Antigonish, NS - The defending AUS champion StFX X-Women started the exhibition season with a 3-2 shootout win over the Waterloo Warriors on the opening day of the inaugural Ross Screenprint X-Women Invitational tournament Thursday night at the Keating Centre.
Sophomore forward Sarah Bujold (Riverview, NB) scored the shootout winner to seal the deal for the X-Women.
Senior forward Schyler Campbell (Galloway, NB) gave the X-Women a 1-0 lead in the first period, with her first of two tallies in the game. StFX captain Taylor Dale (Oromocto, NB) collected the lone assist on the power play goal, which came at the 6:44 mark.
At the 10-minute mark of the second period, the Warriors dead-locked the game when Maryn Caragata (Etobicoke, ON) beat X-Women goaltender Sojung Shin (Seoul, Korea). Sabrina Knoop (Maple Ridge, BC) and Abby Dortmans (Kenwood, ON) assisted on the goal.
The teams traded third-period goals, which led to an overtime session that decided nothing.
At 15:15 of the final regulation stanza, Schyler converted another power play opportunity on the second assist of the game from Dale, with the other helper coming from sophomore defender Nicole Halladay (Smith's Falls, ON).
With just over two minutes remaining, Marissa Redmond (Ajax, ON) knotted the game at 2-2, with assists from Stephanie Digness (Aldergrove, BC) and Dortmans, with her second helper.
Shin made 28 saves for the X-Women, earning her Ross Screenprint player of the game honors, while Rebecca Bouwhuis (Orillia, ON) turned aside 27 shots for the Warriors.
Redmond was named player of the game for the Warriors.
Saint Mary's stings Concordia
In the first game of the four-team round robin format Thursday afternoon, Justine MacIntosh (East St. Paul, MA) made 10 saves for the shutout as the Saint Mary's Huskies beat the Concordia Stingers 3-0.
Late in the first period, at 18:52, junior Brenna Lanceleve (Middle Sackville, NS) opened the scoring for the Huskies, on an assist from third-year forward Laura Polak (Bedford, NS).
With less than one second remaining in the first 20 minutes, senior forward Caitlyn Schell (Waterford, NS) gave Saint Mary's a 2-0 advantage, with junior forward Caitlyn Manning (Cambridge, ON) and senior defender Carly Gray (Williamswood, NS) garnering assists.
In the first period, the Huskies outshot the Stingers 8-1.
The teams played to a scoreless second period, with Saint Mary's holding a 5-3 edge over Concordia in shots on goal.
Polak, with her second point, wrapped up the scoring at 6:26 of the third period. Lanceleve, also with her second point of the game, and junior defender Celine Van de Molen (Cochrane, AB) collected the assists.
Polak was named player of the game for the Huskies, while Erica Porter (Coaticook, QC) received the honour for the Stingers.
Briar Bache (Barrie, ON) of the Stingers turned aside 15 shots in the loss.
The Huskies outshot the Stingers 18-10, with both sides unable to score on the power play.
Action resumes Friday afternoon, when the Warriors (0-1) and Huskies (1-0) face-off at 3 p.m. At 7 p.m., the X-Women (1-0) will drop the puck against the Stingers (0-1).
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