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Lucy Johnson scores three objectives within the win for the Stags.
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AUBURN — To win the women hockey South ultimate Wednesday, Cheverus needed to research its lone lack of the season. That got here Dec. 11 to its opponent within the regional ultimate, the Portland co-op workforce.
From that sport, the Stags realized they needed to shoot low on Beacons goalie Mya Clark and assault the web, attending to rebounds earlier than Portland’s sturdy protection had an opportunity to clear the puck.
“They do a fantastic job of blocking pictures, so if we’re going to shoot excessive and get pictures blocked, we simply can’t rating. We felt we might actually work the cycle and arduous, low pictures,” Cheverus coach Scott Rousseau mentioned.
It was a plan executed completely. Cheverus scored 4 unanswered objectives within the second interval to interrupt open an in depth sport, taking a 7-1 win at Norway Financial savings Financial institution Enviornment to advance to the state championship sport for the third consecutive season. Portland ends the season 15-6.
Cheverus (16-1-1) will face the winner of Wednesday evening’s North ultimate between Brunswick and Yarmouth/Freeport as 3 p.m. Saturday within the state sport at Portland’s Troubh Ice Enviornment, the place the Stags will look to grow to be the primary women hockey workforce to win three consecutive state championships.
“We’ve simply simply to maintain taking part in our sport, and hopefully we are able to get it accomplished once more,” mentioned senior Lucy Johnson, who notched a hat trick in Wednesday’s win. “Each single sport, our chemistry will get stronger and stronger. That’s actually the important thing to Cheverus and what our workforce’s been just like the final 4 years I’ve been right here.”
Johnson’s first aim gave Cheverus a 1-0 lead at 5:36 of the primary interval, and got here on a tough low shot from the best circle slightly below Clark’s blocker. Taylor Lucas scored at 14:30 to offer the Stags a 2-0 lead after one interval.
The Beacons answered shortly within the second, scoring simply 27 seconds in when Marina Bassett scored her 58th aim of the season, sending dwelling the rebound Jane Flynn’s shot.
Portland’s momentum didn’t final lengthy. Cheverus answered with three objectives within the subsequent 5 1/2 minutes to take full management. Johnson’s aim at 2:19 pushed the result in 3-1, when she brought on a turnover behind the Portland web, then scored on a backhand, stuffing the puck simply inside the best submit. Lucas added her second aim at 5:03, poking the puck dwelling from a scrum in entrance of the web. Johnson accomplished her hat trick at 6:05 of the interval.
“That was a fantastic response. That would have modified issues so much. The youngsters stayed composed,” Rousseau mentioned.
Later, at 13:33, Jaylee Radford made it 6-1, scoring on a rebound of Johnson’s shot.
“I feel the wheels simply fell off a bit of bit. We received out of place. We let Cheverus beat us to pucks. We didn’t get the puck out of the zone once we wished to, and that was the distinction,” Portland coach Bob Mills mentioned.
Sticking to the plan of taking pictures low and chasing rebounds was key, Rousseau mentioned. One other key was specializing in Flynn, Portland’s sturdy two-way defenseman, who usually begins the Beacons assault in transition.
“Jane Flynn is an outstanding participant. With the minutes she’s taking part in, we knew if we simply saved getting the puck deep, it needed to tug at her and put on her down. Comprise Jane, and it is going to be troublesome for Marina to get pucks,” he mentioned.
Caroline Rousseau’s aim 1:42 into the third capped the scoring for the Stags. Ellie Skolnekovich made 13 saves for Cheveus, and Clark stopped 15 pictures for the Beacons.
Anna Bowie had three assists for Cheverus.
“I’m actually pleased with the best way we performed all season. Particularly having Mya, a brand new goalie, this season. We weren’t positive what we have been going to have. However I really feel like we deserved to be on this sport, and want it might’ve gone otherwise,” Mills mentioned.
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