Crookston at Northfield (Nov. 26, 10 AM)


Grace McCoshen, Northfield

Heading up to Fargo to see relatives? Check out some holiday hockey at 'the Ralph.' Here is a great matchup against Section 8A Crookston facing a tough Section 1AA Northfield squad.  

The Pirates are off to a good start this season, coming off a 4-0 win over Fort Frances (Ontario). Crookston's attack is led by forwards, juniors Reese Swanson (5-3-8) and Brekken Tull (3-5-8), as well as sophomore Addison Fee (0-5-5).

At defense, senior Jenna Seaver (0-1-1) will be tasked to lead a youthful defense corps in shutting down the Raiders' offense. At goaltender, the Pirates have split starts between Kambelle Freije (.952 save percentage) and senior Kailee Magsam (.857 save percentage) this season.

The Raiders are coming off a hard-fought 2-0 victory against Big Nine foe Mankato East. Northfield's offense is led by juniors Ayla Puppe (Minnesota commit) and Emerson Garlie (4-3-7).

On defense, junior Grace McCoshen (0-5-5) and freshman Mia Miller (1-2-3) help support the Raiders' attack while limiting the opponent's scoring chances.

Northfield lost a gem at goaltender in Maggie Malecha to graduation, so it's sophomore Macy Mueller's (.907 save percentage) crease now.