Feb 21, 2024
WORTHINGTON — Lucas Sommers triggered the No. 9-seeded Fairmont Space Cardinals’ third-period cardiac comeback victory over the No. 8-seeded Worthington Trojans throughout Tuesday night time’s Part 3A play-in hockey playoff sport in Worthington.
Trailing 3-1 after two accomplished intervals, Sommers hammered dwelling the primary and final of Fairmont Space’s three objectives through the ultimate 17 minutes of regulation to cap a 4-3 overcome Worthington.
Fairmont Space (3-23) advances to face No. 1-seeded Luverne in a 7 p.m. sectional quarterfinal at Blue Mound Ice Enviornment in Luverne on Saturday night time. Luverne earned a first-round bye.
Tied at 3-all, Sommers discovered the twine with an unassisted shot on the 12:35 mark of the third interval to place the Cardinals forward for good.
Sommers opened the ultimate body together with his first aim of the sport in unassisted trend 3:57 into the phase.
Gavin Kester then knotted the rating at 3-all by changing teammate Luke Kester’s help into the equalizer 4:41 into the third interval.
Luke Kester staked Fairmont Space to a 1-0 lead within the opening phase by smacking dwelling an unassisted aim on the 16:01 juncture.
Worthington got here to life within the second body, starting with a aim from Spenser Nickel simply 3:24 into the interval off an help from Dominic Pavelko.
The Trojans claimed the lead at 2-1 when Ian Bumgardner scored eight minutes later off an help from Easton Newman.
The Cardinals couldn’t cease the bleeding because the Trojans Newman scored a aim 4 minutes later off a discover from Dawson Duangapai to make the rating 3-1.
Brandon Hector recorded 16 saves between the pipes to earn the win for Fairmont Space.
Brody Pederson made 15 stops for the Trojans.
Fairmont Space 1-0-3–4
Worthington 0-3-0–3
Scoring Performs
1st Interval
FA–Luke Kester (unassisted), 16:01.
2nd Interval
WO–Spenser Nickel (Dominic Pavelko), 3:24.
WO–Ian Bumgardner (Easton Newman), 11:54.
WO–Easton Newman (Dawson Duangapai), 15:59.
third Interval
FA–Lucas Sommers (unassisted), 3:57.
FA–Gavin Kester (Luke Kester), 4:41.
FA–Lucas Sommers (unassisted), 12:35.
Photographs–Fairmont Space 19; Worthington 19.
Saves–Brandon Hector (Fairmont Space) 16; Brody Pederson (Worthington) 15.
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