Photos Courtesy of Brad Stenberg
By Chris Larson The Grand Forks KnightRiders took to the road Thursday night, taking on I-29 rival West Fargo United (WFU) in their final game before Christmas break, with WFU coming out on top 4-2 at the West Fargo Sports Arena. WFU got on the board with three goals in the first period, making the difference in the hockey game. "We played a flat first period, which put us in too deep of a hole," KnightRider head coach Alex Hedlund said. "We played with passion in the second and third, outshooting West Fargo in both. The first two goals went to WFU, scoring two in the first four minutes. Madison Schoenberg connected with Madison Hjelden at the 2:10 mark of the first period to give WFU the early 1-0 lead. Erin Nowacki made it 2-0 less than two minutes later. The KnightRiders got their first goal of the game at the 5:17 mark of the opening period, when Katelin Peterson found Shaley Richards for the goal, cutting the lead to 2-1. WFU's Hjelden made it 3-1 in favor of the home team at the 11:09 mark of the opening period. KnightRiders' Peterson made it 3-2 at the 15:56 mark of the second period, on a pass from Jessica Lee. "(Katelin) Peterson had a great night with a goal and an assist," Hedlund said. It was Hjelden's hat-trick goal at the 10:12 mark of the third period that put the dagger in the side of the KnightRiders. Grand Forks was outshot by WFU 34-29. Each team picked up six penalties in the game. "We need to stay out of the box against talented teams like West Fargo," Hedlund said. Grand Forks drops to 5-4 overall, and 5-3 in the conference.
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