Last night the Orono Girls Hockey (0-1-0) team lost a tough a game to #4 Breck (1-0-0) by the score of 1-2.

Sophomore Sarah Harrison with had the Spartans lone goal assisted by junior Brooklyn Duffy  but it wasn’t enough to hold of the Mustangs. “We played well,” said senior Katherine Spurlock, “but we need to score more than one goal to beat a team like Breck.”

The Spartans scored in the first period and out shot the Mustangs 16-6. In the second period, both teams were fighting to get the next goal but ended out scoreless. Orono out shot Breck, 12 -5.

The third period was filled with penalties and scoring chances. Orono gave a up short handed goal just under six minutes into the final period. “That was a tough one to give up,” said Spurlock. Soon after Breck’s first goal, ex-Orono hockey player, junior Leah Schwartzman, scored a power play goal to help the Mustangs go ahead 1-2 and ended up being the game winner. In the final period, the Spartans out shot the Mustangs, 16-10 and out shot them in the game, 44-21.

Junior goalie and first year starter, Sophia Sterling, faced 21 shots and saved 19 of them. “She played great,” said junior Ellie Martini, “we just needed to help her out.”

The Spartans look forward to their upcoming games but won’t forget what they learned about the Mustangs and their team. “We played a solid three periods, and worked our hardest,” Martini said, “We’ll come back and beat them when it counts, in sections.”

Stats provided by the Star Tribune MN Girls Hockey Hub: