves); PBLB-Kara Schramel (40 saves)
Overall: BLF 18-1. Next: Brainerd/Little Falls at Sartell/SRR 7:15 p.m. Thursday.
