Payton Rolli makes 61 saves to lead Warroad to state championship game

Payton Rolli makes 61 saves to lead Warroad to state championship game

GRAND FORKS — Payton Rolli isn't often asked to make a lot of saves. The Warroad goaltender hadn't seen more than 22 shots in two months. Rolli faced an onslaught Friday in the Minnesota Class A state girls hockey tournament semifinal, though, and it wasn't a problem. Rolli stopped 61 of 62 shots in leading Warroad to a 2-1 triple overtime victory over Orono at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. Lindsey Lorenson scored the game-winning goal o…

Lindsey Lorenson's goal early in the third OT sends Warroad past Orono and into Class 1A championship

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