Maximum effort produced another satisfying victory for the Aberdeen Cougars girls' hockey team on Sunday afternoon.
One day after a dominating win against Oahe at Pierre, the Cougars blitzed the Sioux Falls Flyers in a 5-1 victory at the Odde Ice Center.
"I thought the difference today was the pressure that we were putting on them. It was a continuation from (Saturday)," said Cougars coach Rob Weinmeister. "That’s how we played (Saturday). We were just moving and putting a lot of pressure them, but when you do that you create opportunities, because everybody wants to get rid of the puck and they end up turning it over."
From opening puck drop to final horn, the Cougars were quicker to the puck against Sioux Falls, despite playing their third game in three days. A prime example occurred late in the game when a Cougar player fell down, got up and still outraced a Sioux Falls player to the puck.
"It’s all about effort. We talked about, one of our goals for this game was, w
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