Sep. 29—BEMIDJI — Lilly Kuettel was a tough player to stop on Friday night.
She powered the Duluth East High School girls soccer team to a 4-1 win over Bemidji with a hat trick at Bemidji Middle School. Kuettel scored goals in the 18th, 21st and 52nd minutes, with two assists from Kendall Wittmers-Graves and a helper from Alex Balthazar.
Makayla Meza scored the lone goal for the Lumberjacks (8-5-0) in the 57th minute on a penalty kick. Grace Karakas scored the third goal of the night for the Greyhounds (9-3-2) in the 52nd minute.
Duluth East 4, Bemidji 1
DE 2 2 — 4
BHS 0 1 — 1
Bemidji — Meza 57′ (PK)
Duluth East — Kuettel 18′ (Wittmers-Graves), 21′ (Balthazar), 52′ (Wittmers-Graves); Karakas 43′.
Saves — Bieber (BHS) 5; Flohaug (DE) 4.