After earning a power play with 4:33 left to play, No. 5 seed Holy Family hunkered down in its offensive zone late. Through a physical last five minutes, senior Josie Linn — the Fire’s leading scorer and a New Hampshire commit — had close chances, as did defender Katya Sander.

But the No. 1 seed Hornets’ defense, which conceded just 1.11 goals per game this year, held fast, then weathered another Holy Family power play, this one 6-on-4, in the final minute. Edina goalie Reese McConnell made a sprawling 1-on-1 save to snuff out Linn’s close-range shot with 21 seconds remaining.

Junior forward Cate McCoy’s goal, tipped in early in the third, remained the difference for the defending champs, which outshot the Fire 27-12. 

An Edina victory means the Hornets will face Hill-Murray in the Class 2A final — a rematch of last year’s title game won by Edina.

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