Holy Family’s Josie Linn faces off with Rosemount’s Sophie Stramel in the third place game at the Xcel Energy Center Saturday. LPH PHOTOS BY JEFF ANDERSON

Fire beat Irish 4-2 to finish in third place

There is a first time for everything, but chances are this won’t be the last time the Holy Family Fire makes an impression at the state tournament.

The Fire completed their best season in school history with a 3^rd place win obver Rosemount, 4-2 on Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center.

Katya Sander scored a short-haned goal and a power play goal within minutes of each other to give the Fire a 2-0 lead.

But Rosemount came back when Ms. Hockey Finalist Sophie Stramel scored her 29^th goal of the season and Taylor Krieg scored the eqaualizer 43 second slater to tie it 2-2.

But the Fire scored a pair of goals in the third with Angela Cody and Allie DeFauw lighting the lamp. Goaltender Kayla Swartout did the rest with 16 saves.

Holy Family outshot the Irish 47-18. Rosemount goalie Gianna Marchese closed out her magnificent tournament with another 43 saves. She finished the tourney with 119 saves in three games and a .915 save percentage.

Holy Family finishes their season with a 23-8-0 record. Rosemount finishes with a 22-9-0 mark.

For the Fire, it was a successful first tournament with two victories. They will return 16 players with valuable experience, including Swarthout, a University of Wisconsin commit who finished the season with a .940 save percentage and seven shutouts.

We probably haven’t seen the last of the Holy Family Fire. Rosemount, meanwhile, competed their best finish in their past three trips to state.