Sean Williams/MDN – Noelle Lewis (31) of Fargo Davies standing in net against Century during the Girls’ Hockey State Tournament at the Maysa Arena on Thursday.

The time spent in practice and the lessons learned throughout the year all were completed in preparation for Thursday afternoon, where eight girls’ hockey teams made their way to the Maysa Arena to begin the State Tournament.

With four games on the schedule for opening day of the tournament, as many teams would put themselves in a position to find themselves closer to their goal of winning a state title.

Thursday was an action-packed day at the Maysa, with each team’s talents on display from start to finish. Here are the scores and stats from the opening day of the Girls’ Hockey State Tournament.

Game one: Fargo Davies 5, Century 2

First Period Scoring Summary

FD: 2:14, Allie Emineth (unassisted).

Second Period Scoring Summary

FD: 8:21, Sandra Sampson (short-handed, unassisted).

CEN: 7:44, Brenna Curl (unassisted).

Third Period Scoring Summary

FD: 2:06, Taylor Severson (A: Sampson, Mathilde Vetter); 4:22 Severson (A: Vetter, Sampson, power-play); 4:40 Severson (A: Emineth, power-play).

CEN: 6:17, Josie Anfinson (A: Curl).

Goalie Saves

FD: Noelle Lewis 3-8-6-17

CEN: Kambree Grabar 9-7-6-22

Game three: Fargo North/South 3, Grand Forks KnightRiders 1

First Period Scoring Summary

FNS: 11:32, Becca Mathison (unassisted); 12:42, Kenleigh Fischer (power-play, unassisted).

Second Period Scoring Summary

GKR: 16:28, Annika Prestend (A: Emily Common, Marit Seeger, power-play).

Third Period Scoring Summary

FNS: 16:04, Olivia Kalbus (empty-net, unassisted).

Goalie Saves

FNS: Savannah Wuitschick 6-5-3-14

GKR: Kaylee Baker 8-11-14-33

Game four: Mandan 1, Legacy/Bismarck 5

First Period Scoring Summary

LBH: 3:42, Ainsley Johnson (unassisted).

Second Period Scoring Summary

MND: 10:57, Madison Hertz (A: McKenzie Yantzer, Afton Leingang).

LBH: 15:37, Ava Krikorian (A: Anne Hulst, short-handed).

Third Period Scoring Summary

LBH: 3:33, Aspen Eslinger (A: Johnson, Anne Hulst); 6:19, Krikorian (A: Hulst, short-handed); 15:43, Ella Hewitt (A: Ella Mortenson, Madison Flemmer).

Goalie Saves

MND: Keiley Bures 7-3-2-12; Trinity Pitzer 5-5

LBH: Moira Landsverk 10-20-7-37

Play will resume at the Maysa Arena this afternoon, with consolation semifinal games starting at noon. The semifinal matchups between Minot and Fargo Davies, and Fargo North/South and Legacy/Bismarck will begin later this evening at 5:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.