Hatt scores twice as Huskies defeat Mounties 4-2

Saint Mary's forward Miranda Hatt scored twice, helping lead the Huskies to a 4-2 road win over the Mount Allison Mounties on Saturday night in Sackville, N.B.

Mount Allison sustained the early pressure from the Huskies and were rewarded with the game's first goal as fourth-year forward Lauren Steele (Stratford, PEI) buried the puck in tight.

The Huskies would respond less than five minutes later as Miranda Hatt (Eastern Passage, NS) made no mistake to tie the game at 1-1. Shots after 20 minutes would favour the visiting team 18-5.

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Abigail Mackenzie with a great pass to Miranda Hatt, who does the rest to tie the game at 1-1 in the first period.

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Hatt would add her second of the night on the powerplay at the 1:37 mark of the second period to give the Huskies their first lead.

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Miranda Hatt gets a powerplay goal for her second of the night to put @SMUHuskiesWH up 2-1 in the second period.

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The Mounties would build off the crowd's energy and tie the game moments later as Mollie Grabe (Carleton Place, ON) slotted the rebound in the back of the net.

Saint Mary's would take the lead once again before the end of the second period as forward Kara MacLean (Antigonish, NS) scored her eighth goal on the season to make it 3-2 Huskies.

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A pair of point shots from Marisa McClocklin lead to the Kara MacLean rebound goal, putting @SMUHuskiesWH back in front 3-2.

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The Huskies would pull away with a goal on the powerplay courtesy of a nice tip from Kate Gallant (Brooklin, ON).

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Another powerplay marker for @SMUHuskiesWH as Kate Gallant tips home the point shot from captain Caleigh Meraw to extend the lead to 4-2.

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Pacing the Mounties in nets was Kaitlyn Evelyn (Courtice, ON) as she steered away 40 of the 44 shots she faced. Huskies goalie Sophie Scully (Ottawa, ON) would go on to save 18 shots.

Subway Player of the Game would go to Miranda Hatt (Eastern Passage, NS) as she finished with two goals on five shots.

The Huskies win improves their record to 13-8-1 overall. They'll be back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 25, as they host the Dalhousie Tigers at 7 p.m. at the Dauphinee Centre. GET TICKETS

The Mounties loss drops their record to 2-17-1-1 on the season. They'll hit the road on Wednesday to take on the St. Thomas Tommies at 7 p.m. in Fredericton.

Recap courtesy of Mounties Athletics
Photos courtesy of Galen Razi Juliusson