2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship
U SPORTS – Pandas upset Saint Mary’s with 2-1 win, advance to semifinal Saturday
NAPANEE, Ont. (U SPORTS) – The No.6 Alberta Pandas knocked off the No.3 Saint Mary’s Huskies 2-1 in the third quarter-final for the first upset of the 2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship at Napanee’s Strathcona Paper Centre.
CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/index
The Pandas now advance to semifinal Saturday, where they will meet the winner of No.2 Guelph and No.7 Concordia in a primetime 7 p.m. ET showdown. Saint Mary’s slides to the consolation side of the tournament, where they will meet the loser of the Guelph-Concordia quarter-final at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday. Both games will be streamed live on OUA.TV.
“I was really happy with how we started,” said Alberta bench boss Howie Draper after the game. “We had a lot of energy today and we used our speed when we needed to. We’re a strong team defensively, I thought we did the job on the defensive side and we got some great goaltending.”
Amy Boucher and Cayle Dillon found the net for the Pandas, while the Huskies’ goal came from Gemma MacDonald – the hero in Saint Mary’s’ triple-overtime win in the deciding game of the AUS conference final.
Alberta goaltender Lindsey Post stopped 20 of the 21 shots that Saint Mary’s sent her way to claim the win, while Huskies goaltender Rebecca Clark turned aside 23 of 25 shots faced.
After a scoreless first period, Alberta got on the board first at the six-minute mark of the second period. Boucher sent the Pandas in front on a 2-on-1 opportunity, snapping the puck over the shoulder of Clark. Alberta doubled its lead just over three minutes later, when Dillon scored on a rebound opportunity.
Saint Mary’s battled back in the third period, and cut its deficit in half with just over two minutes remaining. After a shot from the point was deflected, creating a rebound, MacDonald was able to quickly tap the puck in for the Huskies. Though Alberta had multiple chances to ice it into an empty SMU net, the final buzzer sounded with a narrow 2-1 Pandas scoreline.
“I just think in the first 40 minutes we were able to be ourselves,” said U SPORTS Coach of the Year Chris Larade, who was honoured with the award at Wednesday’s All-Canadian Gala . “I give Alberta a lot of credit, they had a lot of team speed and really moved the puck well.”
GAME NOTES: Alberta, which finished runner-up in Canada West, will face one of No.2 Guelph or No.7 Concordia on semifinal Saturday…Since winning seven of the first 11 national championships in the 21st century, the Pandas haven’t claimed the Golden Path Trophy since 2010…Saint Mary’s will move to the consolation side of the bracket.
SCORING SUMMARY
Official Boxscore: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/2017/championship
FIRST PERIOD
No scoring.
PENALTIES:
Barber (SMU) Cross Checking, 5:53;
Tangjerd (ALB) Hooking, 11:59.
SECOND PERIOD
1. ALB Amy Boucher (1) (Regan Wright), 6:31
2. ALB Cayle Dillon (1) (Taylor Kezama), 9:53
PENALTIES:
Lutz (ALB) Hooking, 10:18;
Scholfield (SMU) Tripping, 10:18;
Barber (SMU) Hooking, 13:14.
THIRD PERIOD
1. SMU Gemma MacDonald (1) (Breanna Lanceleve), 17:53 PP
PENALTIES:
Lloyd (ALB) Hooking, 3:48;
Barber (SMU) Body Checking, 5:58;
Kezama (ALB) Delay of Game, 9:03;
Kelly (ALB) Body Checking, 17:06.
GOALS (by period)
ALB 0-2-0: 2
SMU 0-0-1: 1
SHOTS ON GOAL (by period)
ALB 12-13-0: 25
SMU 6-7-8: 21
POWER PLAY:
ALB 0-4
SMU 1-5
GOALTENDERS
ALB – Lindsey Post (W, 1-0, 21 shots, 20 saves, 1 GA, 59:19)
SMU – Rebecca Clark (L, 0-1, 25 shots 23 saves 2 GA, 60:00)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
ALB: Amy Boucher
SMU: Rebecca Clark
REFEREES: Melanie Bordeleau
LINESWOMEN: Marie Ross and Elizabeth Martha
START: 10:59
END: 1:00
LENGTH: 2:01
SCHEDULE & RESULTS (All times ET)
Thursday, March 16
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 1: No.4 McGill 3, No.5 StFX 1
7:00 p.m. Quarter-final 2: No.1 UBC 2, No.8 Queen’s 1
Friday, March 17
11:00 a.m. Quarter-final 3: No.3 Saint Mary’s 1, No.6 Alberta 2
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 4: No. 2 Guelph vs. No. 7 Concordia (OUA.TV)
7:00 p.m. Consolation 1: No. 5 StFX vs. No.8 Queen’s (OUA.TV)
Saturday, March 18
11:00 a.m. Consolation 2: No.3 Saint Mary’s vs. Loser QF 4 (OUA.TV)
3:00 p.m. Semifinal 1: No. 4 McGill vs. No.1 UBC (OUA.TV)
7:00 p.m. Semifinal 2: No.6 Alberta vs. Winner QF 4 (OUA.TV)
Sunday, March 19
11:00 a.m. 5th-place game (OUA.TV)
3:00 a.m. Bronze (OUA.TV)
7:00 p.m. Final (OUA.TV)
About U SPORTS
U SPORTS is the national brand for University Sports in Canada. Every year, over 12,000 student-athletes and 500 coaches from 56 universities vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. U SPORTS also provides higher performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit usports.ca or follow us on:
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U SPORTS
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Alan Hudes
Coordinator, Communications
U SPORTS
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Shawn MacDonald
Queen’s University
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Cell: (613) 484-6763
QF 4: 2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship
Dubois shootout winner leads Stingers in upset of Gryphons
NAPANEE, Ont. (U SPORTS) – The first game that needed more than 60 minutes took place on Friday afternoon as the No.7 Concordia Stingers took down the No.2 Guelph Gryphons in a shootout at the 2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee, Ont.
CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/index
The Stingers now advance to the semifinal round where they will meet the No.6 Alberta Pandas tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. ET live on OUA.TV and look to make their first gold medal appearance since 1999.
For Guelph, they suffer a shootout loss in the national championship for the second straight year after losing to UBC in 2016 in the semifinal round. The Gryphons will take on the No.3 Saint Mary’s Huskies on Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. ET on OUA.TV in the second Consolation semifinal.
“That game was a huge character win for us,” said RSEQ Coach of the Year Julie Chu after the win. “Obviously Guelph is a tremendous team, (and) having to go down 1-0 we had to bounce back and we did with a great second period. That’s where we got our momentum and started to play gritty, hard, aggressive hockey. In the third period, we both pushed back, so it was a great backandforth game. That’s what nationals is about.”
Tracy-Ann Lavigne had a two-point afternoon to lead the Stingers, who had goals come from three different players, all in the second period.
The Gryphons saw seven different players register a point in the game, with Stephanie Gava picking up the tying goal late in the third period.
Katherine Purchase stopped 19 of 22 shots faced and shut the door on two Guelph’s shootout attempts, while Valerie Lamenta turned aside 35 shots in 70 minutes.
Guelph opened the scoring at 14:12 in the first period. Kaitlin Lowy scored for the Gryphons, after driving hard to the net, and patiently potting a rebound.
In the second period, Concordia responded, scoring three straight goals to take a 3-1 lead. The third tally came just 2:40 after Brigitte Laganiere gave the Stingers their first lead of the game. Sophie Gagnon finished off a three-on-two break, deflecting in her own rebound.
In the third period, Guelph fought back to tie the game 3-3. Nearing the halfway mark in the period, Katherine Bailey scored for Gryphons, after crashing the net and chipping in a rebound. In the dying minutes of the third, it was Gava who tied the game, scoring with a quick snap-shot from the slot forcing overtime.
Both teams pushed hard in the 10-minute overtime session but it solved nothing and the game headed to a shootout.
In the shootout, after the Gryphons pulled even but needed a Lamenta save to continue on, Claudia Dubois scored the game-winner with a quick shot from the slot.
“It’s frustrating to lose a game of this magnitude in a shootout,” said Guelph head coach Rachel Flanagan. “We’ve been here before – last year we lost in a shootout in the second round. We talked to our team, it was a pretty gutsy way to come back after being down 3-1 going into the third period.”
GAME NOTES: Concordia outshot Guelph 39-22 on Friday afternoon…former Concordia head coach and women’s hockey pioneer Les Lawton was on hand to present Player of the Game awards…Concordia captain Tracy-Ann Lavigne notched a pair of assists in the win…Guelph G Val Lamenta surrendered three goals in a game for the first time since Feb. 12 (eight games).
SCORING SUMMARY
Official Boxscore: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/2017/championship
FIRST PERIOD
1. GUE Kaitlin Lowy (1) (Mallory Young), 14:12
PENALTIES:
No Penalties
SECOND PERIOD
1. CON Carol-Anne Gagne (1) ( Valerie Wade), 11:07
2. CON Brigitte Laganiere (1) (Tracy-Ann Lavigne), 13:56 PP
3. CON Sophie Gagnon (1) (Tracy-Ann Lavigne, Claudia Dubois), 16:36
PENALTIES:
Bernier (CON) Tripping, 1:33;
St. James (GUE) Tripping, 7:10;
Smyth (GUE) Hooking, 13:05.
THIRD PERIOD
2. GUE Katherine Bailey (1) (Claire Merrick), 9:16
3. GUE Stephanie Gava (1) (Sydney Davidson, Brittany St James), 13:15
PENALTIES:
Allard (CON) Tripping, 0:52.
OT PERIOD
No scoring
PENALTIES: No Penalties.
SHOOTOUT:
GUE – Sydney Davison – Missed
CON – Marie-Pascale Bernier – Missed
GUE – Claire Merrick – Missed
CON – Keriann Schofield – Goal
GUE – Kaitlin Lowy – Goal
CON – Claudia Dubois – Goal
GOALS (by period)
GUE 1-0-2-0: 3
CON 0-3-0-1: 4
SHOTS ON GOAL (by period)
GUE 9-4-6-3: 22
CON12-18-3-5-1: 39
POWER PLAY:
GUE 0-2
CON 1-2
GOALTENDERS
GUE – Valerie Lamenta (L, 0-1, 38 shots, 35 saves, 3 GA, 70:00)
CON – Katherine Purchase (W, 1-0, 22 shots, 19 saves, 3 GA, 70:00)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
GUE: Valerie Lamenta
CON: Claudia Dubois
REFEREES: Meghan Mallette
LINESWOMEN: Laura Longpre and Justine Todd
START: 2:57
END: 5:35
LENGTH: 2:38
SCHEDULE & RESULTS (All times ET)
Thursday, March 16
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 1: No.4 McGill 3, No.5 StFX 1
7:00 p.m. Quarter-final 2: No.1 UBC 2, No.8 Queen’s 1
Friday, March 17
11:00 a.m. Quarter-final 3: No.3 Saint Mary’s 1, No.6 Alberta 2
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 4: No. 2 Guelph 3 vs. No. 7 Concordia 4 (SO)
7:00 p.m. Consolation 1: No. 5 StFX vs. No.8 Queen’s (OUA.TV)
Saturday, March 18
11:00 a.m. Consolation 2: No.3 Saint Mary’s vs. No.2 Guelph (OUA.TV)
3:00 p.m. Semifinal 1: No. 4 McGill vs. No.1 UBC (OUA.TV)
7:00 p.m. Semifinal 2: No.6 Alberta vs. No.7 Concordia (OUA.TV)
Sunday, March 19
11:00 a.m. 5th-place game (OUA.TV)
3:00 a.m. Bronze (OUA.TV)
7:00 p.m. Final (OUA.TV)
About U SPORTS
U SPORTS is the national brand for University Sports in Canada. Every year, over 12,000 student-athletes and 500 coaches from 56 universities vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. U SPORTS also provides higher performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit usports.ca or follow us on:
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U SPORTS
Cell: 647-871-7595
ksainteloy@usports.ca
Alan Hudes
Coordinator, Communications
U SPORTS
Off: 905-508-3000 ext. 242
Cell: 647-991-5343
ahudes@usports.ca
Shawn MacDonald
Queen’s University
Off: (613) 533-6000 ext. 36990
Cell: (613) 484-6763
shawn.macdonald@queensu.ca
CS 1: 2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship
Host Gaels shutout StFX 2-0, will play for fifth Sunday
NAPANEE, Ont. (U SPORTS) – The host team and No.8 Queen’s Gaels skated away with a 2-0 shutout win over the No. 5 StFX X-Women in the first consolation semifinal at the 2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee, Ont.
CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/index
The Gaels get to see their season extend one more game as they will return to action on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. ET on OUA.TV in the fifth-place game. Queen’s will have to wait to see who they will face, as the winner of the second consolation semifinal between Saint Mary’s and Guelph will battle the tricolour for fifth.
For the No.5 X-Women, they see their time at the national championship come to a close following losses to both McGill and Queen’s.
“I think after last night’s gutty performance, it was going to be tough for us to rebound, but (we) did,” said Gaels head coach Matt Holmberg. “I’m proud of how the team played — StFX is a great team that scores a lot of goals, so to keep them off the board was pretty huge for us.”
Holmberg’s Queen’s side will now have a chance to finish top five in the country with a win in Sunday’s fifth-place game.
“We came (into this tournament) looking to take this game-by-game, play as hard as we can, and let the chips fall where they may,” continued Holmberg. “We felt that we could compete with teams here, we’ve proven that, and another win Sunday would be fantastic (for our program).”
The Gaels saw goals come from Addi Halladay and Nadia Larocca in the win but it was their defensive effort that sealed the victory. Third-year defenceman Amber Sealey played a big role in aiding the defensive effort and was named the Queen’s Player of the Game for her efforts.
StFX had the U SPORTS Player of the Year Sarah Bujold receive the honour in their last game of the season.
Stephanie Pascal stopped all 29 shots faced for the shutout victory, her first win at a U SPORTS Championship. Ariana Orasanin played a strong game between the pipes for the X-Women, stopping 20 of the 21 shots she faced.
Queen’s opened the scoring at 11:29 into the first period. Halladay scored for the Gaels with a wrist shot from just inside the blue line. This proved to be the only goal of the period, allowing the Gaels to take a 1-0 lead heading into the second.
After a quiet second period that saw Orasanin keep her team within one, she performed well early in the third stopping the Gaels Jessica Wakefield on a partial break.
The X-Women were forced to pull their goal in the final stages of the game but the puck found its way to Larocca, who found the back of the empty net to seal the win.
“It’s difficult to put pucks in nets at this level,” said StFX head coach David Synishin, whose team managed just one goal in its two games at nationals. “It’s another level from what we’re used to playing — (Queen’s) did a good job of minimizing any odd-player rushes, and their goalie played well.”
Synishin reiterated his pride in the X-Women.
“In all my years coaching, I don’t know if we’ve had a team that has earned every single win they (got),” explained Synishin. “This group worked extremely hard for every win, every two points, and they continued to work hard all weekend.”
GAME NOTES: Queen’s goalie Pascal’s shutout was her second of 2017, the other coming Feb. 11 at York…Referee Lacey Senuk awarded just two power plays on Friday night…StFX has appeared in five of the last eight nationals championships, earning a program-best silver medal in 2011.
SCORING SUMMARY
Official Boxscore: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/2017/boxscores_champ/20170317_9nsu.xml
FIRST PERIOD
1. QUE Addi Halladay (1) (Mackenzie Stamper, Kyla Crouse), 11:29
PENALTIES:
Oddy (StFX) Hooking, 10:44.
SECOND PERIOD
No Scoring
PENALTIES:
None
THIRD PERIOD
2. QUE Nadia Larocca (1) (unassisted), 19:37
PENALTIES:
Stamper (QUE) Holding, 5:13;
Downey (StFX) Roughing, 5:13;
Halladay (QUE) Holding, 5:50.
GOALS (by period)
QUE 1-0-1: 2
StFX 0-0-0: 0
SHOTS ON GOAL (by period)
QUE 5-9-8: 22
StFX 13-6-10: 29
POWER PLAY:
QUE: 1-1
StFX 0-1
GOALTENDERS
QUE – Stephanie Pascal (W 1-1, shots 29, saves 29, GA 0, 60:00)
StFX – Ariana Orasanin (L 0-2, shots 21, saves 20, GA 1, 59:05)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
QUE: Amber Sealey
StFX: Sarah Bujold
REFEREES: Lacey Senuk
LINESWOMEN: Jenn Berezowski and Allyson Middaugh
START: 6:58
END: 8:56
LENGTH: 1:58
SCHEDULE & RESULTS (All times ET)
Thursday, March 16
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 1: No.4 McGill 3, No.5 StFX 1
7:00 p.m. Quarter-final 2: No.1 UBC 2, No.8 Queen’s 1
Friday, March 17
11:00 a.m. Quarter-final 3: No.3 Saint Mary’s 1, No.6 Alberta 2
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 4: No. 2 Guelph 3, No. 7 Concordia 4 (SO)
7:00 p.m. Consolation 1: No. 5 StFX 0, No.8 Queen’s 2
Saturday, March 18
11:00 a.m. Consolation 2: No.3 Saint Mary’s vs. No.2 Guelph (OUA.TV)
3:00 p.m. Semifinal 1: No. 4 McGill vs. No.1 UBC (OUA.TV)
7:00 p.m. Semifinal 2: No.6 Alberta vs. No.7 Concordia (OUA.TV)
Sunday, March 19
11:00 a.m. No.8 Queen’s vs. TBA (OUA.TV)
3:00 a.m. Bronze (OUA.TV)
7:00 p.m. Final (OUA.TV)
About U SPORTS
U SPORTS is the national brand for University Sports in Canada. Every year, over 12,000 student-athletes and 500 coaches from 56 universities vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. U SPORTS also provides higher performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit usports.ca or follow us on:
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Ken Saint-Eloy
Manager, Communications
U SPORTS
Cell: 647-871-7595
Alan Hudes
Coordinator, Communications
U SPORTS
Off: 905-508-3000 ext. 242
Cell: 647-991-5343
Shawn MacDonald
Queen’s University
Off: (613) 533-6000 ext. 36990
Cell: (613) 484-6763
CS 2: 2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship:
Huskies head to fifth-place Sunday showdown with host Queen’s after 4-3 shootout win over Guelph
CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/index
The Huskies were able to storm back after trailing 3-1 heading into the second period, eventually taking the win in a shootout. The AUS champions now see their season advance to the final day of the U SPORTS Championship, as they will battle the host No.8 Queen’s Gaels for fifth at 11 a.m. ET Sunday on OUA.TV.
For the Gryphons, they see their season come to a close after losing both of their games at the national championship in a shootout.
“To be honest, I thought we were pretty good the whole game even being down 3-1 after the first,” said Huskies Head Coach Chris Larade. “Even with the penalties against us, most of which we deserved, I thought we battled hard.”
Overall, Larade was much more impressed with his team’s performance Saturday.
“Our zone time and possession time was good. I think I’d like to see us put a few more pucks on net, but for the most part the effort was there. We just kept it simple, it was a bit of a grind game. Last game I didn’t think we were able to be us. Today we actually played to our potential.“
The Huskies were led by Caitlyn Manning, who not only scored to tie the game but secured the win with the shootout winner, beating Guelph goaltender Valerie Lamenta. The Gryphons saw all three of their goals come in the opening period, including power play markers from Sophie Contant and Brittany St James, which came just 37 seconds apart.
Guelph goaltender Lamenta made 25 saves throughout the contest. At the other end of the ice, Rebecca Clark turned away 16 pucks picking up the win.
In the first, the Gryphons used their power play to push themselves to an early lead. After scoring with a five-on-three advantage, St. James scored with a quick shot from inside the circle for a second power play tally to make it 3-1.
The second period saw the Huskies storm back to tie the game at 3-3. After Laura Polak scored to make the Guelph lead just 3-2, Manning tied the game up with a shot that was deflected off a Gryphon and past Lamenta.
After a scoreless third period and overtime, the game headed to a shootout.
In the shootout, after the first three shooters were turned aside, Manning scored for the Huskies, forcing a must-score situation for Guelph. The Gryphons’ final shooter Kaitlyn Lowy was stopped by Clark to seal the Saint Mary’s victory.
“I said it yesterday, but we are really proud of our group,” commented Guelph head coach Rachel Flanagan on her team. “They’re young and we’re just not ready yet. We have talked about that and we are not yet at the peak of our mountain, and we are going to take a lot away. We want to walk away from this and not forget what it feels like. Hopefully everyone will learn some lessons about the good and the bad, and how to deal with adversity and pressure.”
GAME NOTES: The Gryphons have gone to a shootout in three straight national championship games, losing their semifinal in 2016 to UBC, along with the pair in 2017… Manning had both the game-tying goal and shootout winner.
SCORING SUMMARY
Official Boxscore: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/2017/championship
FIRST PERIOD
1. GUE Emma Forcey (1) (Wong, Lawrence), 6:19
1. SMU Brooke Murphy (1) (Lanceleve), 9:16
2. GUE Sophie Contant (1) (Young, Merrick), 18:06 PP
3. GUE Brittany St. James (1) (Lowy), 18:43 PP
PENALTIES:
Wilkinson (SMU) Tripping, 16:41.
Askin (SMU) Cross Checking, 17:32;
SECOND PERIOD
2. SMU Laura Polak (1) (Breanna Lanceleve), 12:06 PP
3. SMU Caitlyn Manning (unassisted), 16:36
PENALTIES:
Baker (SMU) Body Checking, 1:24;
Manning (SMU) Body Checking, 6:01;
Shell (GUE) Holding, 10:22;
Blanche (SMU) Slashing, 13:38.
THIRD PERIOD
No Scoring
PENALTIES:
No Penalties
OVERTIME
No Scoring
SHOOTOUT
GUE – Claire Merrick – Missed
SMU – Brooke Murphy – Missed
GUE – Sydney Davison – Missed
SMU – Caitlyn Manning – Goal
GUE – Kaitlin Lowy – Missed
GOALS (by period)
SMU 1-2-0-0-1: 4
GUE 3-0-0-0-0: 3
SHOTS ON GOAL (by period)
SMU 8-7-9-4-1: 29
GUE 8-3-5-3-0: 19
POWER PLAY:
SMU: 1-1
GUE: 2-5
GOALTENDERS
SMU – Rebecca Clark – (W, 1-1, 19 shots, 16 saves, 3 GA, 70:00)
GUE – Valerie Lamenta – (L, 0-2, 28 shots, 25 saves, 3 GA, 70:00)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
SMU: Breanna Lanceleve
GUE: Sophie Contant
REFEREES: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
LINESWOMEN: Jenn Berezowski and Justine Todd
START: 10:58
END: 1:15
LENGTH: 2:17
SCHEDULE & RESULTS (All times ET)
Thursday, March 16
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 1: No.4 McGill 3, No.5 StFX 1
7:00 p.m. Quarter-final 2: No.1 UBC 2, No.8 Queen’s 1
Friday, March 17
11:00 a.m. Quarter-final 3: No.3 Saint Mary’s 1, No.6 Alberta 2
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 4: No. 2 Guelph 3, No. 7 Concordia 4 (SO)
7:00 p.m. Consolation 1: No. 5 StFX 0, No.8 Queen’s 2
Saturday, March 18
11:00 a.m. Consolation 2: No.3 Saint Mary’s 4, No.2 Guelph 3 (SO)
3:00 p.m. Semifinal 1: No. 4 McGill vs. No.1 UBC (OUA.TV)
7:00 p.m. Semifinal 2: No.6 Alberta vs. No.7 Concordia (OUA.TV)
Sunday, March 19
11:00 a.m. 5th place: No.8 Queen’s vs. No.3 Saint Mary’s (OUA.TV)
3:00 a.m. Bronze (OUA.TV)
7:00 p.m. Final (OUA.TV)
About U SPORTS
U SPORTS is the national brand for University Sports in Canada. Every year, over 12,000 student-athletes and 500 coaches from 56 universities vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. U SPORTS also provides higher performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit usports.ca or follow us on:
Twitter: @USPORTSca
Facebook: @USPORTSCanada
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For further information, please contact:
Ken Saint-Eloy
Manager, Communications
U SPORTS
Cell: 647-871-7595
ksainteloy@usports.ca
Alan Hudes
Coordinator, Communications
U SPORTS
Off: 905-508-3000 ext. 242
Cell: 647-991-5343
ahudes@usports.ca
Shawn MacDonald
Queen’s University
Off: (613) 533-6000 ext. 36990
Cell: (613) 484-6763
shawn.macdonald@queensu.ca
SF 1: 2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship
Davidson’s late goal sends Martlets to national final
NAPANEE, Ont. (U SPORTS) – A third period goal from Gabrielle Davidson lifted the No.4 McGill Martlets past the No.1 UBC Thunderbirds, 1-0, in the matinee semifinal at the 2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee, Ont.
CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/index
The Martlets earned a berth to Sunday’s 7 p.m. ET gold-medal game, while UBC will skate for bronze at 3 p.m. ET. Both games will be streamed live on OUA.TV.
McGill’s opponent, as they look for a fifth national championship in program history, will be the winner of the 7 p.m. ET semifinal between No.6 Alberta and No.7 Concordia.
“Honestly it was a really intense game,” said McGill head coach Peter Smith. “I though that both teams played real well but we’re just happy to be back in that gold medal game.”
Looking ahead to the national championship Sunday, Smith knows his team needs to find ways to score.
“I thought our powerplay was good (in that) we created a lot of chances, we didn’t get the puck in the back of the net, (and) that’s something we need to get a little bit better at.”
Both goaltenders were superb in their respective nets, with UBC’s Amelia Boughn turning aside 29 of 30 shots sent her way in the loss. McGill’s Tricia Deguire stopped all 17 shots en route to a shutout.
The game was fast-paced, but it was goaltending that stole the show early. In the first period, McGill had two great chances off the rush, but were unable to beat Boughn.
With both teams spending a great deal of time in the penalty box, special teams became a key component throughout the 60 minutes. The Martlets were able to create chances in the second on the man-advantage, but once again Boughn stood tall for UBC.
In the third, McGill was finally able to find the back of the net with just 2:29 left in the third period. After a UBC powerplay was cut short due to a penalty against Kelly Murray, Davidson was able to find space in the slot and hammer in a one-timer shot off a feed from First-Team All-Canadian Melodie Daoust. The goal was all that McGill needed, as they hung on in the final minutes to claim a 1-0 victory.
“It’s tough, I’m still a little bit in shock,” said UBC head coach Graham Thomas in an emotional post-game interview. “This is why you hate the game, this is why you love the game — I’m really proud of our group and all the firsts we’ve accomplished this season.”
GAME NOTES: McGill will seek its first national championship since 2013-14 on Sunday…UBC has never won a national title…McGill’s Gabrielle Davidson leads tournament scoring with three goals… The game saw a total of 16 penalties called.
SCORING SUMMARY
Official Boxscore: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/2017/boxscores_champ/20170318_9pch.xml
FIRST PERIOD
No Scoring
PENALTIES:
Cahoon (UBC) Interference, 4:31;
Atkinson (MCG) Hooking, 4:58;
Ranahan (UBC) Body Checking, 10:46;
Vilgrain (UBC) Hooking, 14:53;
Todd (MCG) Slashing, 18:28.
SECOND PERIOD
No Scoring
PENALTIES:
Daoust (MCG) Roughing, 1:11;
Murray (UBC) Interference, 7:09;
Vilgrain (UBC) Slashing, 10:46;
Cotter (MCG) Interference, 19:06;
THIRD PERIOD
1. MCG Gabrielle Davidson (3) (Melodie Daoust), 17:31
PENALTIES:
Bowman (MCG) Hooking, 4:15;
Murray (UBC) Tripping, 8:06;
Cahoon (UBC) Hooking, 11:56;
Atkinson (MCG) Holding, 15:58;
Murray (UBC) Tripping, 16:47;
Lavoie (MCG) Slashing, 19:07;
Tardif (UBC) Roughing, 19:07.
GOALS (by period)
MCG 0-0-1: 1
UBC 0-0-0: 0
SHOTS ON GOAL (by period)
MCG 9-11-10: 30
UBC 4-4-9: 17
POWER PLAY:
MCG 0-8
UBC 0-6
GOALTENDERS
MCG — Tricia Deguire (W, 2-0, 17 shots, 17 saves, 0 GA, 60:00)
UBC — Amelia Boughn (L, 1-1, 30 shots, 29 saves, 1 GA, 60:00)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
MCG: Gabrielle Davidson
UBC: Amelia Boughn
REFEREES: Melanie Bordeleau
LINESWOMEN: Marce Ross and Laura Longpre
START: 2:59
END: 5:09
LENGTH: 2:10
SCHEDULE & RESULTS (All times ET)
Thursday, March 16
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 1: No.4 McGill 3, No.5 StFX 1
7:00 p.m. Quarter-final 2: No.1 UBC 2, No.8 Queen’s 1
Friday, March 17
11:00 a.m. Quarter-final 3: No.3 Saint Mary’s 1, No.6 Alberta 2
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 4: No. 2 Guelph 3, No. 7 Concordia 4 (SO)
7:00 p.m. Consolation 1: No. 5 StFX 0, No.8 Queen’s 2
Saturday, March 18
11:00 a.m. Consolation 2: No.3 Saint Mary’s 4, No.2 Guelph 3 (SO)
3:00 p.m. Semifinal 1: No. 4 McGill 1, No.1 UBC 0
7:00 p.m. Semifinal 2: No.6 Alberta vs. No.7 Concordia (OUA.TV)
Sunday, March 19
11:00 a.m. No.8 Queen’s vs. No.3 Saint Mary’s (OUA.TV)
3:00 a.m. No.1 UBC vs. TBD (OUA.TV)
7:00 p.m. No.4 McGill vs TBD (OUA.TV)
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SF 2: 2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship
Poznikoff hat-trick for Alberta sets up championship final against McGill Sunday
CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/index
The Golden Path Trophy will be on the line Sunday at 7:00 p.m. ET when the Pandas (2-0) will face the No.4 McGill Martlets (2-0). The Stingers will face off against No.1 UBC (1-1) in the bronze medal game at 3 p.m. ET. Both games will be streamed live on OUA.TV.
The gold medal matchup will feature the two most successful programs in U SPORTS women’s hockey history in Alberta (seven titles) and McGill (four titles). The Pandas last national conquest came at the 2010 tournament, while the Martlets earned the national championship in 2014. The two teams have combined to win 11 of the 19 championships in U SPORTS history.
“I’m very happy,” said Alberta head coach Howie Draper. “I just felt that as the game went on we seemed to wear them down — our team got stronger as the game went on and executed better.”
The Pandas were paced in Saturday’s semifinal win by an Alex Poznikoff hat-trick, while captain Sasha Lutz added a goal and assist and rearguard Morgan Kelly notched a pair of assists.
“(Poznikoff)’s huge,” said Draper. “Despite her diminutive size, she just goes, goes, goes. She’s that threat that every coach needs on their team to create opportunities for the players around her.”
Concordia’s Katherine Purchase made 17 saves on 21 shots, while Alberta’s Lindsey Post turned aside 12 of 14 shots she faced.
Concordia opened the scoring just 19 seconds into the first period, as Claudia Dubois surprised Post with a quick snapshot from the side of the net. Alberta was able to tie the game up on Poznikoff’s first of the game, but the Stingers struck again just 35 seconds later on a wrist shot from Marie-Joellle Allard to restore their lead heading into the first intermission.
In the second period, Alberta pushed the pace and were able to get pucks in on Purchase. The Pandas saw an early goal from Poznikoff to tie the game up at 2-2, before they were finally able to break the game open near the end of the second. Alberta scored two goals in the final 5:09 of the frame, with Kelsey Tangjerd deflecting a shot in and Lutz finishing off a power play goal.
In the third, Concordia ran out of steam. The Pandas added two empty net goals for good measure, including the hat-trick marker for Poznikoff, who was named the Player of the Game for Alberta.
“Obviously we wanted a different result,” said Concordia head coach Julie Chu after the loss. “We wanted to be going after a national championship tomorrow but Alberta is a really good team. They came out with a lot of speed and, in the second period especially, what got to us. Our team, they fought and they’ve got a great character and we’re really proud of the efforts they made all season long.”
GAME NOTES: Only four players (Pamela Psihogios, Gabrielle Davidson, Emily Davies, Brittany Smrke) remain on the Martlet roster from the 2014 championship…Alberta won five of six national titles spanning from 2002 to 2007.
SCORING SUMMARY
Official Boxscore: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/2017/championship
FIRST PERIOD
1. CON Claudia Dubois (1) (Sophie Gagnon, Tracy-Ann Lavigne), 0:19
1. ALB Alex Poznikoff (1) (Sasha Lutz), 9:24 PP
2. CON Marie-Joelle Allard (1) (Alexandra Nikolidakis), 9:59
PENALTIES:
Dillon (ALB) Holding, 5:31
Gagne (CON) Tripping, 8:01
A. Allard (CON) Body Checking, 14:20
Boucher (ALB) Tripping, 14:20
SECOND PERIOD
2. ALB Alex Poznikoff (2) (Lisa Loyd), 3:56
3. ALB Kelsey Tangjerd (1) (Lindsay Weech, Hannah Olenyk), 14:51
4. ALB Sasha Lutz (1) (Morgan Kelly), 16:49 PP
PENALTIES:
Bernier (CON) Interference, 6:50
Olenyk (ALB) Tripping, 12:27
Fortin (CON) hooking , 16:25
THIRD PERIOD
5. ALB Amy Boucher (unassisted), 17:09 (EN)
6. ALB Alex Poznikoff (3) (Morgan Kelly), 18:18
PENALTIES:
Schofield (CON) Roughing, 3:18
Morin (ALB) Too Many Men, 5:45
GOALS (by period)
CON 2-0-0: 2
ALB 1-3-2: 6
SHOTS ON GOAL (by period)
CON 8-2-4: 14
ALB 4-12-7: 23
POWER PLAY:
CON 0-3
ALB 2-4
GOALTENDERS
CON — Katherine Purchase (L 1-1, 21 shots, 17 saves, 4 GA, 60:00)
ALB — Lindsey Post (W 2-0, 14 shots, 12 saves, 2 GA, 60:00)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
CON: Keriann Schofield
ALB: Alex Poznikoff
REFEREES: Meghan Mallette
LINESWOMEN: Kathleen McCarthy, Elizabeth Mantha
START: 7:04
END: 9:00
LENGTH: 1:56
SCHEDULE & RESULTS (All times ET)
Thursday, March 16
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 1: No.4 McGill 3, No.5 StFX 1
7:00 p.m. Quarter-final 2: No.1 UBC 2, No.8 Queen’s 1
Friday, March 17
11:00 a.m. Quarter-final 3: No.3 Saint Mary’s 1, No.6 Alberta 2
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 4: No. 2 Guelph 3, No. 7 Concordia 4 (SO)
7:00 p.m. Consolation 1: No. 5 StFX 0, No.8 Queen’s 2
Saturday, March 18
11:00 a.m. Consolation 2: No.3 Saint Mary’s 4, No.2 Guelph 3 (SO)
3:00 p.m. Semifinal 1: No. 4 McGill 1, No.1 UBC 0
7:00 p.m. Semifinal 2: No.7 Concordia 2, No.6 Alberta 6
Sunday, March 19
11:00 a.m. No.8 Queen’s vs. No.3 Saint Mary’s (OUA.TV)
3:00 a.m. No.7 Concordia vs. No.1 UBC (OUA.TV)
7:00 p.m. No.6 Alberta vs No.4 McGill (OUA.TV)
About U SPORTS
U SPORTS is the national brand for University Sports in Canada. Every year, over 12,000 student-athletes and 500 coaches from 56 universities vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. U SPORTS also provides higher performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit usports.ca or follow us on:
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Fifth Place: 2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship
Huskies take down host Gaels 4-1 for fifth-place finish
NAPANEE, Ont. (U SPORTS) – The No.3 Saint Mary’s Huskies scored a goal in all three periods and added an empty-netter to defeat the host No.8 Queen’s Gaels 4-1 on Sunday to claim fifth place at the 2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee, Ont.
CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/index
The AUS champion Huskies close out their season with a fifth-place finish in Canada after the victory over the Gaels, having entered the tournament as the third-ranked squad finishing with 2-1 record . For the Gaels, they close out their season as the highest remaining team from their conference claiming sixth in the nation.
“It was a good game for the fans, there was a great crowd here,” said Saint Mary’s head coach Chris Larade. “I’m not sure either team played their best game, but we’ll be able to enjoy the day and head home with a few wins.”
Larade thanked his graduating class for their contributions to Huskies hockey following the game.
“Programs like ours don’t move forward unless you have quality people, and our graduating class is that,” said Larade. “We always say we recruit people, not just hockey players, and they’ve been great for us.”
Stephanie Pascal finished with 19 saves for the Gaels in the loss while Rebecca Clark had 29 saves for the Huskies. Rebecca Weagle was also given a taste of action in the final minutes for Saint Mary’s, stopping four of five shots.
The Huskies were led by Caitlyn Manning and Mary Worndl who each had two-point games with a goal and an assist. Manning finished the championship with three points across her three games played to lead Saint Mary’s. The lone Queen’s goal came off the stick of Amber Sealey, while Nadia Larocca had two points in the championship to lead Queen’s.
The Huskies scored goals in each of the first two opening periods, with Hannah Askin putting a one-timer shot on the power play past Pascal. In the second, it was Siobhan Birch who chipped in a puck in tight on the Gaels’ net.
Saint Mary’s put the game away in the third period, as Worndl scored straight off an offensive zone faceoff, deking the Gaels’ defence and Pascal before depositing the puck to the back of the net.
Weagle got a chance to finish off the tournament for the Huskies, swapping spots with Clark. After the Huskies scored an empty-netter, the Gaels broke the shutout bid with Amber Sealey tallying a power play goal.
After 60 minutes, Saint Mary’s took the win 4-1 over Queen’s.
“Despite coming in sixth and a 1-2 record, I couldn’t be more proud of how the team battled,” said Queen’s head coach Matt Holmberg. “From the first faceoff against UBC to the last period against Saint Mary’s, we played our best hockey of the year.”
Holmberg said the experience of not only playing in, but competing at, a national tournament will be massive for his program going forward.
“This is a great experience for our players that are returning,” said the Queen’s bench boss. “They know that they can compete at this level, and they’re already excited to make another run next year.”
GAME NOTES: Saint Mary’s put senior backup Rebecca Weagle in net for the final 4:54 of the third period…The 2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship was the first hosted by Queen’s University.
SCORING SUMMARY
Official Boxscore: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/2017/boxscores_champ/20170319_awdq.xml
FIRST PERIOD
1. SMU Hannah Askin (1) (Brooke Murphy), 8:39 PP
PENALTIES:
Dennis (QUE) Holding, 8:15
Scholfield (SMU) Tripping, 12:24
SECOND PERIOD
2. SMU Siobhan Birch (1) (Mary Worndl, Caitlyn Manning), 18:08 PP
PENALTIES:
Wilkinson (SMU) Kneeing, 6:31
Murphy (SMU) Hooking, 8:53
Wilson (QUE) Goaltender Interference, 15:10
Smith (QUE) Hooking, 17:29
THIRD PERIOD
3. SMU Mary Worndl (1) (unassisted), 11:38
4. SMU Caitlyn Manning (2) (Kiana Wilkinson), 17:21 EN
1. QUE Amber Sealey (1) (Katrina Manoukarakis), 18:20 PP
PENALTIES:
Douglas (SMU) Holding, 17:37
Smith (QUE) Tripping, 19:07
GOALS (by period)
QUE 0-0-1: 1
SMU 1-1-2: 4
SHOTS ON GOAL (by period)
QUE 6-14-14: 34
SMU 8-9-6: 23
POWER PLAY:
QUE 1-4
SMU 2-4
GOALTENDERS
QUE – Stephanie Pascal (L, 1-2, 22 shots, 19 saves, 3 GA, 59:26)
SMU – Rebecca Clark (W, 2-1, 29 shots, 29 saves, 0 GA, 55:06)
SMU – Rebecca Weagle (5 shots, 4 saves, 1 GA, 4:54)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
QUE: Addi Halladay
SMU: Hannah Askin
REFEREES: Meghan Mallette
LINESWOMEN: Kathleen McCarthy, Marce Ross
START: 11:00
END: 12:55
LENGTH: 1:55
SCHEDULE & RESULTS (All times ET)
Thursday, March 16
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 1: No.4 McGill 3, No.5 StFX 1
7:00 p.m. Quarter-final 2: No.1 UBC 2, No.8 Queen’s 1
Friday, March 17
11:00 a.m. Quarter-final 3: No.3 Saint Mary’s 1, No.6 Alberta 2
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 4: No. 2 Guelph 3, No. 7 Concordia 4 (SO)
7:00 p.m. Consolation 1: No. 5 StFX 0, No.8 Queen’s 2
Saturday, March 18
11:00 a.m. Consolation 2: No.3 Saint Mary’s 4, No.2 Guelph 3 (SO)
3:00 p.m. Semifinal 1: No. 4 McGill 1, No.1 UBC 0
7:00 p.m. Semifinal 2: No.7 Concordia 2, No.6 Alberta 6
Sunday, March 19
11:00 a.m. No.8 Queen’s 1, No.3 Saint Mary’s 4
3:00 a.m. No.7 Concordia vs. No.1 UBC (OUA.TV)
7:00 p.m. No.6 Alberta vs No.4 McGill (OUA.TV)
About U SPORTS
U SPORTS is the national brand for University Sports in Canada. Every year, over 12,000 student-athletes and 500 coaches from 56 universities vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. U SPORTS also provides higher performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit usports.ca or follow us on:
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Queen’s University
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Bronze Medal: 2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship
Thunderbirds finish off Stingers 2-0 to take U SPORTS Bronze
NAPANEE, Ont. (U SPORTS) – The No.1 UBC Thunderbirds finished off the 2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee, Ont. with a 2-0 win over the No.7 Concordia Stingers to take the U SPORTS bronze medal.
CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/index
For UBC, they pick up a U SPORTS medal for the second straight year after claiming silver in 2016 and finish with a 2-1 record at the championship. Despite entering the national championship as the No.1 seed, the Thunderbirds finish their season with a Canada West gold and U SPORTS bronze.
The Concordia Stingers close out their tournament with a fourth place finish to go along with their RSEQ silver all after losing seven of their first nine games to start the season in conference play.
“I can’t say enough about our group,” said UBC Head Coach Graham Thomas after the win. “The character in the room, starting with our leaders, we had eight seniors (this year). Our leadership group has led the team all year, all credit to them. Concordia played a physical game, played really hard. I give them credit, it was a really great hockey game.”
Game-winning goal scorer Cassandra Vilgrain admitted that, while the bronze was the T-Birds’ goal on Sunday, it wasn’t the colour they had hoped for entering the tournament.
“It’s going to be a chip on our shoulders next season, and we’re going to come back wanting gold,” said Vilgrain, who transferred to UBC from the University of New Hampshire last summer. “It was a really special season with a really special group; the girls genuinely care about each other, the staff cares about their players, and it translates onto the ice.”
The Thunderbirds had a pair of powerplay goals in a penalty filled game with Cassandra Vilgrain scoring in the first and Logan Boyd adding the insurance marker in the third.
Amelia Boughn shut the door for the Thunderbirds stopping all 21 shots thrown her way to pick up the shutout while Concordia had a strong game once again from Katherine Purchase who turned aside 19 of 21. Boughn finishes the tournament allowing just two goals and finishing with a goal against average of 0.68 and save percentage of 0.971.
In the first period, the Thunderbirds opened the scoring on the powerplay. A deflected point shot created a rebound at the side of the net, All-Canadian Vilgrain made no mistake, tapping in the rebound.
After a flurry of penalties late in the first and through the second slowed the game down but both goalies held their own to keep it a one-goal game after 40 minutes.
Boyd put the game away for UBC late in the third period as the Thunderbirds connected again on the powerplay. The Thunderbird forward fired a shot top-shelf from the slot sealing the bronze medal for UBC.
“I couldn’t be more proud of our team. Our girls have worked really hard to get back to nationals,” said Concordia head coach Julie Chu on her young team after the game. “Our program has had a long tradition of success in the past. Over the last couple of years we’ve worked really hard to have this opportunity, and our team did a tremendous job. I am truly, truly proud of the way they fought.”
GAME NOTES: The game finished with 16 penalties combined between the two teams for 32 total minutes with Concordia finishing 0-8 on the powerplay… Concordia has not medaled at nationals since 1999… UBC did not allow a powerplay goal in the championship killing off all 19 penalties.
SCORING SUMMARY
Official Boxscore: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/2017/boxscores_champ/20170319_081k.xml
FIRST PERIOD
1. UBC Cassandra Vilgrain (1) (Kelly Murray), 17:42 PP
PENALTIES:
Laganiere (CON) Interference, 2:10
Zinn (UBC) Tripping, 4:21
Ranahan (UBC) Holding, 10:13
Belzile (CON) Tripping, 15:41
Laganiere (CON) Slashing, 16:36
Lavigne (CON) Tripping, 18:54
Cahoon (UBC) Tripping, 19:35
SECOND PERIOD
No Scoring
PENALTIES:
Cahoon (UBC) Cross Checking, 2:40
Wade (CON) Hooking, 10:53
O’Neil (UBC) Roughing, 13:11
Schofield (CON) Holding, 18:10
Ranahan (UBC) Roughing, 18:10
Vilgrain (UBC) Interference From Bench, 18:10
THIRD PERIOD
2. UBC Logan Boyd (1) (Celine Tardif), 17:23 PP
PENALTIES:
Patrick (UBC) Holding, 5:37
Murray (UBC) Interference, 14:44
Allard (CON) Hooking, 16:50
GOALS (by period)
CON 0-0-0: 0
UBC 1-0-1: 2
SHOTS ON GOAL (by period)
CON 4-8-9: 21
UBC 9-5-7: 21
POWER PLAY:
CON 0-8
UBC 2-6
GOALTENDERS
CON – Katherine Purchase (L 1-2, 21 shots, 19 saves, 2 GA, 60:00)
UBC – Amelia Boughn (W, 2-1, 21 shots, 21 saves, 0 GA, 60:00)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
CON: Audrey Belzile
UBC: Kelly Murray
REFEREE: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
LINESMEN: Elizabeth Mantha, Allyson Middaugh
START: 3:00
END: 5:01
LENGTH: 2:01
SCHEDULE & RESULTS (All times ET)
Thursday, March 16
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 1: No.4 McGill 3, No.5 StFX 1
7:00 p.m. Quarter-final 2: No.1 UBC 2, No.8 Queen’s 1
Friday, March 17
11:00 a.m. Quarter-final 3: No.3 Saint Mary’s 1, No.6 Alberta 2
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 4: No. 2 Guelph 3, No. 7 Concordia 4 (SO)
7:00 p.m. Consolation 1: No. 5 StFX 0, No.8 Queen’s 2
Saturday, March 18
11:00 a.m. Consolation 2: No.3 Saint Mary’s 4, No.2 Guelph 3 (SO)
3:00 p.m. Semifinal 1: No. 4 McGill 1, No.1 UBC 0
7:00 p.m. Semifinal 2: No.7 Concordia 2, No.6 Alberta 6
Sunday, March 19
11:00 a.m. No.8 Queen’s 1, No.3 Saint Mary’s 4
3:00 a.m. No.7 Concordia 0, No.1 UBC 2
7:00 p.m. No.6 Alberta vs No.4 McGill (OUA.TV)
About U SPORTS
U SPORTS is the national brand for University Sports in Canada. Every year, over 12,000 student-athletes and 500 coaches from 56 universities vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. U SPORTS also provides higher performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit usports.ca or follow us on:
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Alan Hudes
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U SPORTS
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Shawn MacDonald
Queen’s University
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Cell: (613) 484-6763
Gold Medal: 2017 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship
Kezama double OT winner gives Alberta 8th Golden Path National Championship
NAPANEE, Ont. (U SPORTS) – A thrilling U SPORTS women’s hockey championship was decided in double overtime as Taylor Kezama scored to put the No.6 Alberta Pandas on top over the No.4 McGill Martlets at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee, Ont.
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The goal for Kezama came off of a broken play in the McGill end and deflected off a Martlet into the back of the net 8:13 into the second overtime period. The Pandas ended a six-year drought to claim their first Golden Path trophy since 2010.
The Martlets season finishes with an RSEQ championship and a U SPORTS national silver, their fifth program silver and 14th medal. Today marked the eighth time in the last 10 championships that McGill had made a championship final appearance.
“This team is remarkable,” said Alberta head coach Howie Draper. “They work so hard, sacrifice themselves, and they deserve this.”
Few had tabbed the No.6 Pandas, who fell to UBC in their conference final, to go all the way. But the lessons Alberta learned in Vancouver paid dividends when the going got rough in Napanee at nationals.
“The scar tissue that was formed after that weekend helped us here,” reflected Draper. “We got down twice against Concordia and were able to come back — we knew that we had to be better, stronger and more resilient.”
Draper highlighted the play of fifth-year senior goaltender Lindsey Post as critical in his team’s title-winning victory.
“It was tough, McGill is such a strong team and there (were) many times where that game maybe could’ve been over earlier,” admitted Draper. “Fortunately, we got great goaltending from Post, as we’ve had all year long, and it just took one shot — we got it.”
Post, a native of Chelsea, Quebec, made 40 saves en route the victory.
“All I had in my head was, ‘this is your last game as a Panda, just stop the puck,’” said Post. “To finish it off here in (Napanee), close to home, is unbelievable — this is what I’ve been dreaming of since my first year as a Panda. There’s no words for it.”
At the other end of the rink, McGill’s Tricia Deguire turned aside 24 of the 26 shots she faced.
After a scoreless first period, Amy Boucher lit the lamp giving the Pandas a 1-0 lead. While on a 1-on-1 Boucher used the defencemen as a screen and beat Deguire with a far-side snapshot.
McGill was able to tie the game in the third period as Melodie Daoust took advantage of a powerplay opportunity, one-timing a cross-crease pass to tie the game 1-1. This forced the game into overtime.
In double overtime, Taylor Kezama scored the game-winner for the U of Alberta Pandas. Kezama took a quick shot that bounced off the foot of a Martlets defensemen and passed Deguire.
“It didn’t feel real at first, I was like, ‘did this go in?’,” laughed Kezama post-game. “My excitement level went through the roof. It’s the most amazing feeling I’ve ever had in my life.”
GAME NOTES: Alberta is the winningest program in national history, owning eight of 20 U SPORTS championships awarded since the sport was incorporated in 1997-98…Sunday night marked the end of the storied careers of McGill senior stars Gabrielle Davidson and Melodie Daoust…Over 4,500 people attended the U SPORTS Women’s National Championships in Napanee.
Tournament Most Valuable Player: Lindsey Post (Alberta) Tournament All-Stars: G Lindsey Post (Alberta) D Emilia Cotter (McGill) D Kelly Murray (UBC) F Alex Poznikoff (Alberta)
F Gabrielle Davidson (McGill) F Melodie Daoust (McGill)
SCORING SUMMARY
Official Boxscore: http://en.usports.ca/championships/wice/2017/boxscores_champ/20170319_cbzj.xml
FIRST PERIOD
No Scoring
PENALTIES:
Howlett (MCG) Hooking, 5:07
SECOND PERIOD
1. Amy Boucher (3) (Hannah Olenyk, Abby Benning), 17:38
PENALTIES:
Morin (ALB) Tripping, 11:04
THIRD PERIOD
1. MCG Melodie Daoust (1) (Olivia Atkinson, Gabrielle Davidson), 3:15 PP
PENALTIES:
Morin (ALB) Hooking, 1:34
Daoust (MCG) Body Checking, 7:36
Benning (ALB) Interference, 11:08
OVERTIME PERIOD ONE
No Scoring
PENALTIES:
No Penalties
OVERTIME PERIOD TWO
2. ALB Taylor Kezama (1) (Sasha Lutz), 8:13
PENALTIES:
Kelly (ALB) Hooking, 1:06
GOALS (by period)
ALB 0-1-0-0-1: 2
MCG 0-0-1-0-0: 1
SHOTS ON GOAL (by period)
ALB 5-9-4-4-4-: 26
MCG 7-11-12-3-8-: 41
POWER PLAY:
ALB 0-2
MCG 1-4
GOALTENDERS
ALB — Lindsey Post (W, 3-0, 41 shots, 40 saves, 1 GA, 78:13)
MCG — Tricia Deguire (L, 2-1, 26 shots, 24 saves, 2 GA, 78:13)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
ALB: Taylor Kezama
MCG: Melodie Daoust
REFEREES: Lacey Senuk
LINESWOMEN: Laura Longpre and Jenn Berezowski
START: 7:01
END: 9:43
LENGTH: 2:42
SCHEDULE & RESULTS (All times ET)
Thursday, March 16
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 1: No.4 McGill 3, No.5 StFX 1
7:00 p.m. Quarter-final 2: No.1 UBC 2, No.8 Queen’s 1
Friday, March 17
11:00 a.m. Quarter-final 3: No.3 Saint Mary’s 1, No.6 Alberta 2
3:00 p.m. Quarter-final 4: No. 2 Guelph 3, No. 7 Concordia 4 (SO)
7:00 p.m. Consolation 1: No. 5 StFX 0, No.8 Queen’s 2
Saturday, March 18
11:00 a.m. Consolation 2: No.3 Saint Mary’s 4, No.2 Guelph 3 (SO)
3:00 p.m. Semifinal 1: No. 4 McGill 1, No.1 UBC 0
7:00 p.m. Semifinal 2: No.7 Concordia 2, No.6 Alberta 6
Sunday, March 19
11:00 a.m. No.8 Queen’s 1, No.3 Saint Mary’s 4
3:00 a.m. No.7 Concordia 0, No.1 UBC 2
7:00 p.m. No.6 Alberta 2, No.4 McGill 1 (2-OT)
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