Rochester Century erupted for three goals in the second period and skated to a 6-3 win over Rochester Mayo in a Big Nine Conference girls hockey game Tuesday at the Rec Center.
Jessie Aney notched a six-point night to power the Panthers with two goals and four assists, and Abby Cunningham was the winning goalie with 18 saves.
Century snapped a three-game losing skid at the Farmington tournament and improved to 9-8 overall and 9-2-0 in the Big Nine. Mayo (4-11-1, 2-8-1) lost its fourth straight in conference play.
It was Century's second win over Mayo this season but much closer than the first one which the Panthers won 10-0 in mid November.
"Mayo has improved a lot since we played them early in season," Century coach Dan Maidl said. "It was a good game and I thought we got a little better each period.
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"Credit the girls on both teams for competing hard and we were fortunate to come out on top."
Mayo is at Dodge County on Thursday, and Century's next game is Saturday at Owatonna.
Century 6, Mayo 3
Mayo 0 1 2 — 3
Century 1 3 2 — 6
Mayo: Becca Schmitz 1 goal, 1 assist; Megan Adair 1 goal; Lexi Grethen 1 assist; Maddie Sawyer 1 goal; Taylor Kazeck 3 assists. Goalie:Sophie Butterfass 22 saves.
Century: Frankie Mickelson 1 goal, 1 assist; Jessie Aney 2 goals, 4 assists; Leah Batterson 1 goal; Abby Holets 1 goal; Victoria Johnson 1 goal; McKenna Bridges 1 assist. Goalie:Abby Cunningham 18 saves.
