Maddie Hulter scored the first goal of the night at 9:30 of the opening period with an assist from Maddie Brimhall.  Eleven seconds later Hannah Johnson scored from Hulter and Ella Starzl to make the score 2-0.  The Otters increased their lead to 3-0 when Tyra Skjeret scored with 5:57 left in the opening period.  Assists went to Avery Tonneson and Skye Norgren.

Fergus Falls scored 3 shorthanded goals and one even strength goal in the second period to build a 7-0 lead.  Lydia Johnson netted the first shortie from Hulter and Maggie Greenagel.  The same duo assisted on the second shorthanded goal which was scored by Brimhall.  Hulter then notched an even strength goal with assists from Hannah Johnson and Greenagel.  Hulter completed her hat trick with an unassisted shorthanded tally with just 21 seconds remaining in the period.

The final two goals came in the third period with Isabel Kloster assisting on the first goal, scored by Aubree Nelson, and Greenagel scoring an unassisted goal to close it out.

“The senior leadership throughout this season has been our strength in ways much more than on the ice,” said Fergus Falls Head Coach Tim Lill.  “I am extremely proud of the effort put forward tonight and the entire season.”

River Lakes defeated Willmar 2-1 in the other semifinal matchup and will now face the Otters at 7:00pm Thursday in Alexandria for the Section 6A championship.