She’s only been the Edina girls’ hockey coach for one season, but Sami Reber has already built quite the resume.

With a 4-0 win over Blaine on Saturday night, Reber is the first female coach to win a Class AA state championship.

“That’s extremely humbling, especially with all the coaches that have come through and won these state championships,” Reber said in the postgame press conference. “Just to be put in a category with all of those coaches whether they’re male or female is an extreme honor.”

Reber is in a category by herself for another accomplishment, being the first coach to earn a state title at the helm of the Hornets.

“I think it’s still soaking in for a lot of us, it seems like a dream,” Reber said. “This program has wanted it for so long, (and) is so deserving.”

Junior forward Lolita Fidler played as though she couldn’t wait one more season, scoring two goals in the win for the Hornets (28-1-1).

Fidler’s performance also cemented her as the game-winning-goal scorer for all three of the Edina tournament games, earning Wells Fargo All-Tournament team honors. 

“I had no unassisted goals, so obviously it was all a team effort,” Fidler said.

That team effort led to the first shutout of Blaine (24-4-2) all season, a consequence of nearly flawless play of the Hornet defenders.

“Their defense (was) outstanding,” Blaine head coach Steve Guider said. “They didn’t give us any room and that’s without question the best team we played.”

For at least another few days, the Edina girls’ team can say that they are the best hockey team at Edina High School, taking their turn in the spotlight after experiencing the praise heaped upon the champion boys’ teams.

Reber says that when the next banner bearing the title of state champion is lifted at Edina’s Braemar Arena, the memory will be sure to stay with her. 

“When we get to hang that banner, it’ll be a day I’ll never forget.”

Naomi Rogge, F, Eden Prairie

Sammie Morton, D, Eden Prairie

Abby Bollig, G, Farmington

Ellie Moser, F, Farmington

Emily Brown, D, Blaine

Kenzie Wylie, D, Blaine

Paige Beebe, F, Blaine

Anna Goldstein, G, Edina

Grace Bowlby, D, Edina

Lolita Fidler, F, Edina

Olivia Kilberg, F, Edina

Sophie Slattery, F, Edina