Hopkins/St. Louis Park surges past Fox Cities Stars girls hockey

AppletonSportsPage.com

HOPKINS, Minn. – Hopkins/St. Louis Park scored three times in a 3-½ minute stretch to break open a tie game and defeat the Fox Cities Stars 5-3 in a nonconference girls hockey game as the Stars completed a two-day trip to Minnesota on Saturday.

Margaret Thomas scored in the first period and Evie Mursau added a goal with 6:58 remaining in the game to tie it at 2-2 for the Stars.

Hopkins responded with three-straight goals to take control.

Maleiyah Streck scored with 10 seconds remaining for the Stars’ final goal.

The Stars (3-5) host the Cap City Cougars on Friday at Tri-County Ice Arena in Neenah. Game time is 7 p.m.

Royals 5, Stars 3
Fox Cities   1   0   2   –   3
Hopkins/St. Louis Park   0   2   3   –   5
First period: 1. FC, Margaret Thomas (Lillian McCracken), 7:47.
Second period: 2. H, Avery Shaw (Adrienne DeGiulio), 3:05; 3. H, Bryn Etzell (Ella Koethe), 4;24.
Third period: 4. FC, Evie Mursau (Olivia Merritt, Lyla Cooke), 10:02; 5. H, Hazel Schenkelberg (Lucy Johnson), 12:11; 6. H, DeGiulio (Shaw), 14:58; 7. H, Schenkelberg, 15:37; 8. FC, Maleiyah Streck, 16:50.
Saves: FC, Teagan Wilkins 25; H, Evelyn Osland 27.
Records: Fox Cities 3-5; Hopkins/St. Louis Park 4-9.