Warroad defeats Orono in triple-overtime thriller to reach state title game
Lorenson found herself with the puck and skating down the slot when she deked a defender and fired a wrist shot into the upper-right corner of the net to end a marathon semifinal game and send the Warriors to Saturday's championship game.
Warroad is going for a fourth straight state championship in Class A.
"It was just unreal," Lorensen said on the 45TV broadcast about her goal and the dog pile on the ice that followed. "My ribs got smushed a little bit but it's OK.
Orono had 62 shots on goal compared to 40 for Warroad, but Warroad junior goalie Payton Rolli made 61 saves. Vivienne Anderson stopped 38 shots for Orono.
Warroad will face the winner of the other Class semifinal between No. 1 Dodge County and No. 4 Academy of Holy Angels.
The Class AA semifinals Friday night feature No. 1 Edina against No. 5 Holy Family Catholic, and No. 3 Hill-Murray versus No. 7 Rosemount.
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