Team South Dakota 16U Girls team would win its first game in Green Bay, Wisconsin at the Tier II National Tournament with a 4-2 win over Honey Baked, Michigan.
Watertown’s Harper Hendricks and Oahe’s Brylee Kafka each would score a first period goal as Team SD led 2-0 after one. Kafka’s goal was in the final minute of the period. Early in the second, Aberdeen’s Rachel Siefkan would score in the first minute and Hendricks would get a second goal as Team South Dakota would take a 4-0 lead. Honey Baked would get one back later in the second, but took until the final minutes to pull within 4-2 as South Dakota opens the tournament with a win. Kafka also picked up an assist in the win. Brookings’ Rorii Quam would make 35 saves on 37 shots.
Team South Dakota will continue its tournament on Thursday with a game against Team Colorado at 11:00 AM. Colorado lost 4-3 to St. James in the first game of the tournament.
