ACCIDENT — No. 1 Northern advanced to the West Region I finals on Friday, blanking Fort Hill 5-0.
The top-seeded Huskies (12-2-1) led the No. 4 seed Sentinels (7-7) at halftime 3-0.
Emma Hostetler scored less than five minutes in off an assist from Ainsley McHenry-Sorber.
Less than three minutes later, McHenry-Sorber set up Abby Nelson for a goal.
Nelson assisted Hostetler with 20:31 before halftime.
Late in the second half, Bowser set up Hostetler who completed a hat trick, then 50 seconds later, Nelson assisted McKenzie Upole to complete the scoring.
Northern outshot Fort Hill 19-2 and had a 11-1 advantage in corners.
Jemma Stafford recorded 14 saves for the Sentinels while Ada White had two saves for the Huskies.
Northern hosts the winner of Saturday’s game between No. 2 seed Mountain Ridge (11-2-1) and No. 3 seed Allegany (8-4-2) in the region final.