By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

ONALASKA — The Marshfield girls hockey team lost its season-opener, falling 2-1 to Onalaska in a nonconference matchup Tuesday night at the Omni Hockey Arena.

All of the goals came within 3½ minutes during the second period.

Chazlyn Anderson scored 2:35 into the period for Onalaska to open the scoring.

Marshfield’s Kessa Schreiner responded with a goal off an assist from Kaylee Geiger 3:09 later, but Ashley McCaffrey scored 16 seconds later for the Hilltoppers to give them a 2-1 lead.

Onalaska outshot Marshfield 40-20.

Alexis Straughan had 38 saves for the Tigers.

Marshfield plays Point/Rapids at Wisconsin Rapids on Monday in its Great Northern Conference opener.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Hilltoppers 2, Tigers 1

Marshfield 0 1 0 – 1

Onalaska 0 2 0 – 2

Second period: 1. O, Chazlyn Anderson (Jacyn Reeves, Taylor Monroe) 2:35; 2. M, Kessa Schreiner (Kaylee Geiger), 5:44; 3. O, Ashley McCaffrey (Abbey Hoins, Jessica Morschouser) 6:08.

Saves: O, Skylar Dannoff 19; M, Alexis Straughan 38.

Records: Marshfield 0-1; Onalaska 1-0.