Tommies fall 3-0 to X-Women

(FREDERICTON, N.B.) - The St. Thomas Tommies fell 3-0 to the St. Francis Xavier University X-Women in AUS women's hockey action, Saturday afternoon in front of 181 spectators at the Grant-Harvey Centre.

Jenna Downey and Sarah Bujold each tallied a goal and an assist in the win, while Daley Oddy grabbed two assists.

"It's frustrating," Tommies head coach Peter Murphy said after the game. "We seem to do some things well and then all of a sudden we don't do one little thing right."

"X played well today. They showed why they're in first place," he added.

The first period was scoreless, despite both teams getting a chance on the power play. The X-Women outshot the Tommies, but STU goaltender Abby Clarke steered away all 12 shots she faced to keep StFX off the board.

Downey opened the scoring 3:22 into the second on the power play, finishing a feed from Alex Normore and Schyler Campbell to put the X-Women up 1-0.

Dale extended StFX's lead at 7:49 after profiting off a scramble that left Clark on her back in the crease and the cage empty.

The X-Women's momentum continued in the third when Bujold capitalized on a Tommies penalty to put StFX up 3-0 6:41 into the frame.

The Tommies pressured late but couldn't beat X-Women netminder Sojung Shin.

St. Thomas is back in action Sunday when they host the Dalhousie Tigers. The X-Women will travel to Sackville to face off against the Mount Allison Mounties.

Source: St. Thomas Sports Communications