Cloquet-Esko-Carlton senior Taylor Nelson scored three times and recorded four total points in the Lumberjacks’ 6-1 home win over Duluth Northern Stars on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Nelson scored on a power play at 2:45 and Dea DeLeon scored a 6:33 to give the Lumberjacks a 2-1 lead at the break.
Nelson scored a short-handed goal midway through the second period and Dan Jones added a goal at 16:43.
Nelson scored on a power play in the third period and Kiana Bender added another goal at the 14:00 mark to go along with her three assists.
DeLeon added two assists to her goal, with Tenley Stewart and Emmie Ellena also picking up an assist in the Lumberjacks’ win.
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CEC goalie Araya Kiminski stopped 16 shots in the win and Northern Stars goalie Sarah Spencer had 25 saves.
CEC (8-2) are next scheduled to play at Princeton at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17.
Duluth 1 -0-0—1
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 2-2-2—6
First period — 1. CEC, Taylor Nelson (Kiana Bender, Dea DeLeon), 2:45 (pp); 2. CEC, DeLeon (Tenley Stewart, Emmie Ellena), 6:33; 3. D, Annika Lindgren (Kaelin Cochran), 11;35.
Second period — 4. CEC, Nelson (Bender), 9:10 (sh); 5. CEC, Dana Jones, 16:43.
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Third period — 6. CEC, Nelson (Bender), 6:45 (pp); 7. CEC, Bender (Nelson, DeLeon), 14:00.
Saves — Sarah Spencer, D, 25; Araya Kiminski, CEC, 16.
