Imlach leads Huskies to 3-0 win over Tigers
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Saint Mary's (8-9-0, 8-9-0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Dalhousie (10-7-0, 10-7-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HALIFAX, NS - Saint Mary's goaltender Ashley Imlach turned away 29 shots for the shutout, as the Huskies defeated the Dalhousie Tigers 3-0 in Atlantic University Sport women's hockey action on Wednesday night at the Halifax Forum.
Neither team took immediate control of the game. Early in the first period, the play was end-to-end with both goalies making significant saves. The Huskies would begin accumulating more offensive possession, eventually leading to a goal opportunity. 6:30 in the first, Jillian Duggan (Halifax, NS) took a shot from a narrow-angled rebound to give the Huskies an early 1-0 lead.
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Jillian Duggan opens the scoring in the first period! Huskies lead 1-0 after 20 minutes!
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The Tigers would commit a penalty thirty seconds after the opening goal allowing the Huskies to continue the pressure. The Huskies took six more first-period shots, 13-7, but the Tigers started finding rhythm late and Grace Beer (Oakville, ON) remained reliable, making 12 saves.
The second period started with some back-and-forth sequences until a bad Tigers line change left an opening that the Huskies exploited. 2:59 into the second, Abby McCarthy (Falmouth, NS) would beat Beer's glove on the 1-on-1 fastbreak, deriving from a long pass delivered by Marisa McClocklin (Saskatoon, SK).
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Abby McCarthy adds to the Huskies lead with a breakaway goal for her first of the season! Huskies lead 2-0 in the second period.
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The Huskies took the 2-0 lead and didn't step off the brakes, until the mid-way mark of the period when the tides shifted in the Tiger's favour. Huskies goalie, Ashley Imlach (Newtonville, ON) kept the Tigers goalless by making key saves. In the totality of the second period, The Huskies' offence had more success with more possession and eight more shots, 22-14. The Tigers continued to have close chances, but the Huskies' backcheck gave the Tigers difficulties.
The Tigers took it to the Huskies in the third. The Tigers outshot the Huskies 11-2 within the first ten minutes of the third period. The Tigers would continue to get great chances all third period, getting two powerplays and fifteen third-period shots. Unfortunately for the Tigers, Imlach was in peak form. The Huskies would put a cap to the game with a late goal on the Tiger's open net, scored by Kylie Kerr (Milton, ON).
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Kylie Kerr seals the win with an empty net goal! Huskies win 3-0 over the Tigers!
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The Huskies win improves their record to 7-6-2-1 on the campaign. Saint Mary's will be back on home ice this Saturday, Nov. 30, as they host the UNB REDS (12-3-1-0) at 7 p.m. at the Dauphinee Centre. GET TICKETS
The Tigers second straight loss drops their record to 10-5-1-0 on the season, ending the first half of their 2024-25 season. Dalhousie will be back in action on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, visting the St. Thomas Tommies (8-5-2-1) at 7 p.m. in Fredericton.
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