by Jen Brodt posted 05/07/2008
The Roseville/Tartan/NSP Co-op team won the U14A State Tournament in Moorhead, Minnesota on March 16, 2008. The girls defeated Buffalo 2-0 in their first game. Goals were scored by Kayla Pilarski and Hanna Brodt. Brooke Freeberg had an assist on Kayla Pilarski's goal while Sarah Hill assisted on Hanna Brodt's. Laura Leppink played great in nets to earn the shutout.
The next game was against Warroad who defeated Edina 4-2 in their quarter final game. The Warroad Warriors started the scoring, but Roseville/Tartan/NSP responded with 3 unanswered goals to win 3-1. Katherine Pauletti's goal was assisted by Paige Jahnke. Lee Stecklein had two goals in the game. The first was assisted by Kaitlyn Juaire and Mackenzie Gierke. Her second was unassisted.
The Championship game was against Centennial who had defeated Chaska and Roseau to reach the finals. Centennial scored first to take a 1-0 lead. Midway through the second period Chelsea Regan scored the tying goal assisted by Mackenzie Gierke. The game winner came early in the third period as Hanna Brodt scored a short handed goal assisted by Sarah Hill. Sammy Leingang's goaltending and smart defensive play held off a tremendous effort by the Cougars. In the end, it was Roseville/Tartan/NSP who were victorious 2-1.
The members of the U14A State Champions are: Hanna Brodt, Brooke Freeberg, Mackenzie Gierke, Cecilia Glass, Sarah Hill, Paige Jahnke, Kaitlyn Juaire, Sammy eingang, Grace Leppink, Laura Leppink, Katherine Pauletti, Kayla Pilarski, Chelsea Regan, Audra Richards and Lee Stecklein.
