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| Megan Stivers 2nd goal of the season (photo by Jim Lindquist) |
Visiting New Prague took advantage of an overly aggressively play by the home team to score a quick goal and then things started to get out of control. The Trojans netted four more goals (on just six shots) in the opening period on the way to an 8-2 Missota Conference win.
"After we missed all of those shots and they scored, it seemed as if we were just completely deflated," coach Jon Holmes said. "We almost instantaneously fell into a 'poor us' mode, and we stayed there for the rest of the first period."
Trailing by a daunting five goals after one period, the Tigers still found a way to make it competitive the rest of the way.
Megan Stivers scored her second goal of the season to keep the deficit at five scores through two periods and then Michaela Tonsager (from Haley Doll and Rachael Peroutky) notched her sixth of the season in the third period. Peroutky's assist was her team-leading ninth of the season.
"Fortunately we bounced out of it and came back out in the last two periods with
some fight," Holmes said. "I have to be proud of the character we showed by coming back and dominating the
time of possession in the final two periods."
The Trojans won the shots on goal battle by a slim 24-23 edge. Tiger goalkeeper Maddie Bowe settled down after a rough first period and finished with 16 saves.
Catie Skaja had a big night for New Prague, netting four goals and assistng on another Brittany Sticha added two goals and an assist for the Trojans.
Farmington (3-18-3) closes out its 2012-13 regular season Friday night with a road game at Rochester John Marshall.
