Top-seeded Luverne defeated fourth-seeded Windom Area 8-1 in a semifinal game in the Section 3A girls hockey tournament Saturday night at Blue Mound Arena in Luverne.
The Cardinals led 2-0 after the first period, with the Eagles pulling to within one goal when Madyson Fredin scored at 5:51 of the second with Presley Dockter getting an assist.
Luverne scored two goals 1:32 apart later in the second and scored four more times in the third.
Izzy Steensma registered a hat trick for the Cardinals and Minnesota Ms. Hockey candidate Kamryn Van Batavia scored two goals.
Van Batavia is second on the state’s all-time goals scored list with 279. Natalie Darwitz of Eagan is first with 316.
Fiona Robillard made 28 saves on the 36 shots she faced for Windom Area, which put 15 shots on Luverne netminder Mallory Von Tersch. The Eagles end their season with a 10-14-2 record.
The Cardinals (20-6) will play New Ulm (17-8-1) in the section championship game at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gustavus. The second-seeded Eagles topped third-seeded Marshall 1-0 in three overtimes in the other semifinal Saturday.
SECTION 3A GIRLS HOCKEY
Thursday, Feb. 9
Quarterfinals
Windom Area 3, Fairmont 1
Marshall 17, Worthington 1
Saturday, Feb. 11
Semifinals
Luverne 8, Windom Area 1
New Ulm 1, Marshall 0 (3 OT)
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Championship
At Gustavus
Luverne (20-6) vs. New Ulm (17-8-1), 7 p.m.
Windom Area girls hockey schedule
Thurs., Nov. 17: at Luverne, L 8-0
Sat., Nov. 19: at Austin, W 10-6
Tues., Nov. 22: at Waseca, W 5-3
Mon., Nov. 28: at Minnesota River, L 2-0
Thurs., Dec. 1: at Worthington, W 3-2
Sat., Dec. 3: Mankato East, L 10-1
Mon., Dec. 5: Marshall, L 4-2
Sat., Dec. 10: at Hutchinson, L 5-2
Tues., Dec. 27: at Morris/Benson, W 6-3
Wed., Dec. 28: Prairie Centre at Morris, W 6-1
Fri., Dec. 30: at Fairmont, L 4-3
Thurs., Jan. 5: Mankato West, T 4-4
Fri., Jan. 6: Minnesota River, T 1-1
Mon., Jan. 9: at Marshall, L 3-1
Thurs., Jan. 12: Morris/Benson, L 8-5
Fri., Jan. 13: New Ulm, L 7-1
Mon., Jan. 16: Fairmont, W 2-1
Fri., Jan. 20: at New Ulm, L 5-0
Sat., Jan. 21: Visitation, L 2-1
Mon., Jan. 30: Waseca, L 2-0
Thurs., Feb. 2: Luverne, L 4-2
Sat., Feb. 4: at Prairie Centre, W 3-1
Mon., Feb. 6: Worthington, W 10-0
Thurs., Feb. 9: Fairmont, W 3-1
Sat., Feb. 11: at Luverne, L 8-1