Huskies shut out Tigers 2-0

HALIFAX, NS – Saint Mary's goaltender Ridleigh Hansen stopped all 22 shots faced, leading the Huskies to a 2-0 shutout win over the Dalhousie Tigers in Atlantic University Sport women's hockey action on Wednesday night at the Halifax Forum.

Neither team scored in the opening period, with the Huskies outshooting the Tigers 15-8, but both Ridleigh Hansen (Red Deer, AB) and Dalhousie netminder Grace Beer (Oakville, ON) turned away all shots faced.

Just over a minute into the second period, the Huskies took the lead, as forward Mia Faseruk (Winnipeg, MB) dug the puck out against the boards and fed a pass to Renee Olsen (Yarmouth, NS) who fired a wicked wrist shot that picked the top corner over Beer's shoulder, giving the Huskies a 1-0 lead, 

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Renee Olsen snipes a goal to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead early in the second period.

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Once again the Huskies outshot the Tigers 13-6 in the second period, and took a 1-0 lead into second intermission, as Hansen and Beer continued their tremendous play.

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Ridleigh Hansen makes a great save to keep the Huskies ahead 1-0 late in the second period! pic.twitter.com/yhdfOXSDpi

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Late in the third period, the Tigers pulled their goaltender, and forward Jillian Duggan (Halifax, NS) scored an empty net goal with one second remaining to secure the Huskies 2-0 win.

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Jillian Duggan beats the buzzer with an empty net goal to secure the 2-0 Huskies win!

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The Huskies outshot the Tigers 39-22 on the night, with Ridleigh Hansen turning away 22 shots for the shutout, while Grace Beer made 37 saves for Dalhousie.

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Another great save by Ridleigh Hansen as she turns away all 22 shots faced for the shootout win! pic.twitter.com/N1lbFjfacA

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The Huskies second straight win improves their record to 11-9-0-3 on the season, good for fifth place in the AUS standings, while the Tigers loss drops their record to 8-11-2-2, seventh place in the conference. The crosstown rivals will meet again on Saturday, Jan. 31 at the Dauphinee Centre, with puck dropping at 7 p.m. GET TICKETS

Recap by Allan April / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics
Photos by Trevor MacMillan / Dalhousie Tigers Athletics