The University School co-op girls’ hockey team set a goal for the final weekend of the regular season.  The Wildcats decided to win their final two games in a convincing fashion.  The team accomplished the first half of that goal on Friday by defeating Onalaska 4-1. Their second success arrived on Saturday when they defeated the Brookfield Glacier by the same 4-1 score in a non-conference game on February 9th at the Ponds in Brookfield.

USM’s head coach, Dan Carey, said, “Congratulations to the girls on closing out the regular season with two nice wins.  It was great to see contributions across the board.  The girls are playing well and should know they can compete against anyone when they work hard.”

The Wildcats limited the Glacier’s shots increasingly throughout the game, conceding three shots in the first period, five shots in the second period, and just one shot in the third period.  The USM goaltender, Sami Stommel, stopped 8 of the 9 shots the Glacier players managed to get on net.

Meanwhile the Wildcats accomplished another goal, getting pucks to the net.  They fired the puck 44 times at Kristin Woodcock, the Glacier’s goalie.  They scored three of their goals in the opening period and one in the second.   Zoe Neudorfer scored two of the Wildcats’ goals while Karly Lamoreaux and Jenna Klenz were credited with one goal each.

It did not take long for the Wildcats to get their scoring started.  They tallied their first goal just 3:57 into the game.  From the Wildcats’ zone, Libby Hennelly sent a long cross-ice stretch pass to Hannah Neudorfer as Neudorfer sped along the left boards in center ice.  Neudorfer skated the puck deep into the Glaciers’ left corner.  A defenseman knocked the puck from her stick, but Neudorfer spun and recovered the puck.  She passed it into the slot to Klenz who was racing toward the net.  Klenz fired a shot, then she and Kinzie Youngblood converged on the crease, swiping at the rebound.  The puck hit a defender’s skate and slipped under Woodcock for the goal.

The Wildcats moved further ahead less than five minutes later. As the Wildcats forechecked, Michaela Fritz won a battle for the puck in the right corner.  She skated toward the net, spotting Zoe Neudorfer in the slot.  Fritz passed it.  Neudorfer one-timed it, and the Wildcats gained another goal at 8:24.