Elk River upends Cardinal girls' hockey team

• Allie Nielsen

Echo Press photos by Arlan Anderson Allie Nielsen (left, center) battled a pair of Elk River players in Tuesday night’s non-conference outing. The Cards dropped to 11-14 on the season.
• Alia Kopischke

Echo Press photos by Arlan Anderson Alia Kopischke (above) looked for an outlet to pass. The Cards dropped to 11-14 on the season.

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The Cardinal girls’ hockey team dropped its third straight game on Tuesday night when it welcomed Elk River-Zimmerman to town.

Alexandria tied the game at 2-2 on a Rachael Finley goal 7:23 into the second period. The Elks then scored twice within 30 seconds of each other less than five minutes later to take control of the game on their way to a 6-2 win.

Elk River added two more goals in the third period to put the finishing touches on the win. The Cardinals found themselves down 2-0 early in the second period before Claire Illies scored the first of two unanswered goals for Alexandria. Finley’s goal a minute later tied the game but the Cardinals could not hold down the Elks’ offense the rest of the way.

The loss dropped Alexandria to 11-14 on the season.

GAME STATISTICS

ALEXANDRIA 0 2 0 – 2

ELK RIVER 1 3 2 – 6

ALEXANDRIA LEADERS – Claire Illies – 1 goal; Brittney Lind – 1 assist; Alexis Nielson – 1 assist; Rachael Finley – 1 goal

GOALTENDING – Stephanie Drown – 22 saves, 6 goals allowed

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