October 18, 2011 (Halifax, N.S) - The Saint Mary's Huskies women's hockey team defeated the Dalhousie Tigers tonight 4-3 to kick off their 2011/12 AUS season in front of a fired up crowd at Alumni Arena.

Maggie Poliseno (2nd year, Montreal, QC) scored two goals to pace the Huskies in a see saw battle with their arch rivals that had the old barn by The Tower jumping with energy for the first time in years. The win is the first AUS victory for first year Head Coach Chris Larade (Cheticamp, NS) who replaced Lisa Jordan during the off season.

Huskies fourth year senior Sarah Maynard (Cole Harbour, NS) scored the game winner with a power play marker high to the glove side that beat Tigers goaltender Isabelle Oulette (1st year, Fredericton, NB) midway through the third period.

Saint Mary's (1-0) finished out the game on the penalty kill and held off a spirited Dalhousie offensive attack featuring six skaters in the final minute. Huskies goaltender Bria Sharkey (1st year, Nanaimo, BC) denied 5th year senior Jocelyn Leblanc ( Moncton, NB) of the Tigers point blank with four seconds left to preserve the victory.

Miranda Macmillan (4th year, Truro, NS), Sarah Robichaud (1st year, Weymouth, NS), and Rachel Cox (3rd year, Kelowna, BC) each scored for Dalhousie (0-2). Halifax product Lindsay Gray (1st year) scored her first AUS career goal to round out the Huskies attack.

The Huskies will next travel to Antigonish to play the nationally ranked Saint Francis Xavier X-Women. (www.ssncanada.ca for webcast)

Source: Saint Mary's Sports Information

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