Paisley scores two in loss
Brooklyn Paisley scored her sixth and seventh goals of the season in the shootout loss versus STU.
The St. Thomas University Tommies defeated the Dalhousie University Tigers 3-2 in a shootout on Think Pink in the rink night at the Grant-Harvey Centre.
The Tommies, sporting their pink jerseys did not open the scoring until their second powerplay late in the second period. Emma Wilson (Midhurst, ON) put the puck into a wide-open net off a rebounded shot from the point.
The Tommies added to their lead early in the third period when Libby Howatt (Charlottetown, PE) threaded a pass-through multiple Tigers in the neutral zone to send Stephanie Goertzen (Caledon, ON) on a scoring break.
The Tigers cut the two-goal deficit in half with a shot redirected in front of the Tommies net by Brooklyn Paisley (Shawnigan Lake, BC). The Tigers continued to surge in the second half of the third period when Paisley scores her seventh of the season, yet again in front of the Tommies net.
With the game tied at two goals apiece Tommies goalie Katie Sweeney (Tecumseh, ON) made two of her biggest saves of the night. Sweeney fought off two chances out front including a screened shot from the point and an opportunity from a Dalhousie Tiger left alone in front of the net.
The game needed a five-minute overtime period that had Tommies' fans on the edges of their seats, but the Tommies remained calm and collected despite multiple chances from Dalhousie.
In the exciting shootout finish Sweeney sealed the game by stopping all three of her shooters. Tommies' shooters went one for three, the lone shootout scorer Stephanie Goertzen (Caledon, ON) went top shelf on the Tigers goalie with the second attempt to win the game.
STU is now 5-5-1 while the Tigers are 5-4-1. The Tommies will visit the STFX X-Women next weekend for a 7pm puck drop on Nov. 11, while the Tigers make their way to PEI for tomorrow's puck drop at 3pm against the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers.