SPRING LAKE PARK, Minn. — Throughout its 12-game win streak, the headlines about Duluth East revolved around the Greyhounds' dynamic scoring. With 37 combined goals and 25 assists, the tandem of sophomore Lilly Kuettel and freshman Darby Friday helped lift East to its first state tournament since 2010.
Perhaps lost in the tornado of Greyhounds goals was the one goal allowed during the 12-game run, in an 8-1 win over Coon Rapids in the section quarterfinal. ADVERTISEMENT Goalies Maggie Winesett and Jordin Flohaug were brilliant all season, subbing in and out at halftime of every game. Winesett’s five goals allowed and .
912 save percentage was slightly better than Flohaug, but neither was able to stop all the shots flying at them from defending Class AAA state champions Edina on Wednesday at Spring Lake Park High School. Edina scored twice in the first half on Winesett and added three more in the second half on Flohaug of a 5-0 win. “The goals that they scored, not one of them was on the goalie,” East coach Steve Polkowski said.
“Edina has some absolute elite players, they were picking corners and they hit some of them. When we were down 3-0 we had to try to open it up to get one back. You open it up against Edina and they put two back in on us.
” The Hornets’ defenders clogged the midfield, keeping the ball away from Kuettel and Friday and building pressure on whoever was in goal for Duluth East. “They’re a senior-led team that won the state championship last .