Paul (21-5-1) made sure to not waste the opportunity.Īhern scored early in the 5-on-3 advantage to put her team ahead 2-1. Things got worse for Simley in the final period. Simley coach Tom Patnode called it 'an unfortunate situation' but did not comment further. Leading scorer Ella Tuccitto (37 goals) was forced to sit out a second consecutive playoff game. The Spartans entered the third period with that slim lead and 17 minutes from their first Class 1A state tournament appearance. Simley (21-5-1) grabbed a 1-0 lead at 2 minutes, 56 seconds of the second period on a goal from Mackaylan McGown. We wanted to get to state for the 17th time, and we didn't want them to take it away from us on their home ice.'

'We knew we could do it if we played as a team and stuck to it. 'They beat us by two and three goals, so they knew they could do it,' said Ahern, s transfer from Cretin-Derham Hall. The top-seeded Spartans took the ice at their home rink, Veterans Memorial Arena in Inver Grove Heights, with two victories against the Packers in as many meetings this season. Ahern's goals tied the game and put her Packers ahead to stay in a 4-1 upset of Simley in the Class 1A, Section 4 girls hockey championship game. She hit the jackpot Thursday, scoring twice in a game for the first time all season. Paul sophomore forward Alida Ahern spent the better part of the past three weeks missing empty nets, hitting the post or hitting the crossbar. Since scoring her final goal of the regular season, South St.

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