CIS No. 3 Ranked X-Women won back to back shutout games on the road this past weekend. Saturday afternoon StFX defeated Saint Mary’s 3-0 and Sunday afternoon defeated Dalhousie 5-0. X-Women finished their regular season in 1st place with a perfect 24-0 record.
In Saturday afternoon’s game against Saint Mary’s the X-Women scored a goal in each period to win the game 1-0. First period Janelle Parent (10:06), assisted by Alex Normore and Suzanne Fenerty, was the first to get on the board with a power play goal.
Second period with a second remaining X-Women’s Alex Normore sneaks one past Huskies goalie Jillian MacIsaac to bring the score to 2-0. Parent and Molly MacDonald with the assist.
With her second goal of the day, Janelle Parent (15:34), assisted by Normore and Brittney Perkins, scored X-Women’s final goal in the third period.
Final shots on net were 34-12 in StFX’s favor. Kristy Garrow was awarded the shutout win and MacIsaac was tagged with the loss.
Sunday afternoon Catie Gavin (11:39), assisted by Erin Brophy, scored X-Women’s lone goal in the first period on the power play.
StFX’s Daniela Falconio (2:29) fired one past net minder Ashley Boutilier in the second period to extend the lead 2-0. Leah Boucher and Nicole Hansom with the assist.
In the third period Daniela Falconio (3:01), assisted by Jessica McCullough scored her second goal of the day. X-Women’s Nicole Hansom (5:23) was the next to get on the board with a power play goal. Fenerty and Parent with the assist. With her second puck across with line, Catie Gavin (16:14) sneaks in X-Women’s final goal. McCullough with the assist. Final score of the game was 5-0.
Final shots on net were 42-26 in StFX’s favor. Katie Greenway was awarded the shutout win while Boutilier was tagged with the loss for the Tigers.
X-Women next see action this Thursday as they take on Mount Allison in the start of the AUS Subway Women’s Hockey Championship hosted by StFX. Game time is 3:00 pm.
AUS Subway Women’s Hockey Championship Information:
Courtesy of Atlantic University Sport
The six participating teams have been separated into two pools based on the final regular season standings.
Pool “A”
1. StFX
4. Dalhousie
6. Mount Allison
Pool “B”
2. Moncton
3. St. Thomas
5. Saint Mary’s
The 2011 tournament schedule is as follows:
Thursday, March 3rd
Game #1: StFX (1st) vs. Mount Allison (6th), 3:00pm
Game #2: Moncton (2nd) vs. Saint Mary’s (5th), 7:00pm
Friday, March 4th
Game #3: Dalhousie (4th) vs. Loser Game #1, 3:00pm
Game #4: St. Thomas (3rd) vs. Loser Game #2, 7:00pm
Saturday, March 5th
Game #5: Dalhousie (4th) vs. Winner Game #1, 3:00pm
Game #6: St. Thomas (3rd) vs. Winner Game #2, 7:00pm
Sunday, March 6th
Championship Game: Pool “A” winner vs. Pool “B” winner, 2:00pm