First Intermision

Well, it looked like the Cardinals were finally going to a take a lead with 1 minute, 56 seconds remaining when Rebecca Foster appeared to poke a wraparound backhand past the Warbirds Samantha Lakin in the the first period, but the goal was disallowed as a penalty was called on CF's Sam Phephles instead. I'm sure the Cards are none too happy about it either.

In other news:

-- Chippewa Falls dominated its only power play opportunity of the period, getting a handful of good shots on Lakin, but couldn't quite get the puck bast the senior netminder.

-- The same couldn't be said for Fondy, who struggled during its lone power play opportunity. Allie Tanzer nearly broke loose on a breakaway during the span and Mikayla Hogan skated in circles to eat up a good chunk of the time as well. There is four seconds remaining on that power play for Fondy.

-- Shots were pretty even through 17 minutes, with the Cards managing 12 and Fondy getting 11 with neither goalie breaking.

-- Fond du Lac seemed to do a fairly good job of keeping up with the Cards in the first period, which shouldn't come as a surprise. The Warbirds were tied with the Cards 2-2 in the first meeting after two periods. From the looks of things, it could come down to the third period again.

-- Adam Parks