By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

STEVENS POINT — Point-Rapids-Marshfield made the most of the shots on goal it got, converting on six of 11 to beat the Fox Cities Stars (Appleton Xavier co-op) 6-3 in a girls hockey game Monday at Ice Hawks Arena.

Emily Nolan hit for a hat trick for PRM (8-7), and Leah Gruen, Kiley Kopf and Alayna Bruneau also scored for the Red Panthers.

Pistol Cowden had 34 saves in goal for Point-Rapids-Marshfield.

PRM hosts Northern Edge (Rhinelander/Antigo co-op) on Thursday at Stevens Point.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Red Panthers 6, Stars 3

Fox Cities 0 2 1 – 3

Point-Rapids-Marshfield 2 1 3 – 6

First period: 1. PRM, Leah Gruen (A.J. Weiss), 6:00; 2. PRM, Emily Nolan (Carolyn Storch), 15:12.

Second period: 3. FC, Madelynn Jablonski (Abby Cardew), 0:18; 4. FC, Karly Kalies (Victoria Nelson), 1:34; 5. PRM, Nolan (Bryar Brooks), 5:06.

Third period: 6. PRM, Kiley Kopf, 1:07; 7. FC, Kyra Jansen, 12:41; 8. PRM, Alayna Bruneau (Nolan), 13:10; 9. PRM, Nolan (Zoe Derks), empty net, 16:07.

Saves: FC, Annaliese Mauel 5; PRM, Pistol Cowden 34.

Records: Fox Cities 4-9-2; Point-Rapids-Marshfield 8-7.