Girls Hockey

Eden Prairie wins 4-2, moves on to section semifinals

Rick Olson

February 8, 2025

Eagles eighth-grade forward Ava Moe (left) lifts a backhanded shot into the net for a goal, giving Eden Prairie a 3-2 lead in the third period of Friday’s Section 2AA quarterfinal. It was her second goal of the game. Photo by Rick Olson

The Eden Prairie girls hockey team defeated Chaska/Chanhassen 4-2 in Friday’s Section 2AA quarterfinal at Eden Prairie Community Center, securing a spot in the section semifinals Tuesday night.

Eagles eighth-grade forward Ava Moe scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 5:46 remaining, just nine seconds after Chaska/Chanhassen tied the game. Eagles eighth-grade forward Campbell Elvin added an empty-net goal to secure the victory for the third-seeded Eagles (11-15-0).

Eagles senior captain and forward Addy Mitchell opened the scoring at 8:02 of the first period, assisted by Moe and Elvin, but Chaska/Chanhassen (9-17-0) evened the score at 1-1 with a power-play goal at 10:09.

Moe put Eden Prairie back in front at 12:45 of the second period, assisted by Mitchell and Elvin.

Eagles junior goaltender Rylee Lorton made 21 saves on 23 shots for Eden Prairie, which outshot Chaska/Chanhassen 29-23.

With the win, No. 3 seed Eden Prairie advances to face No. 2 seed Holy Family (19-7-0) in the Section 2AA semifinals at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Braemar Arena in Edina. Holy Family defeated Waconia 7-0 in its quarterfinal matchup Friday night.

(From left) Eden Prairie’s Campbell Elvin, Ava Moe, and Addy Mitchell celebrate after Moe’s go-ahead goal in the third period of Friday’s Section 2AA quarterfinal. The Eagles wore red jerseys unveiled last month at Hockey Day Minnesota at Valleyfair in Shakopee. Photo by Rick Olson

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