Jensen makes 50 saves in 4-1 setback

PARK RAPIDS - Katarina Jensen stopped 50 of 54 shots but the Pequot Lakes Patriots lost to Park Rapids 4-1 Thursday.

Emily Erickson, assisted by Kim Jessen, had the Patriots' goal.

"(Katarina) played a wonderful game," Patriots coach Regan Rudbeck said. "The last two periods were good. We started out slow, we came on strong in the second, and finished quite well.

"We're a very young team, with one senior, four juniors, 4-5 sophomores, the rest are eighth- and ninth-graders."

Pequot Lakes 0 1 0 - 1

Park Rapids 2 1 1 - 4

First period: PR-Brand, 11:47; PR-Gapinski, 5:29

Second period: PL-Emily Erickson (Kim Jessen) 16:37; PR-Brand (Gapinski, Floyd) 3:17

Third period: PR-Gapinski (Brand, Brostrom) 16:05

Shots on goal: PL 24, PR 54

Goalies: PL-Katarina Jensen (50 saves), PR-Moore (23 saves)

Conference: PL 0-1. Overall: PL 0-2. Next: Pequot Lakes vs. East Range at Babbitt 7 p.m. Friday; vs. Eveleth-Gilbert at Eveleth 2 p.m. Saturday.