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Fast start fuels Cougars to girls’ win over Mitchell

Alyssa Roehrich, of the Aberdeen Cougars, center, moves on goal with the puck as Miyah Foerster and Brooke Kruse, of the Brookings Rangers, left, defend from behind and the Rangers’ goalie Rorii Quam, far right, defends the goal during a game last season at the Odde Ice Center. Roehrich had a pair of goals in a win over Mitchell on Sunday. Photo by John Davis taken 2/3/2024
There were no last-minute heroics needed this time. After securing a win over Mitchell in the final minute on Saturday, the Aberdeen Cougars blitzed the Marlins with four goals in the opening period on the way to a 5-1 girls' hockey win Sunday morning at the Odde Ice Center. "I think we wanted to come out with a bang today," said Aberdeen's Alyssa Roehrich, "kind of get it started early, get the energy and momentum going." Lessons learned on Saturday translated into the quick getaway on Sunday, according to Cougars coach David Sandvig. "I think that’s what made the difference in our scoring early," Sandvig said, "it was just emphasizing some of the stuff that we said would help get pucks in the net." Interestingly enough, the Cougars had a much larger difference in shots on goal in a narrow win than they did in Sunday's lopsided victory. "I just think today we got better shots off. We took better looks," said Roehrich who finished with a pair of goals. "We were gett

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