Quantcast
skip navigation

No. 2 Edina gets two third-period goals to break 1-1 tie, defeat No. 1 Blake

By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune, 02/15/19, 10:00PM CST

Share

The Hornets were outshot by the Bears but goaltender Elli Strittmater came up big and goals by Katie Davis and Mallory Uihlein led to a 3-2 victory in the Class 2A, Section 6 championship.


Blake's Lily Delianedis (7) shoots on Edina goalie Elli Strittmater (30) in the first period of the Class 2A, Section 6 championship game Friday at Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis. Photo: DAVID JOLES •david.joles@startribune.com

Edina junior forward Katie Davis moved from Idaho last summer hoping to add grit and goal scoring to the two-time defending Class 2A girls’ hockey state champions.

She delivered both as the No. 2 Hornets beat No. 1 Blake 3-2 in Friday’s Section 6 championship game at Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis.

A hard-charging Davis drew a checking penalty along the boards to create an Edina power play in the third period. She administered the best kind of payback 13 seconds later — a goal to give the Hornets a 2-1 lead.

“We told our kids, ‘Teams are going to have to drag us down if we keep moving our feet,’ ” Edina coach Sami Reber said. “Katie Davis is someone who takes that to heart and she’s not going to be someone who is dragged down easy.

“She got a little chip on her shoulder after that penalty and buried a huge goal,” Reber added.

Davis got to know Blake as the two teams split their regular-season meetings. She also knew Friday’s matchup was worthy of a state championship game stage.

Girls' Hockey Hub Headlines

  • Five moments that made Edina a champion

  • By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 02/26/2024, 8:15am CST
  • It was no simple season, far separate from those three-peat years of 2017-19, coach Sami Cowger said: "This team showed up and bought in at the right time."
  • Read More