Fourth-seeded Rochester Lourdes avenged its first-round exit from last year – just barely.
St. Paul Academy 2, Mankato West 0
Junior attacker Peter Wood scored both goals, one in each half, of the Spartans’ victory over the Scarlets. He scored in the fifth minute of the first half and with 11 minutes left in the second half. St. Paul Academy (18-2-0) only had one other shot on goal.
Benilde-St. Margaret’s 2, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 1
Brendan Schember and Jake Horton scored three minutes apart in the first half as the Red Knights (17-2-1) topped the Lumberjacks. Landen Straub opened the scoring for the Lumberjacks at the 11-minute mark. All three goals were scored in a six-minute span. Benilde-St. Margaret’s outshot Cloquet-Esko-Carlton.