Big Second Period Lifts Huskies Over Mounties

(Sackville, NB) The Mount Allison Mounties were back in action at the Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre against the St. Mary's Huskies on Friday night.

The Mounties got off to a quick start in the first period with several rush chances. Katie Anhalt opened the scoring for Mount Allison on a two on one feed from Hailey Simoneau. Both teams settled in with the first period ending 1-0.

The second period got a little more chippy with each side taking three penalties. The Huskies were able to find the back of the net on a power play goal from Avery Cant to tie the score. Two more power play goals, both from Anna Barrington, brought the score to 3-1 for the Huskies after two periods.

St. Mary's was able to maintain their momentum into the third period. Marisa McClocklin scored 3:21 into the frame for the Huskies to bring the score to 4-1. An empty netter from Sarah Leopold made the final score 5-1 for visitors.

St. Mary's (7-7-5) are back in action on Saturday, January 25^th on the road against St. Thomas, puck drop is at 3:00pm. Mount Allison (1-18) play St. Francis Xavier in Antigonish on Saturday, January 18^th, puck drop is set for 7:00pm.

Recap Courtesy of Mounties Athletics