Sartell Sabres remain undefeated after a 3-2 victory over the Alexandria Cardinals

Carson Reichel, Journalist • December 11, 2023

Senior goalie and team captain, Noah Hacker, walks out of the tunnel prior to the game vs. Alexandria (photo used with permission from Andrew Ritter).

On Tuesday, December 5th, the Sartell Sabres took down the Alexandria Cardinals in a 3-2 victory.

With goals scored by Baylor Stebbins (12), Shaun Paulson (11), and Devin Jacobs (9), the Sabres move onto 3-0 going into their game against Fergus Falls on Thursday December 7th, @7:15.

The game started off with a slow start in the first period. Although there were no goals scored on either side all period, Sartell set the tone of the game with big hits from senior defenseman Wyatt Laidlaw, senior forward Gavin Welsh, and sophomore forward Brayden Klande.

Senior defensemen Connor Anderson lays a hit on Alexandria’s Josiah Gronholz. (photo used with permission from Andrew Ritter)

Moving into the second period, the action picked up with a continuation of hits by senior defensemen Connor Anderson and Wyatt Laidlaw, followed up by an unassisted goal from Sabres captain, Baylor Stebbins with 7:35 left in the period to make it a 1-0 game.

Senior forward Baylor Stebbins celebrates the goal with his teammates. (photo used with permission from Andrew Ritter).

Quickly followed after the goal by Stebbins, junior forward Shaun Paulson scored with 7:05 left in the period, assisted by junior Jake Volker, and freshman Devin Jacobs, making the score 2-0.

Junior forward Shaun Paulson celebrates after his goal against Alexandria. (photo used with permission from Andrew Ritter).

After an Alexandria goal, Sartell capitalized with a goal right off the draw with 2:11 left in the second period by freshman forward Devin Jacobs, assisted by junior forward Shaun Paulson, making the score 3-1.

Freshman forward Devin Jacobs gets the student section pumped up after he scored a goal. (photo used with permission from Andrew Ritter).

The rest of the game was a period led by the Sabres defensemen and senior goalie, Noah Hacker. Hacker ended the game with 33 saves coming out to a save percentage of 94.3%. The Sabres won the game with a 3-2 victory over the Alexandria Cardinals, continuing their undefeated record moving to 3-0, leaving them in 1st place in the Central Lakes Conference.