Hansen shuts out Tigers 2-0 for Huskies weekend sweep
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Dalhousie (3-1-1, 3-1-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Saint Mary's (3-2-0, 3-2-0) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
HALIFAX, NS - Saint Mary's goaltender Ridleigh Hansen turned away 26 shots, lifting the Huskies to a 2-0 shutout win over the Dalhousie Tigers on Saturday night at the Dauphinee Centre.
Facing off against their crosstown rivals for the second straight night, Saturday's game had a different feel than Friday's 6-5 barnburner, with neither team scoring until midway through the second period.
Saint Mary's outshot Dalhousie 13-6 through the opening frame, but Tigers netminder Grace Beer and Huskies counterpart Ridleigh Hansen (Red Deer, AB) turned away all shots faced.
The Huskies finally beat Beer on their 19th shot on goal, as on a powerplay opportunity, defender Abigail MacKenzie (Stellarton, NS) fired a shot on goal, and forward Keyara Nelson (Belleville, ON) deflected it past Beer to give the hosts a 1-0 lead, 9:55 into the second period.
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Keyara Nelson cleans up Abigail MacKenzie's rebound, and the Huskies take a 1-0 lead midway through the second period!
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Saint Mary's outshot Dalhousie 11-8 in the second period, taking a 24-14 shots advantage and 1-0 lead into the second intermission.
With less than three minutes remaining in regulation, the Huskies doubled their lead, with forward Gillian Lapierre (Port Coquitlam, BC) fired a shot that was stopped by Beer, but the rebound bounced around in front and was knocked in by forward Jillian Duggan (Halifax, NS), securing the Huskies 2-0 win.
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Jillian Duggan jumps on the rebound to secure the Huskies 2-0 win!
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Ridleigh Hansen stopped 26 shots for the shutout win, while Grace Beer made 29 saves in defeat.
The Huskies improve to 3-2-0-0 on the campaign, while the Tigers drop to 3-1-1-1. Saint Mary's will be back on home ice next weekend hosting the UNB REDS (3-2-0-0) on Saturday and St. Thomas Tommies (3-3-0-0) on Sunday, with both games dropping the puck at 3 p.m. at the Dauphinee Centre. GET TICKETS
Recap by Allan April / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics
Photos by Eduardo Ibarra / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics
