Win Streak Hits Three

By Pat Rupp

Farmington continued to build momentum toward the Section 1AA playoffs with a 4-2 non-conference win at Hastings Tuesday night.

The victory was the third straight for the Tigers and ran their overall record to 15-8, six more wins than all of last  season.

Freshman Lexi Giller had the best night of her young varsity career, recording a hat trick while running her season goal total to 11.

“Lexi has been playing well all year,” Farmington coach Jon Holmes said. “She’s fast, has an awesome shot and an amazing work ethic. It was good to see her rewarded with the hat trick.”

The game itself was a rollercoaster ride with the Tigers scoring on Giller’s first of the night just 65 seconds into the game on an assist from Taylor Risch.

The lead didn’t last long, however, as the Raiders tied things up two minutes later on a score by Haley Siebenaler.

Giller netted her second goal (from Risch and Norah Kratz) later in the first to give the visitors back the lead heading to the first intermission.

After Addie Seleski re-tied the game for Hastings early in the second, Giller completed her hat trick with a power play score on an assist from Amelia Goblirsch.

Jenna Goblirsch provided the final margin of victory with an empty-net goal in the game’s final two minutes.

“It was a back and forth game,” Holmes said. “We had the better of the play but just couldn’t put the game away. We would get ahead and then have a letdown shift or miss some good opportunities at the other end.”

Tiger goalie Addison Moudry rang up her eighth win of the season with a 22-save effort. Farmington won the shots on goal battle 34-24.

A positive for the Tigers was they had only two penalties the entire 51 minutes. In the past couple oof games they had spent more than their share of time in the penalty box.

“We had officials from a different conference working the game,” Holmes said. “They allowed a more physical game. We just need to adjust to the way the game is being called. Such is life in girls’ hockey.”

Farmington closes out its regular season this week with a pair of South Suburban Conference  road games: Thursday at Metro South (Burnsville) and Saturday at Rosemount.

The opening round of section play begins next Wednesday with pairings to be determined this weekend.