Allyson Qualley's aim was true Thursday night as she aimed the puck into the net three times and Carly Beniek had five assists to lead the defending Class A state champion Breck Mustangs to a 7-0 shut out of the Minneapolis Novas in the Section 5A Girls Hockey Championship game at the Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis.
The Mustangs put the game away in the first period with five goals. The first came 1:11 into the period when Sadie Lindsey scored on a rebound goal that followed Shae Messner's shot. Breck would lead by two as Beniek found Ella Brophy in the center slot and it entered the net. They it was Qualley's turn to shine in the Kenwood area arena's spotlight as she would score a pure hat trick. Her first goal came off a pass from Beniek and she would find an opening on the left side of Minneapolis goalie Maeve Tallman and she sent over the goal line. The second came after she picked up the loose puck and went through the center slot like the team bus heading down I-394 to give Breck a four goal lead. But Qualley wasn't finished yet. The junior, who committed to Merrimack College in North Andover, MA would get the hat trick on a power play goal with 1:10 left in the first period and the Mustangs were in command with a 5-0 lead.
Breck would add a goal to their ledger in the second period when Qualley would slide the puck to Olivia Mobley on the doorstep and she went top shelf to put the Mustangs ahead by six.
Mobley would also score the lone third period goal on a left side pass from Beniek, who picked up her fifth assist of the game. Beniek will also be playing college hockey next season in Massachusetts. She will head to Holy Cross.
Eighth grad goalie Uma Cormiea picked up the shutout for Breck, stopping 22 Nova shots.
Breck improves their record to 19-8 and will play in the Class A quarterfinals of the 2019 Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament Wednesday, February 20 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Time and opponent to be determined following Saturday's seedings.
Minneapolis concluded their season with a record of 15-10-1.
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