Three-peat, Lourdes girls hockey on top of Section 1A once again

The Eagles defeated Albert Lea 3-2 in the Section Finals Friday.

That the eagles continue to stay good for the lourdes eagles girl's hockey team rules section one.

Kimt news 3 sports zach gilleland joins me now with the teams success.xx (?

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Travelling on the road at albert lea this past friday ?

*- the eagles played one of their toughest games of the season ?

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"* pulling out the three two win behind senior maggie hanzel.

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Paul their home in recent years ?

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"* they'll go back the state tournament this friday.

It's hard to ignore the consistency this program has put out.xx it's the latest dynasty in southeastern minnesota ?

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"* three straight section titles.

"every year it's a new amount of excitement and you kind of forget how great the feeling is until it happens again."

Senior maggie hanzel scored with eight seconds left in the third period.

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"i don't really remember that much kind of blacked out a little bit, all i remember is skating the puck down the ice, i had it, it was in the net and all my teammates jumping on me, it's was the best feeling ever."

The boston university commit has dominated this season ?

"**- amassing 20 goals and 18 assists in just 17 games.

Head coach laura vanelli said nobody sees the ice quite like hanzel.

"she's really special, i've coached her probably 12 seasons and i don't know if i've ever coached anybody with her commitment, her passion for her teammates and her hockey iq.

I mean she has always lived a breathed the game."

Lourdes continues to reload, year in and year out ?

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"* graduating athletes th continue to play the sport in college.

For vanelli in her first year as head coach ?

"* *- she knew this 2021 team had a chance to run it back once again.

"it's really incredible to see that we had such team commitment to sort of carrying on that tradition of excelence."

The eagles will face warroad in the first round of the state tournament.

Lourdes faced challenges this season with covid?

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Hanzel said this year they proved their reslience.

"it just shows the resiliency and how our team faces adversity with 11 skaters, two (?

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