Clark’s 37-save shutout leads Huskies to 1-0 win over Tommies

The Saint Mary's University Huskies beat the St. Thomas University Tommies 1-0 on Sunday Nov. 13 at Alumni Arena in Halifax NS. The win gives the Huskies a 7-1-1 record on the season. It was the first regulation loss of the season for the Tommies dropping their record to 8-1-1.

Rebecca Clark (Keswick, ON) was spectacular in goal for the Huskies making 37 saves to shutout the high-scoring Tommies and improve her record to 5-2. The Tommies entered the game averaging an AUS high four goals per game and it was the first time they were held scoreless this season.

Mary Worndl (Kitchener, ON) (3) scored the Huskies goal early in the second period.

Taylor Cook (Branford, ON) made 14 saves for the Tommies and her record now sits at 4-1.

 The Huskies were a perfect 5/5 on the penalty kill including a 37 second five-on-three in the second period.

1st

The Tommies had the first great chance of the game. Kelty Apperson (New Hamburg, ON) flew in on the right wing on a two-on-one with Lauren Henman (Cow Bay, NS), Apperson made a cross ice feed for Henman and Clark went post-to-post to make a huge pad save 7:23 in.

The Huskies first scoring chance came at the 9:00 mark of the frame. Beatrice Harrietha (Guelph, ON) made a great feed from her own end up ice for Caitlyn Manning (Cambridge ON) she streaked in with a partial break on Cook but fired her shot high off the glass.

16:55 into the first the Tommies had another great chance. Apperson made a centring feed from the left corner to Alexandra Swift (Nepean, ON) in the slot and Clark made another big save.

18:00 in Brooke Murphy (Balla Phillip, NB) had a partial blue line break for the Huskies she took the puck hard to the net and fired a shot low glove side and Cook made a nice glove save.

The Huskies created a scoring chance in the last minute of the period, Kiana Wilkinson (Prince George, BC) made a great breakout pass that led to a three-on-two the other way, Manning made drop pass for a trailing Worndl whose shot deflected up off the bar and out.

The Tommies were in control of the majority of play in the first and outshot the Huskies 10-2 in the period.

2^nd

The Huskies got off to a quick start in the second.  Nicole Schofield (Winnipeg, MB) made a backdoor feed to Breanna Lanceleve (Middle Sackville, NS) to the right of the net and Cook came across making a big save just 0:55 in.

The Huskies kept the pressure up and scored their goal at the 3:20 mark of the second. Harrietha worked the puck down low from left point to Manning in the corner, Manning made a sweet feed to Worndl in the slot, she fired a wrist shot high glove side for the 1-0 score.

With the Tommies on the attack Alexandra Woods made a great solo effort dangling her way into the slot before working a backhand shot off the bar and out 8:35 into the second.

At the 10:27 mark Clark made the play of the game. With the Tommies on a five-on-three power-play. Paige Jackson (Stoney Creek, ON) got the puck in the low right slot and fired a shot on goal, Clark somehow managed to reach across with her glove and snag the puck just before it crossed the line. The Tommies celebrated thinking it had gone in until Clark, like she was Julie "the Cat" Gaffney from the end of D2, proved she had made the save.

The Huskies controlled most of play in the period but the Tommies, aided by three power-play opportunities, still outshot the Huskies 21-6.

3^rd

The action went end to end for most of the third with neither team able to find a way to score.

The Tommies called a timeout at the 18:20 mark of the third to get their first line rested. They won the face off in the Huskies zone and pulled Cook for the extra attacker. They swarmed in the Huskies zone for a minute but could not find a way past Clark. A late penalty on the Tommies sealed the win for the Huskies.

The Huskies managed to outshoot the Tommies 7-6 in the third.

Overall shot were 37-15 for the Tommies.

Up next:

The Tommies will host the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus on Saturday Nov. 19 in Fredericton NB.