Tuesday night against the South Central Flyers, New Ulm broke loose.

The Eagles fired 24 shots on goal in the first period and scored eight times as they went on to a 12-1 route over the Flyers in a Big South Conference game.

Maddi Olson collected a hat trick, with Brecklyn Harazin and Abby Forstner each adding two goals.

Jersey Haugen, Lilly Kral, Brielynn Weston, Greta Bailey and Breau Blickem each added goals.

Photo by Brady Dennis New Ulm’s Abby Forstner (12) skates behind the blue line during a Big South Conference girls hockey game with Waseca on Tuesday night at the New Ulm Civic Center.

Olson and Jersey Haugen each had three assists.

“This was a great game for the girls — they have really been working in practices,” New Ulm coach Derek Johnson said as the Eagles won their second straight game. “I thought that the girls moved the puck really well — they had a lot of good passing — and we were able to get shots to the net.”

Twenty-four in the first period that saw the Eagles take an 8-1 lead as Abby Forstner, Olson, Harazin, Abby Forstner, Kral, Weston, Jersey Haugen and Olson netted goals.

“All season, our first period has been our strong period,” Johnson said. “But today it was good to see that we were able to put the puck in the back of the net. We have been getting good offensive zone time.”

Goals by Olson and Harazin in the second period made it 10-1 after two periods.

“We told the girls that even with the big lead we need to remain focused — we did not want a letdown — and we kept working,” Johnson said.

Bailey and Blickem tallied third period goals in the third period.

Johnson said that he was happy to see Olson get her hat trick in the game.

“She has been working hard each game,” he said. “And this win was a big confidence builder for us.”

New Ulm goaltender Ava Schmid stopped eight of nine South Central shots in the game.

The Eagles (2-3) are at LeSueur to take on Minnesota River next Tuesday.