The Moncton Aigles Bleues pulled to within a point of the first place X-Women in the AUS standings after a 3-2 come-from-behind overtime win Sunday afternoon at the StFX Keating Centre. Kristine Labrie scored the game winner, and her second in the game, just 25 seconds into the overtime frame on the Aigles Bleues’ first rush up ice in the extra period.

Teammate Genevieve David had evened the game at 2-2 with only 24 seconds left in regulation time as Moncton pulled goaltender Kathy Desjardins for the extra attacker.

The Aigles Bleues had opened the scoring in the game as Labrie scored at the 15:01 minute mark of the first period to establish a 1-0 lead for the visitors after 20 minutes of play.

The X-Women took a 2-1 lead after late second period goals by Abygail Laking and Nicole Hansom. Laking found the back of the net at 17:23 with Jessica Shanahan and Catie Gavin assisting on the play, while Hansom scored just under two minutes later at 19:18, being fed the puck from defensemen Marilynn Hay and Laura Grant.

The 2-1 lead held throughout the third period until David’s goal tied it up for the defending AUS champions. Kathy Desjardins earned the win in nets for Moncton, who were outshot by the X-Women 34-24. Katie Greenway took the loss for StFX.

The Aigles Bleues won their second game of the weekend as they had a 4-2 win over Dalhousie on Saturday. The X-Women defeated the St. Thomas Tommies 4-1 on Saturday afternoon in a game played on home ice.

The X-Women wasted no time against the Tommies, scoring two first period goals, both on the power play, in the first five and a half minutes to establish an early 2-0 lead. Jessica Shanahan tipped in a Suzanne Fenerty shot from the point to score the X-Women’s first goal at the 5:02 mark. Jenna Downey also earned an assist on the play. Abygail Laking scored an unassisted goal just 24 seconds later, banging in a loose puck in front of the Tommies goal. 

Both teams were held off the score sheet in the second period, then Leah Boucher increased the StFX lead to 3-0 with an early third period goal 1:26 in. Laking and Catie Gavin assisted. The Tommies broke the goose egg with a power goal at 12:26 off the stick of Caroline Hammerheim (Lyse Rossingnol, Amy Kelbaugh).

Shanahan rounded out the scoring in the game with her second goal with 1:35 left in the game, popping in a rebound into an open Tommies net and past goaltender Julia Sharun. Gavin and Laking also assisted on the Shanahan goal.

Katie Harvieux made 21 saves in the StFX net to earn the win. The X-Women outshot the Tommies by a 28-22 margin.

StFX remains atop the AUS conference with 22 points and a 10-2-2 record, one point ahead of the Aigles Bleues (10-2-1). Their next games come against the sixth place UPEI Panthers (5-8-1) at home on Saturday, followed by a road trip to Halifax on Sunday to take on the fifth place Saint Mary’s Huskies (6-6-0).

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