Hill-Murray avenged a title-game loss to Edina in the Class 2A girls hockey state championships Saturday night at the Xcel Energy Center. Two overtimes were required to produce a 5-4 victory for the No.

The victory meant Hill-Murray avenged a 2-0 loss to Edina in last year’s state title game — a matchup that was tied 0-0 heading into the third period.

Edina had beaten Hill-Murray in last year's state title game for their fifth 2A championship in the last eight years. This time, the Pioneers — who had lost twice to the Hornets during the regular season — got revenge with a 5-4 victory.

The girls hockey state tournament continues Friday at Xcel Energy Center with the Class 2A and 1A semifinals. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s Class 1A quarterfinals and of Thursday’s 2A quarterfinals (brackets).

Junior forward Cate McCoy scored the only goal the top-seeded Hornets (25-3-1) would need in the first minute of the third period to send them to a championship game rematch with No. 3 Hill-Murray for the big-school crown.