The
Sarnia Sting Jr. Ladies Midget AA team opened up
their Silver Stick tournament with a 5-3 over Sault
Ste Marie Friday morning at the Clearwater Arena.
The first
period had a feeling out phase, as each team moved
the puck well but couldn't create to many scoring
chances. In the Sarnia net, Cassie Kerrigan made a
big save with her pad to keep the game scoreless, as
that provided the best scoring chance for either
team that period.
In the
second period the game opened up. Karly Dobbin would
get a early chance but send her shot just wide of
the net while on the powerplay. The puck would
eventually be blocked by Sault Ste Marie who would
race back the other way short handed and have a good
chance on a pass in front, but Kerrigan was able to
stop the deke attempt and keep the game at a draw.
Finally Sarnia would get on the board as Dobbin
comes in on a 1 on 2 and snaps a shot glove side on
Amanda Alexander to give the Sting a 1-0 lead.
Emily Williams slides in a goal to put the Sting
up 2-1 after picking up her own rebound
But the
Sting would get into penalty trouble as they are
called for elbowing, and on the powerplay, Sault Ste
Marie would tie it, as Melody Paradis would send a
shot from the point that is redirected by Mariah
Krancevich and gets past Kerrigan to tie the game at
1-1. But Sarnia would come back quickly as Emily
Williams comes in on a 1 on 1 and sends a shot on
net. The initial shot is saved, but the rebound is
picked up by Williams who slides it past a sliding
goalie to put the Sting up 2-1. Seconds later on a
similar play Darian Limb would send a shot on net
and pick up her own rebound to put the Sting up 3-1.
Sault Ste Marie would make a goalie change after a
timeout, bringing in Aleisha Labbe, who is tested
early as Dobbin's looks for her second goal on a
breakaway but is stopped in close. Sarnia would get
a powerplay chance later in the period, but couldn't
get the puck moving forward and coughed it up beside
their own net. Mikayla Ferlaino would pass it to
Mariah-Leigh Fell whose shot trickled passed
Kerrigan to make it a 3-2 game at the end of the
second.
In the
third, the first half was a back and forth battle as
Sault Ste Marie looks for the tying goal. But Sarnia
would be the ones to put it in first, as Sydney
Smith sends a shot from the point that is tipped by
Shauna McPhail and beats the goalie five-hole to put
the Lady Sting up 4-2. Minutes later Dobbin's
finally score her second goal after receiving a drop
pass from Jillian Rops and putting it low glove side
to make it 5-2. The Sting would fall into penalty
trouble late in the period and again it would cost
them as Mackenzie Gibson spots Mariah-Leigh Fell
alone in front for the easy put in for her second of
the game. But it was to late for any comeback as the
Lady Sting earn their first victory 5-3.
Sarnia's
next game will be Friday night at 6:15 at Clearwater
as they take on Stratford. Their final game goes
Saturday at the RBC Centre against Brampton. |