Girls State Hockey: Eastview scores early, hangs on for 1-0 AA Quarterfinal win over Stillwater

Two days of quarterfinals in both classes of the Minnesota State High School League’s girls hockey state tournament came to a close late Saturday, March 27 when No. 5 Eastview edged No. 4 Stillwater in the final big-school game at the Xcel Energy Center. Junior defender Nora Stepan scored the game’s only goal with just under two minutes elapsed on a long wrist shot from the blue line that just hugged inside the upper left post.

Click the video box on this page to see extended highlights of the Class AA State Quarterfinal between Eastview and Stillwater

The victory sends the Lightning (16-4-2) into the Class AA semifinals on Thursday, April 1 against undefeated Andover, the defending big-school champion.

While Stepan supplied the offense, junior goalie Angie Lombard was the backstop in making 28 saves, including 11 in the third period. Freshman forward Josie St. Martin paced the Ponies (19-3-1) with a team-best nine shots on goal. Stillwater finished with 28.

Courtesy: Minnesota State High School League