2 assists
The Tigers put the power in the power play, scoring five times with a player advantage, to down Shakopee 7-3 Tuesday night, December 16, at Shakopee Arena.
"We by no means played our best game," Tiger coach Jon Holmes said, "but we did a good job of staying away from the chippy play and taking advantage of the opportunities we had."
The Sabers struck first with a goal midway through the opening period but after that Hannah Alexander scored two power play goals and Chloe Batta added an even-handed score for a 3-1 lead heading into the second period.
"We could have been behind 3-1 if it wasn't for our goalie (Jessica Erchul)," Holmes said. "We gift wrapped about six breakaways for them, but Erch shut them down."
Each team scored a pair of goals in the second period with Baumann netting her 17th of the year on the power play and Emily Severson recording her second in the past three games.
The visitors put some icing on the victory cake with two more power play goals in the third period. Alexander completed her hat trick and Batta added her second of the night.
All in all, the potent first line of Alexnader, Baumann and Batta produced six goals and 11 points. Alexander finished with a five-point night (3 goals, 2 assists) while Batta (2 goals, assist) and Baumann (goal, 2 assists) each tallied three.
"Hannah has played well all season and it's good to see her rewarded for her efforts the last couple of games," Holmes said. "She is such a solid hockey player."
Holmes stressed that although the second and third lines, consisting of combinations of Severson, Doll, Haleigh Zwart, Grace Gavin, Emily Johnson, Maddie Strid and Sydney Shoenecker, only scored one of the goals, they too played an important role in the win.
"They have really started to gel over the past two games," he said. "Hopefully they will continue to grow as we head toward the playoffs where we will need them to step up in a big way."
Rachel Peroutky added a pair of assists and Haley Doll had one for the winners.
Erchul posted her sixth win of the season, turning away 22 of the 25 shots she faced. The Tigers outshot the Sabers by a decisive 40-25.
The win boosted the Farmington season record to 6-4 and a perfect 4-0 in Missota Conference play. Shakopee dropped to 6-5-1 overall and 1-2 in the league.
The Tigers close out the pre-holiday portion of their schedule with a trip to Section 1AA rival Rochester Mayo on Tuesday, Dec. 21, and then start preparing for their holiday tournament (Dec. 28-30) that boasts four of the top 15 Class AA teams in the state.
