MONROE — The Cheesemakers used another multiple-goal first period to defeat conference opponent Baraboo 4-1 on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The win was Monroe’s first of the conference season.

After 12 minutes of scoreless play, Ethan Rosenstiel put Monroe on the board with a goal. Easton Dreyfus and Cash Anderson were credited with the assists.

As the period wound down, Nolan Bodensein and Nathan Ratke were called for an elbow and cross-check, giving the Thunderbirds a two-man advantage. Monroe’s power-play defense held Baraboo scoreless, and, with just 7.3 seconds left, Wyatt Janecke broke away for a short-handed goal. His goal proved to be the game winner.

Baraboo returned the favor in the second period, as Luke Schweda scored a short-handed goal while Kyle Buelow was in the penalty box for hooking.

Janecke scored his second goal in the third period with an assist from Patrick Alt. A minute later, Seth Brandt extended Monroe’s lead with a goal of his own, assisted by Dreyfus.

Janecke and Dreyfus ended the night with two points each. Monroe had 55 shots on goal, with four of them getting past Baraboo’s goalie, Burke Schweda. Xander Obert played all 51 minutes in net, giving up just one goal with 20 saves.

FURY 3, STOUGHTON 0

BELOIT — Jillian Traver picked up her first shutout of the season, as the Rock County Fury won their second conference game.

“The girls skated hard and really controlled the puck all game,” head coach Luke Steurer said. “They maintained a lot of offensive pressure all three periods.”

The first period was scoreless, but Emma Kligora put the Fury on the board in the second with an unassisted goal.

Claudia Boehlke and Ava Kligora connected twice in the third period, with one goal and one assist each. Boehlke’s goal occurred on a power play, as Ainsley Saling was in the penalty box for hooking.

The Fury put 49 shots on the Icerbergs’ goalie, Aven Gruner, with three of them finding the back of the net. Conversely, Traver stopped all 15 shots she saw.

“We had great back checking from everyone tonight to keep the shots down to only 15,” Steurer said.