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Cougars finish fifth at Brookings tourney

Rachel Siefken, of the Aberdeen Cougars, center, chases the puck ahead of the Sioux Falls Flyers’ Juliana Chan, back left and Callie Pederson, right, during a game earlier this season at the Odde Ice Center. Siefken had three assists in a win over Sioux Center on Sunday. Photo by John Davis taken 12/17/2023
BROOKINGS - The Aberdeen Cougars finished three straight days of girls' hockey with a strong showing en route to a 6-1 win over Sioux Center in the fifth-place game of the Brookings Tournament on Sunday. The Cougars, who received goals from six different players, scored in every period on the way to the win. "It was a good finish to the weekend," said Aberdeen coach Rob Weinmeister. "Now we need to take the good, improve the areas we need to this week in practice, and try to keep getting better." Kailyn Poppen scored the first goal of the game, and after Sioux Center tied the contest, Aberdeen responded with five unanswered goals the rest of the way. Addyson Keller and Raniesa Mattke each found the back of the net in the second period, before Alli Stoltenburg, Morgan Jones, and Rylee Hepper scored in the final period. Rachel Siefken finished with three assists on the day, and Alyssa Roehrich added a pair of assists. "Girls started playing together with confidence and wer

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