Class 2A girls' hockey quarterfinals: Eden Prairie 4, Andover 2

February 21, 2014 at 4:41AM
Andover's McKenzie SederBerg and Eden Prairie's Angie Heppelmann fought over the puck during the first period of the 2A quarterfinals at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul Thursday, February 20, 2014. Eden Prairie won over Andover 4-2. ] (KYNDELL HARKNESS/STAR TRIBUNE) kyndell.harkness@startribune.com
Andover’s McKenzie Sederberg and Eden Prairie’s Angie Heppelmann fought over the puck during the first period of Eden Prairie’s 4-2 victory in Thursday’s Class 2A girls’ hockey quarterfinals. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Andover had the lead and a hot goaltender Thursday, but Eden Prairie came back to avoid an upset in the Class 2A girls' hockey quarterfinals.

Charly Dahlquist scored the tying and go-ahead goals as No. 3 seeded Eden Prairie advanced with a 4-2 victory at Xcel Energy Center.

Maddie Rooney made 26 saves for Andover (16-10-3), which is making its first state tournament appearance.

Huskies fans roared when Abbie Turpin scored to take a 2-1 lead late in the second period. But Dahlquist answered with a goal 58 seconds later.

At 1:40 of the third period, Dahlquist sent a shot over Rooney's shoulder and into the net's upper left corner, giving Eden Prairie (21-7) its first lead.

"[Rooney] definitely knows where she is in the net, and there's not a lot of space to score," said Dahlquist, the daughter of former North Stars defenseman Chris Dahlquist. "So I was surprised on that goal. I usually don't go top shelf."

Kate Rydland added an empty-net goal for the Eagles, who will play No. 2 seeded Hill-Murray in Friday night's semifinals. The Pioneers defeated Eden Prairie 5-0 back in November, but Eagles coach Jaime Grossman said that was atypical.

"Every time we play them, it's a one-goal game," he said. "We scrimmaged them late in the year. We both had a bye, they came to us, and it was a back-and-forth game. To me, it's going to be a game like this [close win over Andover]."

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Joe Christensen

Girls State Hockey Tournament - Class 2A - Roseau Rams vs. Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights. Rams Josee Lundgren (13) and Red Knights Heather Mostrom (6) skated after the puck. (MARLIN LEVISON/STARTRIBUNE(mlevison@startribune.com)
Girls State Hockey Tournament - Class 2A - Roseau Rams vs. Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights. Rams Josee Lundgren (13) and Red Knights Heather Mostrom (6) skated after the puck. (MARLIN LEVISON/STARTRIBUNE(mlevison@startribune.com) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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