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Huskies defeat Mounties 7-0 in final game of regular season
Posted: Feb 10, 2024

Huskies defeat Mounties 7-0 in final game of regular season

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Scoring Summary
1st - 02:40 - Gillian Lapierre (Saint Mary's)
1st - 07:07 - Aimee O'Neill (Saint Mary's)
1st - 18:48 - Avery Cant (Saint Mary's)
2nd - 05:41 - Jillian Duggan (Saint Mary's)
2nd - 06:15 - Abby McCarthy (Saint Mary's)
3rd - 05:01 - PP - Charlotte Buffie (Saint Mary's)
3rd - 17:06 - Charlotte Buffie (Saint Mary's)
Game Leaders
Mount Allison
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: 2 Players (#3, #6) - 2
Sv: Skye McDonald - 36
Saint Mary's
G: Charlotte Buffie - 2
A: Abigail Mackenzie - 4
Sh: 2 Players (#17, #19) - 6
Sv: Ashley Imlach - 14
Team Stats
Full stats

HALIFAX, NS - The Saint Mary's Huskies defeated the Mount Allison Mounties 7-0 in the final game of the Atlantic University Sport Women's Hockey regular season on Saturday night at the Dauphinee Centre in Halifax.

It was senior night for the Huskies Women's hockey team, as they honoured graduating seniors Caleigh Meraw (Red Deer, AB) Miranda Hatt (Regina, SK), Ella MacLean (Antigonish, NS), and Aimee O'Neill (Glace Bay, NS) with a pre-game ceremony.

Early in the first period, Mounties forward Jenna Wiebe (Calgary, AB) had a breakaway as a result of an intercepted pass, but Huskies netminder Ashley Imlach (Newtonville, ON) made the pad save.

Moments later, the Huskies netted their first goal of the game as forward Gillian Lapierre (Port Coquitlam, BC), redirected a rebound of an Abigail Mackenzie (Stellarton, NS) point shot past Mounties goaltender Skye McDonald (Torbrook, NS) to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead, 2:40 into the first period. 

With seven minutes played in the first period, Huskies forward Aimee O'Neill (Glace Bay, NS) wound her way into the Mounties zone and, from the slot, fired a shot that went bar down, extending the Huskies lead to 2-0. 

Halfway through the first, the Huskies went onto the powerplay, while they fired multiple shots on net, Mounties goaltender Skye McDonald stood firm as the Mounties successfully killed off their penalty. 

In the final minutes of the first period, Aimee O'Neill took a shot, but the puck would trickle through McDonald's arm, where forward Avery Cant (Waterloo, ON) tapped the puck in the back of the net, making the score 3-0 Huskies. 

The Huskies outshot the Mounties 18-6 through the opening period, with the Huskies heading into intermission leading 3-0. 

The first few minutes of play in the second period was back-and-forth, with both teams trading offensive chances. However, none would find the back of the net, keeping the score 3-0 for the Huskies. 

With six minutes gone in the second period, Huskies forward Kara MacLean (Antigonish, NS) walked across the blue line and fired a shot through traffic that was deflected by Jillian Duggan (Halifax, NS) into the back of the net, extending the Huskies lead to 4-0. 

Seconds later, Huskies defender Allie Barter (Hammonds Plains, NS) fired a crafty slap-pass from the blue line that was tipped by forward Abby McCarthy (Brooklin, ON) past McDonald, making it 5-0 Huskies. 

Halfway through the second period, Mounties goalie McDonald stopped back-to-back odd-man rushes from the Huskies, keeping the score 5-0. 

With four minutes left to play in the second period, the Huskies went onto a five-on-three powerplay opportunity. The Mounties successfully killed off both their penalties, with McDonald making key saves. 

The Huskies outshot the Mounties 30-9 through in the second period, with the Huskies leading 5-0 heading into the intermission. 

Three minutes into the third period, McDonald made back-to-back big saves on Huskies forwards O'Neill and Cant to keep the score 5-0. 

Huskies capitalize on another powerplay opportunity, with Cant tipping a pass between her legs across the crease to forward Charlotte Buffie (Winnipeg, MB), who scored the Huskies sixth goal of the game. 

Halfway through the third period, Mounties forward Dallis Mackenzie (Trenton, ON) had a breakaway opportunity, she tried to tuck it under the pad of Imlach, but the Huskies goaltender stood firm. 

As the game's final minutes ticked down, Charlotte Buffie entered the Mounties zone with speed and fired a shot from the faceoff circle that went five-hole, scoring her second goal of the game and making the score 7-0 for the Huskies. 

The Huskies outshot the Mounties 43-14 on the night, with Imlach turning away 14 shots for the win, while McDonald made 36 saves in defeat.

The Huskies win improves their record to 17-7-1-3 on the season. Saint Mary's will finish the regular season in 3rd place, setting up an AUS Quarterfinal against their crosstown rivals, the 6th seeded Dalhousie Tigers (13-14-0-1), with dates TBA. GET TICKETS

The Mounties loss drops their record to 3-21-3-1 on the season. The Mounties are eliminated from the postseason. 

Recap by Alyson Duffy / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics
Photos by Eduardo Ibarra / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics