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Lucy Johnson scores three targets within the win for the Stags.
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AUBURN — To win the ladies hockey South remaining Wednesday, Cheverus needed to examine its lone lack of the season. That got here Dec. 11 to its opponent within the regional remaining, the Portland co-op workforce.
From that recreation, the Stags realized they needed to shoot low on Beacons goalie Mya Clark and assault the online, attending to rebounds earlier than Portland’s sturdy protection had an opportunity to clear the puck.
“They do an excellent job of blocking photographs, so if we’re going to shoot excessive and get photographs blocked, we simply can’t rating. We felt we may actually work the cycle and onerous, low photographs,” Cheverus coach Scott Rousseau stated.
It was a plan executed completely. Cheverus scored 4 unanswered targets within the second interval to interrupt open a detailed recreation, taking a 7-1 win at Norway Financial savings Financial institution Area to advance to the state championship recreation for the third consecutive season. Portland ends the season 15-6.
Cheverus (16-1-1) will face the winner of Wednesday evening’s North remaining between Brunswick and Yarmouth/Freeport as 3 p.m. Saturday within the state recreation at Portland’s Troubh Ice Area, the place the Stags will look to turn out to be the primary women hockey workforce to win three consecutive state championships.
“We’ve simply simply to maintain taking part in our recreation, and hopefully we are able to get it executed once more,” stated senior Lucy Johnson, who notched a hat trick in Wednesday’s win. “Each single recreation, 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 objective gave Cheverus a 1-0 lead at 5:36 of the primary interval, and got here on a tough low shot from the appropriate circle slightly below Clark’s blocker. Taylor Lucas scored at 14:30 to present the Stags a 2-0 lead after one interval.
The Beacons answered rapidly within the second, scoring simply 27 seconds in when Marina Bassett scored her 58th objective of the season, sending residence the rebound Jane Flynn’s shot.
Portland’s momentum didn’t final lengthy. Cheverus answered with three targets within the subsequent 5 1/2 minutes to take full management. Johnson’s objective at 2:19 pushed the result in 3-1, when she precipitated a turnover behind the Portland internet, then scored on a backhand, stuffing the puck simply inside the appropriate submit. Lucas added her second objective at 5:03, poking the puck residence from a scrum in entrance of the online. Johnson accomplished her hat trick at 6:05 of the interval.
“That was an excellent response. That might have modified issues rather a lot. The children stayed composed,” Rousseau stated.
Later, at 13:33, Jaylee Radford made it 6-1, scoring on a rebound of Johnson’s shot.
“I believe the wheels simply fell off slightly bit. We bought out of place. We let Cheverus beat us to pucks. We didn’t get the puck out of the zone once we needed to, and that was the distinction,” Portland coach Bob Mills stated.
Sticking to the plan of taking pictures low and chasing rebounds was key, Rousseau stated. 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. Include Jane, and it is going to be tough for Marina to get pucks,” he stated.
Caroline Rousseau’s objective 1:42 into the third capped the scoring for the Stags. Ellie Skolnekovich made 13 saves for Cheveus, and Clark stopped 15 photographs for the Beacons.
Anna Bowie had three assists for Cheverus.
“I’m actually happy with the best way we performed all season. Particularly having Mya, a brand new goalie, this season. We weren’t certain what we had been going to have. However I really feel like we deserved to be on this recreation, and want it may’ve gone in a different way,” Mills stated.
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