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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Valley Union girls hockey team scored four times in the first period and went on to a 9-4 win over Northland Pines in a nonconference game matchup Tuesday at the South Wood County Recreation Center.
Reese Simcakowski had two goals and an assist for WVU, which is now 10-13 this season.
Wisconsin Valley outshot Northland Pines 42-13 en rout to the victory. The two teams will meet again in a WIAA regional final at Stevens Point on Feb. 20.
Wisconsin Valley Union will finish its regular-season schedule at Stoughton.
Wisconsin Valley Union 9, Northland Pines 4
Northland Pines 2 0 2 – 4
Wisconsin Valley Union 4 3 2 – 9
First period: 1. WV, Cecelia Reissmann, 2:17; 2. NP, Ava Carillo (Lilly Beitler, Ruby Kasper), 3:48; 3. WV, Lily Cichy (Reese Simcakowski), 9:00; 4. WV, Greta Olson (Campbell Spees, Jenna Jones), pp., 12:14; 5. NP, Larken Paff, 15:17; 6. WV, Simcakoski (Olson, Jones), 16:32.
Second period: 7. WV, Amelia Castleberg (Jai Dee Menge, Olson), pp., 0:51; 8. WV, Jones (Cichy), 13:16; 9. WV, Sophie Saunders (Olson, Kendall Baneck), 14:42.
Third period: 10. NP, Ruby Kasper (Bella Nowak), pp., 11:58; 11. NP, Carillo (Reese Retallick), 14:39; 12. WV, Spees (Jones, Cichy), pp., 15:27; 13. WV, Simcakoski, 16:16.
Saves: NP. Lucy Nowak 22, Jaylin Zadnik 11; WV, Kylin Wright 9.
Records: Northland Pines 4-19; Wisconsin Valley 10-13.