Wolden's hat trick leads W-DC

WADENA - Justin Wolden tallied a hat trick to go along with two assists as the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines snuck past the Willmar Cardinals 6-5 in a non-conference game Saturday.

Zach Maas added a pair of goals and a pair of assists for the Wolverines and Jascha Pettit scored a goal and assisted on another in the win.

Willmar 1 2 2 - 5

Wadena-Deer Creek 1 2 3 - 6

First period: W-Mitchell Schnider (Joel Schendel) 5:46; W-DC-Zach Maas (Justin Wolden, Trevor Ness) ppg 8:46

Second period: W-DC-Wolden (Maas, Jascha Pettit) 3:35; W-DC-Wolden (Maas) 7:28; W-Andy Boersman (Schendel, Schnider) ppg 9:18; W-Josh Aslesen (Joel Jonsson, Rory Schnider) 16:17.

Third period: W-DC-Wolden (Joe Peters) ppg 8:22; W-Jonsson (Adam Schow) 10:09; W-DC-Maas 10:21; W-DC-Pettit (Wolden) 10:43; W-J. Schendel (Jonsson) 13:23

Shots on goal: W-DC 11-6-7 - 24, W 8-23-9 - 40

Goalies: W-DC-Tanner Muehler (35 saves), W-Jon Mattison (18 saves)

Overall: W-DC 14-5. Next: W-DC at Mora 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.