Fox Cities Stars girls hockey falls to top-seed Bay Area in WIAA sectional semifinal

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ASHWAUBENON – The Bay Area Ice Bears scored four times in the first period and went on to defeat the Fox Cities Stars 9-1 in a WIAA girls hockey sectionals semifinal Tuesday at the Cornerstone Community Center.

No. 1 seed Bay Area (23-2) moves on to a sectional final against No. 3 seed Lakeshore Lightning (21-3) on Friday at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee. The winner moves on to the WIAA state tournament next week in Middleton.

The Stars finish the season with a 16-8 record.

Evie Mursau scored Fox Cities’ lone goal with 2:57 to go in the second period before Bay Area tacked on four more goals to finish off the victory.

Bay Area outshot the Stars 42-8.

Ice Bears 9, Stars 1
Fox Cities   0   1   0   –   1
Bay Area   4   1   4   –   9
First period: 1. BA, Faye Brunke (Lily Lyons), 7:35; 2. BA, Madeline Engles (Jordyn Clarke, Mya Sheppard), 9:11; 3. BA, Brunke (Aislinjg Buchan), 14:17; 4. BA, Lyons (Brunke, Buchan), 16:40.
Second period: 5. BA, Addison Dahl (Elliana Memken), 5:05; 6. FC, Evie Mursau, 14:03.
Third period: 7. BA, Brnke (Lyons, Sheppard), 5:11; 8. BA, Buchan (Brunke, Sheppard), 6:39; 9. BA, Lyons (Brunke), 14:17; 10. BA, Hannah Von Haden (Ava McDonald), 15:56.
Saves: FC, Teegan Wilkins 33; BA, Reese Spiering 7.
Records: Fox Cities 16-8; Bay Area 23-2.