Girls Hockey

       Natalie Stueven had two goals and three assists as the Northern Lakes Lightning scored a 7-2 win on the road at International Falls Friday night, moving their record to 2-4 on the season. Kayla Landt was solid in goal, stopping 16 pf 18 shots on the night. Savannah John opened the scoring with her first goal of the season in the first period with Stueven getting the assist. The Broncos scored their two goals for the night and took a 2-1 lead to the second. Anya Vertnik tied it at 2-2 in the second from Stueven and then Stueven scored twice in a row, first unassisted and then from Kambria Thompson. That made it 4-2 Lightning into the final period. Thompson scored twice in the third, once from Stueven and once from Rayna Hopia. In between Lila Nordby scored unassisted. Thompson scored her 50th career point in this win.

Lightning 1 3 3 7

Broncos  2 0 0 2

      Northern Lakes will host Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato on Tuesday at Breezy point.

       The Willmar Cardinals scored a pair of power play goals and snuck past the Northern Lakes Lightning at Breezy Point Thursday night 2-1. It was the home opener for the Lightning who outshot the Cardinals 23-22 but couldn't dent the net after a first period goal. Rebecca Deemer took the loss in net despite stopping 20 of 22 shots. Kambria Thompson gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead at 10:43 of the first with the assists going to Natalie Stueven and Brielle Spaeth. That held up until the 9:26 mark of the second when McKenna Baker scored with the extra attacker. It was 1-1 in the third when Maya Cameron scored at 5:15, again on the power play and that was the end of the scoring for the night. Stueven talked about the matchup, "It was a tough loss, but we battled hard. We had an early lead but gave up a goal in the second and another in the third. I'm super proud of the girls for putting up an amazing fight." The Lightning were whistled four times for eight minutes and the Cardinals had two penalties for four minutes.

Cardinals   0 1 1 2

Lightning    1 0 0 1

      The Lightning are on the road at International Falls Friday night.

      Natalie Stueven scored a goal and added two assists as the Northern Lakes Lightning girls picked up their first win of the season Tuesday, a 7-1 win on the road at Benson against Morris/Benson Area. Kayla Landt stopped seven of eight shots to pick up the win in goal as the Lightning improved to 1-3 on the season. 

     Jenna Udean opened the scoring for the Lightning at 4:00 of the first period with Avery Lonergan picking up the assist. That was the score after one, but the Lightning struck four times in the second to take command. Dana Balmer scored her 3rd of the season at 1:46 from Stueven and Eva Anderson, Lonergan tallied at 5:49 from Lila Nordby, Balmer scored her 4th of the season at 8:02 from Nordby and Lonergan and Kambria Thompson scored her 2nd of the season from Mya Rueper and Brielle Spaeth. MBA scored their only goal of the game at 11:47, a power play goal by Kimmy Kerzman. The Lightning scored twice in the third, Ruepers 1st of the season from Stueven and then Natalie scored her 1st of the season at 9:56 to complete the scoring. Both teams had one penalty for two minutes. Stueven talked about the win, "It was a good game, we started to play as a team, and I am really proud of the way we played. We are so ready for Willmar on Thursday."

Lightning 1 4 2 7

Storm      0 1  0 1

      The Lightning host Willmar Thursday at Breezy Point in their home opener.

        The Northern Lakes Lightning girls lost a tough 5-2 decision Tuesday on the road at Sartell-Sauk Rapids, falling to 0-2 on the young season. Sartell-Sauk Rapids led 2-0 after one period and 4-1 after two before going on to the win. Trailing 2-0 in the second Lila Nordby scored her first goal of the season, unassisted at 7:20. The Sabre's scored two more in the period to take the 4-1 lead. Kambria Thompson made it 4-2 at 7:12 of the third but the Sabre's ended the scoring with a goal at 10:32. Kayla Landt stopped 29 shots in net while the Lightning had 21 shots on goal. 

Lightning  0 1 1 2

Sabre's     2 2 1 5

      The Lightning JV lost 6-0.

      The Lightning play at Gentry Academy Friday.

      The Northern Lakes Lightning girl's hockey team opened their season Friday and suffered an 8-1 loss on the road at East Grand Forks. The Green Wave took a 4-0 lead in the first period and never looked back. They led 5-0 in the second before Dana Balmer scored from Natalie Stueven at 11:39 to cut the lead to 5-1. EGF made it 6-1 before the end of the second period and added two more goals in the third. The Lightning played the opener without being called for a penalty while the Green Wave had three whistles for 6 minutes. Senior Natalie Stueven after the loss, "We had a good first game really, the outcome wasn't fully what we wanted but now we know what to expect going forward." Rebecca Deemer took the loss in goal for the Lightning.

Lightning        0 1  0 1

Green Wave  4 2 2 8

      The Lightning and Green Wave JV played to a 2-2 tie. Avery Lonergan scored to give the Lightning a 1-0 lead after one, then EGF tied things at 1-1 after the second period. The Wave took a 2-1 lead at :35 of the third, but Karlene Haff tied it at 9:58 and the teams played even the rest of the way. Myra Nordby, just an 8th grader was in goal for the Lightning.

Lightning         1 0 1 2

Green Wave   0 1 1 2