Emily Pohl scored a hat trick, and Andover never quite recovered from an early Hill-Murray blitz, as the third-seeded Pioneers raced past sixth-seeded Huskies, 5-3, in a girls Class AA state hockey quarterfinal at Xcel Energy Center.

Elliana Englehardt and Anna Pohl scored goals 1 minute, 9 seconds apart in the first period to give Hill-Murray (23-6-0) a 3-0 lead, and Piper Tam stopped 22 shots as the Pioneers advanced to a Friday semifinal against Rosemount (22-7-0).

Julia Gerdes scored with 24 seconds left in the first period to get Andover on the board, but it looked as if Hill-Murray would run away with it when, after a scoreless second period, Emily Pohl scored on a breakaway 3:03 into the third for a 4-1 lead.

But Andover (19-9-1) kept coming.

Maya Engler scored on a one-timer off a pass from the corner by Hannah Olson to make it 4-2 at 7:36, and Hannah Christenseon tapped in a rebound at 12:04 to get the Huskies right back into it.

Andover pulled goaltender Clairebella Hills for an extra attacker with 1:35 left, but Emily Pohl scored again, skating through leaping defenders to score a wrap-around empty-netter with 1:05 remaining to seal the victory.

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