By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

EAU CLAIRE — Eau Claire/Altoona scored four goals in the first period and went on to defeat the Marshfield girls hockey team 5-2 in a nonconference game Saturday at Hobbs Ice Arena.

Four different Stars scored in the first period as Marshfield fell behind 4-0.

Morgan Larson had a pair of unassisted goals in the second period for the Tigers, both coming in the final 1:19 of the period. However, Marshfield could not get any closer.

Alexis Straughan had 40 saves in goal for the Tigers (2-4).

Marshfield’s next game is Tuesday at Northern Edge in Rhinelander for a Great Northern Conference game.

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

Stars 5, Tigers 2

Marshfield 0 2 0 – 2

Eau Claire/Altoona 4 0 1 – 5

First period: 1. EA, Bobbie Schultz (Abigail Stow), 4:47; 2. EA, Dani Mestelle (Stow, Isabel McDaniel), 7:42; 3. EA, Layne Erickson (Jaiden Sullivan), 10:57; 4. EA, McDaniel, 15:13.

Second period: 5. M, Morgan Larson, 15:41; 6. M, Larson, 16:55.

Third period: 7. EA, Katelyn Hunsley (Stow), 0:41.

Saves: M, Alexis Straughan 40; EA, Miranda Bestul 15.

Records: Marshfield 2-4; Eau Claire/Altoona 2-3-1.