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Huskies offense surges to a 6-2 win over Mounties
Posted: Oct 11, 2024

Huskies offense surges to a 6-2 win over Mounties

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Scoring Summary
1st - 02:44 - Kate Gallant (Saint Mary's)
1st - 03:52 - Gillian Lapierre (Saint Mary's)
1st - 04:25 - Mollie Grabe (Mount Allison)
1st - 07:37 - Ava Shearer (Saint Mary's)
1st - 19:52 - Chelsea Krahenbil (Mount Allison)
2nd - 06:54 - Mackenzie Beggs (Saint Mary's)
2nd - 13:49 - PP - Jillian Duggan (Saint Mary's)
3rd - 14:32 - Kate Gallant (Saint Mary's)
Game Leaders
Mount Allison
G: 2 Players (#12, #24) - 1
A: 4 Players (#9, #15, #16, #21) - 1
Sh: Chelsea Krahenbil - 5
Sv: Skye McDonald - 34
Saint Mary's
G: Kate Gallant - 2
A: Marisa McClocklin - 2
Sh: Kate Gallant - 6
Sv: Ashley Imlach - 14
Team Stats
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HALIFAX, NS – The Saint Mary's Huskies won their second straight game, defeating the Mount Allison Mounties 6-2 on Friday night at the Dauphinee Centre in Halifax.

Minutes into the first period, Mounties Skye McDonald (Torbook, NS) made a big save on Huskies defender Marisa McClocklin's (Saskatoon, SK) wrap-around attempt to keep the game tied 0-0.

Moments later, Huskies forward Kate Gallant (Brooklin, ON) scored her first goal off a bobble from a Mounties defence in front of the net to put the Huskies up 1-0.

Building on the Huskies momentum, Huskies forward Ashley Penney (Lawrentown, NS) passed from down low to linemate Gillian Lapierre (Port Coquitlam, BC) sitting in the slot, and she made no mistake putting it over the shoulder of Mounties netminder McDonald to double the Huskies lead to 2-0, 3:50 into the first period.

Minutes later, the Mounties responded with Mollie Grabe (Carleton Place, ON), who walked out from the corner and fired a shot top shelf past Huskies netminder Ashley Imlach (Newtonville, ON) to put the Mounties on the board, cutting the lead to 2-1.

After sustained pressure in the Mounties zone, Huskies forward Ava Shearer (Windsor, NS) rifled a shot from the ringette line to put the Huskies up 3-1.

Halfway through the period, Huskies defender Abigail MacKenzie (Stellarton, NS) danced through the Mounties defense, but Mounties goaltender McDonald came up with a big save to keep it 3-1.

Moments later, Mounties forward Dallis Mackenzie (Darlings Island, NB), tried to get Huskies netminder Imlach moving on a breakaway, but Imlach put the pad down to make the save.

As the minutes wound down in the first period, McDonald made the initial save on Huskies Georgia Steenbakkers (Stittsville, ON) shot, the puck dropped out of her glove, slowly slid towards the goal line, but Mounties defense Emily Foster (Somerset, MB) was quick to pull it back before it crossed, keeping the score 3-1.

With under ten seconds remaining in the period, Mounties forward Dallis MacKenzie drew defenders and dropped a beautiful through the legs pass to teammate Chelsea Krahenbil (Winnipeg, MB) who tapped it into the net to cut the lead to 3-2.

The Huskies outshot the Mounties 12-4 in the first period, with the Huskies taking a 3-2 lead into intermission.

The Mounties came out of the gate quick, with forward Grabe firing a shot from the circle but Imlach made the glove save.

At just over six minutes into the period, on a flurry of chances, Huskies forward Mackenzie Beggs pounced on a rebound, putting it in the back of the Mounties net, doubling their lead to 4-2.

Halfway through the period, Huskies forward Kara MacLean (Antigonish, NS) had an opportunity on a short breakaway, tried to deke Mounties netminder, but McDonald made a sprawling pad save.

With eight minutes left to play in the second period, the Huskies headed onto the powerplay. With one second left on the powerplay, Huskies Anna Barrington (St. John's, NL) shot from the point was deflected by Jillian Duggan (Halifax, NS) into the back of the net to make it 5-2.

The Huskies outshot the Mounties 14-9 in the second period, and took a 5-2 lead into second intermission.

As the opening minutes of the third period ticked by, the teams traded equal opportunities but both goaltenders stood firm.

The Huskie first big chance of the period came on a deflected shot from Barrington, but Mounties goaltender McDonald was able to sweep the puck clear from her crease.

The Mounties respond with Samantha Taylor (Halifax, NS) firing a clear shot from the slot but Imlach made the save.

Halfway through the period, Huskies defender Abigail Mackenzie (Stellarton NS), got her stick on a rebound with a wide-open net but sent it wide.

At just over five minutes to go in the period, Kate Gallant received a pass at the top of the face-off circle and wired a shot into the Mounties net to make the score 6-2 Huskies.

Kate Gallant was named Player of the Game with two goals and an assist, while linemate Mackenzie Beggs (one goal and one assist) also had two points.

Huskies goaltender Ashley Imlach made 14 saves for the win, while Mounties Skye McDonald valiantly turned away 34 shots in defeat.

The Huskies second straight win improves their record to 2-0-1 on the season. They'll be back on the ice tomorrow Saturday, Oct. 12, visiting the STFX X-Women at 7 p.m. at the Charles V. Keating Centre in Antigonish

The Mounties loss drops their record to 0-3-0 on the campaign. They'll face the Dalhousie Tigers tomorrow Saturday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Halifax Forum.

Recap by Alyson Duffy / Saint Mary's Athletics
Photos by Isabelle Chevrier / Saint Mary's Athletics