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MARSHFIELD – The Eau Claire/Altoona Stars snapped Marshfield’s six-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory on Saturday in the Tigers’ regular-season finale at the Marshfield Youth Ice and Recreation Arena.
The Tigers end their regular season with a 12-6-1 record after starting the year 4-5.
Eau Claire/Altoona (18-4) scored three goals in the second period to open up a 4-0 lead and led 6-0 before Marshfield rallied with three goals in the final 11:29 of the game.
Paige Johnson scored the first two goals and Emily Wolfe added another for the Tigers. Tori Esser, Nell Eichten and Johnson assisted on the goals.
Marshfield goalie Alexis Straughan had 31 saves.
Haley Watkins had a hat trick and Macki Fadness had two goals and an assist for the Stars.
The Tigers open postseason action Thursday when they host Medford in a WIAA regional final at 7 p.m. at the Marshfield Youth Ice and Recreation Arena.
Stars 6, Tigers 3
Eau Claire/Altoona 1 3 2 – 6
Marshfield 0 0 3 – 3
First period: 1. ECA, Haley Watkins (Emily Lester), 13:17.
Second period: 2. ECA, Watkins (Lester), 1:59; 3. ECA, Macki Fadness (Camille Herzog), 4:07; 4. ECA, M. Fadness (Lester), 15:05.
Third period: 5. ECA, Lester (Ellie Fadness), 0:53; 6. Watkins (M. Fadness), 2;57; 7. M, Paige Johnson (ua), 5:31; 8. M, Johnson (Tori Esser), 10:39; 9. M, Emily Wolfe (Nell Eichten, Johnson), 15:39.
Records: Eau Claire-Altoona 18-4; Marshfield 12-6-1.