Huskies win fourth straight with 6-1 victory over Mounties
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Saint Mary's (13-5-3, 13-5-3) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
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Mount Allison (2-16-3, 2-16-3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The Saint Mary's Huskies women's hockey team won their fourth straight game, in a commanding 6-1 win over the Mount Allison Mounties on Wednesday night in Sackville, NB.
It would be the home Mounties who would strike first with 6:17 left in the first period as fifth-year forward Tallon Stephenson (Lloydminster, AB) found the back of the net to give the hosts the 1-0 advantage.
The Huskies would soon equalize however as Maddy Corbett (Sydney, NS) scored on the powerplay with 3:02 remaining in the period to bring the game to a 1-1 tie, a score line that would remain into the first intermission.
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— Saint Mary's Huskies (@SMUHuskies) January 18, 2024
Maddy Corbett opens up the Huskies account with a first period powerplay goal tying the game at 1-1!
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Saint Mary's would take their first lead of the game at 8:02 left in the second period as Mackenzie Beggs (Kemptville, ON) was able to slide the puck into the back of the Mountie net to give the visitors a 2-1 advantage.
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Mackenzie Beggs and Keyara Nelson are tough to stop on the counter attack! Give the Huskies a 2-1 lead in the second period.
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Just 49 seconds later, the visitors would double their lead as the shot from Abigail Mackenzie (Stellarton, NS) put the home Mounties in a difficult hole.
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Another powerplay goal for the Huskies as Charlotte Buffie serves this one up for Aimee O'Neill to finish off! 4-1 Huskies!
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The scoring would continue for the visitors just two minutes later as Aimee O'Neill (Glace Bay, NS) scored on the powerplay to boost the Saint Mary's lead to 4-1.
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Another powerplay goal for the Huskies as Charlotte Buffie serves this one up for Aimee O'Neill to finish off! 4-1 Huskies!
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The Huskies would add one more in the period on a 4-on-4 with just over a minute to play in the period as Jillian Duggan (Halifax, NS) bagged the fifth goal of the night for SMU.
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Diddily diddily doo! Jillian Duggan scores the Huskies fourth goal of the second period, extending their lead to 5-1!
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The Huskies would find their sixth goal of the night mid-way through the period as Erin Denny (Eskasoni, NS) extended the lead to 5. 6-1 would be the score line that would hold for the remainder of the contest.
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— Saint Mary's Huskies (@SMUHuskies) January 18, 2024
Another one for the Huskies! Erin Denny extends the lead to 6-1 on a nice passing play!
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Huskies first year forwards Charlotte Buffie (one goal, one assist) and Avery Cant (two assists) both recorded multipoint nights, while goaltender and reigning AUS Athlete of the Week Ridleigh Hansen (Red Deer, AB) turned away 24 shots for her fourth straight victory.
Saint Mary's (13-5-1-2) return to the ice at home in Halifax on Friday, January 19th as they welcome cross-town rivals Dalhousie with puck drop set for 7:00 p.m. GET TICKETS
Mount Allison (2-16-2-1) make a short trip to Moncton on Sunday, January 21st, with puck drop set for 4:00pm.
Recap courtesy of Mounties Athletics
Photos by John Murray / Mounties Athletics
