Mikayla Mangano scored a hat trick to lead fourth-seeded Palmyra to a 7-0 victory over 13th-seeded Wildwood in the first round of the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 1 playoffs in Palmyra.

Palmyra came out dominating early with a 4-0 lead at halftime before continuing its stellar play in the second half.

Meghan Austin added two goals and an assist, while Kyleigh Himel and La’Nya Muldrew-Bracero rounded out the scoring.

Elsie Kenson was credited with the shutout for Palmyra.

Palmyra (12-5-1) will host fifth-seeded Audubon in the quarterfinals on Saturday at a time to be announced.

Wildwood fell to 6-10-1 on the season.

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