BRAINERD — A second-period surge propelled the Brainerd/Little Falls Warriors to a 5-0 Central Lakes Conference win over the Detroit Lakes Lakers Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Essentia Health Sports Center.
The Warriors scored three second-period goals, two by sophomore Harper Moore and one by freshman Kaylie Glas, to take control.
Moore’s first goal came 21 seconds into the second period and gave the Warriors 2-0 lead. Allie Koop dished the assist.
“When I got that opportunity to take that shot, I put it on the net and it was a fun experience,” Moore said.
Glas scored her goal three minutes later on assists from Rya Glas and Levi LeMieur.
“With this group, I think they are so unselfish,” Warriors’ head coach Tony Couture said. “They don’t care who scores as long as someone scores. I was happy to see (Kaylie) Glas get her first goal and Harper get two goals. It was nice to see everyone scoring.”
Brainerd/Little Falls’ goalie Madi Ginter and the Warriors’ defense stonewall Detroit Lakes on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at Essentia Health Sports Center in Brainerd. It is Haakonson’s fifth goal in four games.
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Detroit Lakes’ Aurora Jabas went to the penalty box for interference and put the Warriors on the power play for the first time. Moore received a pass from Izzy Johnson and sniped a power-play goal to make it 4-0 at the 4:47 mark.
“I saw a little opening and took the shot,” Moore said. “It was cool to watch it go in.”
BLF outshot Detroit Lakes 17-2 in the second period.
“The best thing we did tonight was win faceoffs,” Couture said. “We’ve been working on that and I thought we won a lot of faceoffs tonight and that’s a key when it comes to puck possession.”
Brainerd/Little Falls’ Kaylie Glas flicks the puck toward the Detroit Lakes net during a girls’ hockey game on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at Essentia Health Sports Center in Brainerd.
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Moore added: “We were going to the net and it’s something that we needed to do. It really paid off.”
continued her hot streak with her fifth goal of the season at the 4:38 mark of the first period. Ellie Houle recorded the assist. BLF dominated the first period with 19 shots on goal to DL’s seven.
“We just wanted to keep plugging away and working hard,” Couture said. “We knew that there would be some rebounds available. We continued to crash the net and look for rebounds. It was good to see.”
In the third period, Koop put the punctuation mark on the win with a goal four minutes in. Moore assisted with Lexi LeBlanc.
Brainerd/Little Falls’ Lucy Engelstad slaps a shot toward the Detroit Lakes net on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at Essentia Health Sports Center in Brainerd. It is Haakonson’s fifth goal in four games.
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“We have a lot of confidence right now,” Moore said. “We have a wonderful coaching staff that has put us where we are.”
Junior Madi Ginter saved 12 shots to earn a shutout in her first start of the season. Detroit Lakes was without its starting goaltender Talyn Anderson. Paityn Solberg recorded 37 saves for the Lakers.
“I thought she made all the saves she needed to,” Couture said of Ginter. “Anytime you get a shutout in your first start, it is memorable. I have confidence in all our goalies.”
BLF travels to Duluth Central on Saturday, Nov. 22.
“They are going to be good,” Couture said. “It’s going to be a dogfight and I think it might be a little rougher game. We will have to play good defense.”
Moore was excited about her three-point night, but isn’t excited about cleaning
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“He’s a big part of our team right now,” Moore said. “We love watching him swim, but cleaning his tank is quite the adventure.”
Gary, the Brainerd/Little Falls Warriors’ pet fish, swims in its tank in the locker room.
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Detroit Lakes 0 0 0 — 0
First period: BLF-Elsie Haakonson (Ellie Houle) 4:38
Second period: BLF-Harper Moore (Allie Koop) 0:21, BLF-Kaylie Glas (Rya Glas, Levi LeMieur) 3:21, BLF-Harper Moore (Izzy Johnson) PPG 4:47
Third period: BLF-Allie Koop (Harper Moore, Lexi LeBlanc) 3:55
Shots on goal: BLF 19-17-6 42, DL 7-2-3 12
Goalies: BLF-Madi Ginter (12 saves); DL-Paityn Solberg (37 saves)
Conference: BLF 1-0-1. Overall: BLF 3-0-1. Next: Brainerd/Little Falls at Duluth Central 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22.