Mariah Gardner and Madison Oelkers scored five goals apiece as Warroad coasted to a 15-0 Section 8A victory over the Park Rapids-Menahga-Nevis-Walker-Hackensack-Akeley girls hockey team Thursday night at the Ted O. Johnson Ice Arena.
The Warriors finished with a 75-12 advantage in shots on goal in handing Park Rapids its third shutout of the season and fourth loss in a row.
Goals by Oelkers at the 3:06 mark, Abigail Hardwick at the 6:10 mark and Joslynn Olson at the 10:38 mark gave Warroad a 3-0 lead before Gardner closed out the first period with goals at the 10:55, 15:53 and 16:04 marks. The Warriors held a 28-4 advantage in shots in the opening period.
Oelkers opened the second period by scoring at the 5:17 and 6:57 marks before Marlie Johnston scored at the 9:47 mark. Gardner's power-play goal at the 12:06 mark made it 10-0. The Warriors outshot Park Rapids 29-4 in that period.
After Hardwick scored at the 3:01 mark and Gardner scored a power-play goal at the 5:45 mark, Oelkers concluded the scoring with goals at the 7:13, 10:15 and 16:20 marks as the Warriors held an 18-4 advantage in shots in the final period.
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Karlie Meeker had five assists and Gardner assisted on four goals as 12 different players recorded a point for the Warriors.
Goalies Julia Smith (40) and Klohie Mankie (20) combined for 60 saves as the Panthers fell to 2-5-1 against section teams and 8-13-1 overall. Warroad, which is rated No. 5 in the latest state Class A poll, improved to 5-0-2 in the section and 12-7-2 overall.
Warroad 6 4 5....15
Park Rapids 0 0 0....0
FIRST PERIOD: 1, Warroad, Oelkers (Gardner), 3:06. 2, Warroad, Hardwick (Johnston, Meeker), 6:10. 3, Warroad, Olson (Meeker), 10:38. 4, Warroad, Gardner, 10:55. 5, Warroad, Gardner (Oelkers, Christian), 15:53. 6, Warroad, Gardner (Lanctot, Bunn), 16:04. Penalties: Warroad 1, Park Rapids 1.
SECOND PERIOD: 7, Warroad, Oelkers (Gardner, Bunn), 5:17. 8, Warroad, Oelkers (Christian, Huerd), 6:47. 9, Warroad, Johnston (Olson, Christian), 9:47. 10, Warroad, Gardner, 12:06. Penalties: Warroad 0, Park Rapids 4.
THIRD PERIOD: 11, Warroad, Hardwick (Teske), 3:01. 12, Warroad, Gardner (Meeker, Oelkers), 5:45. 13, Warroad, Oelkers (Gardner, Meeker), 7:13. 14, Warroad, Oelkers (Gardner, Teske), 10:15. 15, Warroad, Oelkers (Meeker), 16:20. Penalties: Warroad 0, Park Rapids 2.
GOALIE SAVES: Warroad (Brunnell) 4-4-4--12. Park Rapids (Smith) 22-18-x--40; (Mankie) x-7-13--20.
