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Huskies open season with 5-0 win over Mounties
Posted: Oct 04, 2025

Huskies open season with 5-0 win over Mounties

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Scoring Summary
2nd - 08:22 - Charlotte Buffie (Saint Mary's)
2nd - 14:47 - Jillian Duggan (Saint Mary's)
2nd - 15:38 - Renee Olsen (Saint Mary's)
3rd - 06:57 - Avery Cant (Saint Mary's)
3rd - 16:57 - Ava Shearer (Saint Mary's)
Game Leaders
Mount Allison
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: Chelsea Krahenbil - 3
Sv: Silia Gregg - 33
Saint Mary's
G: 5 Players (#10, #15, #19, #21, #23) - 1
A: 4 Players (#3, #5, #13, #19) - 1
Sh: Avery Cant - 6
Sv: Ridleigh Hansen - 8
Team Stats
Full stats

HALIFAX, NS – Five different Huskies scored, as Saint Mary's defeated the Mount Allison Mounties 5-0 in their Atlantic University Sport women's hockey season-opener at the Dauphinee Centre in Halifax, N.S.

The first period saw the Huskies outshoot the Mounties 11-3, but Mounties goaltender Silia Gregg (Windsor, ON) was excellent, turning away 11 shots she faced, including a big glove save on Huskies forward Jillian Duggan (Halifax, NS), and the two teams went into first intermission deadlocked at 0-0.

Gregg's stellar play continued into the second period, as she turned away the first five shots she faced, including denying Huskies forward Ava Shearer (Windsor, NS) on a breakaway.

But the Huskies finally broke through on their 17th shot on goal of the night, as defender Abigail MacKenzie (Stellarton, NS) launched a shot from the point that was deflected into goal by forward Charlotte Buffie (Winnipeg, MB), giving the Huskies a 1-0 lead, 8:22 into the second period.

Saint Mary's doubled the lead just six minutes later, with MacKenzie finding Duggan on a stretch pass, with Duggan roofing a top corner shot over Gregg's shoulder to put the hosts ahead 2-0, 14:47 into the second period. The goal marked Duggan's 23rd goal in her 100th AUS regular season game in her career.

Less than a minute later, the Huskies struck again, as Ava Shearer stole the puck behind the Mounties net and fed first year forward Renee Olsen (Yarmouth, NS) for a one-timer goal, the first of her AUS regular season career, extending the lead to 3-0 at the 15:38 mark of the second period.

The Huskies outshot the Mounties 16-2 in the second period, taking a 27-5 advantage and 3-0 lead into second intermission.

Saint Mary's added to their lead seven minutes into the third period, as Gregg's attempt to play the puck was stolen by a charging Avery Cant (Waterloo, ON), who stole it away and deked forehand for an unassisted goal, extending the lead to 4-0.

The Huskies scored once more before the game was over, as once again Ava Shearer's effort on the forecheck forced a turnover, and she was able to capitalize with a high shot that beat Gregg to make it 5-0, which would go down as the final score.

Huskies forward Charlotte Buffie was named Player of the Game, scoring the game-winning goal and adding an assist. Abigail MacKenzie (three assists), Ava Shearer (one goal, one assist) and Avery Cant (one goal, one assist) also recorded multi-point performances for Saint Mary's.

Huskies netminder Ridleigh Hansen (Red Deer, AB) stopped eight shots for the shutout, while Silia Gregg made 33 saves in defeat.

The Huskies start the season 1-0-0, while the Mounties start 0-1-0. Both teams will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 10, with the Mounties hosting the Moncton Aigles Bleues (0-0-0), while the Huskies visit the St. Thomas Tommies (1-0-0) at 7 p.m. in Fredericton, NB.

Recap by Allan April / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics
Photos by Eduardo Ibarra / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics