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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Marshfield fell behind 1-0 early but rallied for three straight goals and never looked back, downing Stevens Point/Wisconsin Rapids 6-2 in a Great Northern Conference girls hockey game Tuesday at South Wood Country Recreation Center.
The Tigers bounced back from a road loss to Northland Pines on Monday for the win and improved to 12-3 and 7-2 in the GNC, moving back into a tie for second place with Pines. Point/Rapids falls to 9-3 and 6-3 in the conference.
“It was a really nice win for the girls,” Marshfield coach Nate Sparbel said. “It was the first time they have ever beaten Point-Rapids in their high school careers.”
Point-Rapids took a 1-0 lead 1:32 into the game on a goal from Sarah Peplinski before Marshfield took over the game.
Kate Schumitsch and Paige Johnson scored in the first period and Chandler Roy-Peterson added an unassisted goal in the second to give the Tigers a 3-1 lead.
Point-Rapids closed to within a goal at the end of the second, but Marshfield responded with three straight goals again in the third – by Schumitsch and a pair from Naomi Crump.
Marshfield goalie Ashley Bauer faced just 10 shots, saving eight. Alex Gallager had 31 saves for Point-Rapids.
Marshfield hosts Lakeland on Friday.
Tigers 6, Red Storm 2
Marshfield 2 1 3 – 6
Point-Rapids 1 1 0 – 2
First period: 1. P/R, Sarah Peplinski (Lexie Harmsen), 1:32; 2. M, Kate Schumitsch (Chandler Roy-Peterson), 4:09; 3. M, Paige Johnson (Schumitsch), 7:10.
Second period: 4. M, Roy-Peterson (unassisted), 13;45; 5. P/R, Lexie Harmsen (Peplinski, Rachel McNamara), 15:02.
Third period: 6. M, Schumitsch (ua), 8:36; 7. M, Naomi Crump (Roy-Peterson), 9:43; 8. M, Crump (Nicole Karl), 13:29.
Saves: M, Ashley Bauer 2-4-2-8; P/R, Alex Gallager 10-9-12-31.
Records: Marshfield 12-3, 7-2 Great Northern Conference; Point-Rapids 9-3, 6-3 GNC.