Girls Hockey 2025: Hill-Murray holds off late Andover comeback
Posted: Thursday, February 20, 2025 - 4:55 PM
Emily Pohl completed a hat trick by evading two defenders for a late empty-net goal and No. 3 seed Hill-Murray held off No. 6 Andover's third-period comeback in a Girls Hockey State Tournament Class AA quarterfinal game Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.
Maya Engler and Hannah Christenson brought the Huskies within 4-3 with goals in the final 10 minutes before Pohl converted for the third time to seal the Hill-Murray win with 1:12 to go.
Anna Pohl and Emily Pohl scored just over a minute apart late in the first period to put the Pioneers up 3-0 after Elliana Englehardt opened the scoring. Julia Gerdes got Andover on the board with 24 seconds remaining.
For a game that featured four goals in both the first and third periods, the second was unusually quiet. It was still 3-1 when Emily Pohl rebuilt the Pioneers' lead to three 3:03 into the final period.
The Pioneers compiled 30 shots on goal in the game to Andover's 26.
Up next: Hill-Murray (23-6) will face No. 7 seed Rosemount in a semifinal game at 6 p.m. Friday. Andover (19-9-1) heads to TRIA Rink for a consolation game against Centennial/Spring Lake Park at 1 p.m.
