WAHPETON, N.D. – Playing their fifth game in five days the Aberdeen Cougars found a way to the finish line Tuesday night for another girls’ hockey victory.

The Cougars received goals from six different players, including two goals in the third period, to rally for a 6-5 win over Wahpeton-Breckenridge. Aberdeen, which was just coming off a tournament victory over the weekend, improved to 12-3 on the season.

It marked the second win over Wahpeton-Breckenridge this season, albeit this one was much closer than the previous matchup.

“They got some puck luck and it bounced right for them quite a few times,” said Cougars coach Rob Weinmeister. “They capitalized on some mistakes we made which translated in goals.”

The Cougars grabbed a 2-1 lead in the opening period on goals from Kailyn Poppen and Ema Rehder in what would turn out to be a back-and-forth battle.

The host squad tied the score to close the first period before Lauren Scheel put the Cougars back in front. Wahpeton-Breckenridge tied the game again before Morgan Jones found the back of the net for a 4-3 Aberdeen lead.

Wahpeton-Breckenridge scored back-to-back goals to put the pressure on Aberdeen and the Cougars responded. Alysss Roehrich tied the contest early in the third before Alli Stoltenburg produced the game-winner with about six minutes remaining.

“This is one of those games where we can learn from, because we faced a little adversity when things didn’t go our way,” Weinmeister said. “A lot of back and forth with momentum. We battled back, especially in the third period, we came together as a team.”

Weinmeister said his players were a bit sluggish from a lot of hockey in the past few days, but finished strong.

“The girls turned on the pressure in the third, which made a difference,” he said.

Aberdeen Cougars 2 2 2 – 6

Wahpeton-Breckenridge 2 2 1 – 5

First Period: 1, BW, Ashlyn Wohlers, 16:03; 2, AC, Kailyn Poppen (Morgan Jones), 7:14; 3, AC, Ema Rehder (Raniesa Mattke), 6:55; 4, BW, Reagan Wohlers, 1:19.

Second Period: 5, AC, Lauren Scheel (Rehder), 13:58; 6, BW, Kennedy Schuler, 11:34; 7, AC, Jones (Poppen), 1:28; 8, BW, R. Wohlers (Schuler), 1:18.

Third Period: 9, BW, R. Wohlers (K. Schuler, Ava Schuler), 13:55; 10, AC, Alyssa Roehrich (Jones), 13:43; 11, AC, Alli Stoltenburg (Allison Woehl, Scheel), 6:12.

Shots on Goal: Aberdeen Cougars 24; Wahpeton-Breckenridge 14.

Goalies: Aberdeen Cougars, Chloe Vikander (9 saves); Wahpeton-Breckenridge, Kolle Schuler (18 saves).