Saint Mary's Huskies claim 2016 AUS women's hockey title
(HALIFAX, N.S.) - The Saint Mary's Huskies defeated the St. Thomas Tommies 5-1 in the third and deciding game of the Subway AUS Women's Hockey Championship final series Tuesday night at Alumni Arena.
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Team Stats
Saint Mary's
| Game Statistics | St. Thomas | Saint Mary's |
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| PowerPlays | 1 for 4 | 3 for 4 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 4 (8) | 4 (8) |
| Shots on Goal | 22 | 24 |
| Face Offs Won | 40 | 32 |
(HALIFAX, N.S.) - The Saint Mary's Huskies defeated the St. Thomas Tommies 5-1 in the third and deciding game of the Subway AUS Women's Hockey Championship final series Tuesday night at Alumni Arena.
The win marks their fifth AUS championship and first since 2009-10.
The Huskies got on the board first when Caitlyn Manning (Cambridge, Ont.) scored off a beautiful end-to-end rush, weaving through several Tommies players before putting it home from the slot at 10:16 to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead.
In the second period, Saint Mary's lit the lamp again when Nicole Blanche (Dunville, N.L.) tallied off a great pass in front at 14:34 to make it 2-0.
The Huskies kept it up when Laura Polak (Bedford, N.S.) potted a marker off a screened point shot at 16:46 on the power play to make it 3-0.
The third saw Saint Mary's extend their lead further when Caitlyn Schell (Waterford, Ont.) scored from the slot at 5:42 on the power play to get it to 4-0.
The Tommies looked to start a comeback when Kenya Marcelline (Whitby, Ont.) tallied off a wild scramble at 8:48 on the power play to narrow the deficit to 4-1.
The Huskies, however, snuffed out all hope when Schell got her second of the game off a tipped point shot at 16:36 on the power play, rounding out a solid three-for-four power play performance for Saint Mary's, to seal the win and the championship title.
The Subway player of the game for the Huskies was the Breanna Lanceleve (Middle Sackville, N.S.), who had three assists. Marcelline earned the honour in the loss for the Tommies.
The Huskies outshot the Tommies 24-22. Rebecca Clark (Keswick, Ont.) made 21 saves in the win for the Huskies, while Taylor Cook (Brantford, Ont.) stopped 19 shots in goal for the Tommies.
Subway Championship MVP honours went to Caitlyn Schell.
Both the Huskies and the Tommies now advance to the 2016 CIS Women's Hockey Championship is being hosted by the University of Calgary at the Markin MacPhail Centre in Calgary, Alta., March 17-20.
Source: Saint Mary's Sports Communications