Huskies defeat Mounties 5-0 to keep playoff hopes alive
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Mount Allison (1-26-1, 1-26-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Saint Mary's (11-10-6, 11-10-6) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
HALIFAX, NS – Saint Mary's forward Jillian Duggan scored twice and goaltender Ashley Imlach made 22 shots for the shutout, as the Huskies defeated the Mount Allison Mounties 5-0 in Atlantic University Sport women's hockey action on Saturday afternoon at the Dauphinee Centre.
Early in the first period, the Huskies had several quality scoring opportunities, but Mounties goaltender Hannah Pagdato (Winnipeg, MB) shut the door.
It took 19:58 for the Huskies to finally beat Pagdato, but with less than two seconds remaining in the period, defender Abigail MacKenzie (Stellarton, NS) beat a defender wide and centred for forward Jillian Duggan (Halifax, NS) who fired a high shot to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead.
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Jillian Duggan scores off a great feed from Abigail MacKenzie, giving the Huskies a 1-0 lead with just two seconds remaining in the first period!
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The Huskies outshot the Mounties 11-4 in the opening 20 minutes, taking a 1-0 lead into first intermission.
Saint Mary's doubled their lead just 47 seconds into the second period, as forward Gillian Lapierre (Port Coquitlam, BC) blocked a Mounties shot that sent Charlotte Buffie (Winnipeg, MB) on a breakaway, where Buffie made a sweet deke to the backhand to beat Pagdato five hole and make it 2-0.
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Charlotte Buffie with a beautiful backhand finish on the breakaway to make it 2-0 Huskies!
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Several minutes later, the Huskies added to their lead as captain Ashley Penney (Lawrencetown, NS) threw a pass towards goal that was deflected by forward Ava Shearer (Windsor, NS), extending the Huskies lead to 3-0, 13:46 into the second period.
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Ava Shearer deflects the Ashley Penney pass into goal to open up a 3-0 lead!
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Just under five minutes later, the Huskies scored a powerplay goal as forward Kara MacLean (Antigonish, NS) skated across the zone and fired a shot past a screened Pagdato to make it 4-0, 17:32 into the second period.
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Kara MacLean snipes a shot to extend the Huskies lead to 4-0 through two periods!
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The Huskies outshot the Mounties 13-6 in the second period, and went into second intermission with a 4-0 lead.
Saint Mary's added to their lead just over a minute into the third period, as forward Jillian Duggan jumped on a loose puck in front of the Mounties goal. A scramble ensued with several bodies piled up in the crease, but the officials said the puck crossed the line, giving Duggan her second goal of the day and extending the Huskies lead to 5-0, which would go down as the final score.
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Count the goal for Jillian Duggan! Her second of the afternoon makes it 5-0!
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The Huskies outshot the Mounties 36-22 on the night, with Ashley Imlach turning away 22 shots for the shutout, while Hanna Pagdato made 31 saves in defeat.
The Huskies win improves their record to 11-10-4-2 on the season. They'll be back in action on Sunday, Feb. 16, hosting the Moncton Aigles Bleues at 3 p.m. at the Dauphinee Centre. GET TICKETS
The Mounties finish the season with a 1-26-0-1 record.
Recap by Allan April / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics
Photos by Eduardo Ibarra / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics