Photos Courtesy of Brad Stenberg
By Chris Larson
A nine-point weekend road sweep was on the line Saturday as the Grand Forks KnightRiders headed into the Starion Sports Complex to take on Mandan in a league game, pulling ahead late and winning 4-2. ”We did a good job of controlling the pace of the game right from the start,” head coach Alex Hedlund said. “We spent the first three minutes on our our zone, and the first time Mandan came down they scored off a deflection in front of the net. Instead of getting down on ourselves we came out harder, and answered back soon after.” Hedlund gave praise for Mandan’s goalie. “Mandan's goalie made some really good saves today,” she said. “I was happy with our net front presence to cause some commotion in front of her,” Hedlund said. “Two of our goals were on odd man rushes, so that was nice to see. Our defensive zone needs to be a little bit better this week, but I was happy with our puck movement, and offensive production.” It was 2-2 head into the early portion of the third period, when Abby Schauer picked up a pass from Morgan Stenseth, and found the back of the net, sending the KnightRiders ahead 3-2. Schauer's goal at the 5:40 mark of the third period turned out to be the game winning goal, as Haily Stenberg secured the game with a goal at the 12:52 mark of the third period. Schauer and Kylie Autrey picked up the early tallies for the KnightRiders, who improved to 5-1 in the conference and overall. Kaylee Baker improved to 2-0, stopping 16 of the 18 shots she faced in the contest. “She (Baker) stood tall, even in the last two minutes during a 5-on-3,” Hedlund said of her goaltender.
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