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Panthers top Huskies 2-1
Posted: Nov 12, 2016

Panthers top Huskies 2-1

Box Score
Scoring Summary
1st - 11:05 - Hayley Hallihan (Saint Mary's)
2nd - 00:44 - PP - Sydnee Baker (UPEI)
2nd - 13:00 - Emma Weatherbie (UPEI)
3rd - 01:11 - PP - Caitlyn Manning (Saint Mary's)
3rd - 02:02 - Jessie Brown (UPEI)
Game Leaders
Saint Mary's
G: 2 Players (#17, #95) - 1
A: 3 Players (#2, #14, #15) - 1
Sh: 2 Players (#3, #95) - 4
Sv: Rebecca Clark - 13
UPEI
G: 3 Players (#7, #16, #66) - 1
A: 5 Players (#6, #13, #23, #28, #73) - 1
Sh: 2 Players (#7, #22) - 3
Sv: Marie-Soleil Deschenes - 20
Team Stats
Full stats

(Charlottetown, PE) The young Panthers handed the Saint Mary's Huskies their first regulation loss of the season, edging them 3-2 Friday night.

 

After allowing the tying goal in the opening minutes of the third period, UPEI came back just seconds later on Jessie Brown's first goal of the season to pull off the upset.

  

The Huskies (6-1-1) opened the game with lots of energy, nearly putting a dent in the scoreboard midway through the period on a flurry of activity in front of UPEI's net.

 

The Panthers (6-3) countered on the ensuing faceoff when one of their forwards busted through on a breakaway. But a trailing Huskies' defender was able to get her stick to the puck, poking it loose before a shot was fired.

 

At 11:05 Panthers' keeper Marie-Soleil Deschenes made the initial save on a Hayley Hallihan shot, but teammate Haylee Tretiak was there to clean up the rebound, giving the Huskies a 1-0 lead.

 

UPEI made the most of a 5-on-3 advantage in the second period. Just 44 seconds into the frame, Sydnee Baker gathered the puck off a Bria Harding rebound and rattled the back of the cage, giving the rookie forward her third goal of the campaign to tie the game at one apiece.

 

With momentum on their side, the Panthers were determined to complete the upset. Thirteen minutes into the middle period, Emma Weatherbie deposited her second of the season following Caroline's Daoust rocket off Huskies goaltender Rebecca Clarke.

 

Opening the third period with the man advantage, Saint Mary's capitalized immediately. Caitlyn Manning recorded her sixth goal of the season, tying the game two all. But the tie was short-lived as the Panthers came right back to reclaim the lead on Brown's goal.

 

The Huskies had an opportunity late while on the power play, but UPEI's penalty kill unit came up big in the final minutes to seal the 3-2 win.

 

The Panthers travel to Antigonish on Sundaywhere they'll take on the St. F.X. X-Women. The Huskies host St. Thomas at home on Sunday at Alumni Arena. 

 

By Thomas Becker, PEI Communications

Photo Janessa Hogan