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Lucy Johnson scores three objectives within the win for the Stags.
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AUBURN \u2014 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\u2019s sturdy protection had an opportunity to clear the puck.
\u201cThey do a fantastic job of blocking pictures, so if we\u2019re going to shoot excessive and get pictures blocked, we simply can\u2019t rating. We felt we might actually work the cycle and arduous, low pictures,\u201d 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\u2019s North ultimate between Brunswick and Yarmouth\/Freeport as 3 p.m. Saturday within the state sport at Portland\u2019s Troubh Ice Enviornment, the place the Stags will look to grow to be the primary women hockey workforce to win three consecutive state championships.
\u201cWe\u2019ve simply simply to maintain taking part in our sport, and hopefully we are able to get it accomplished once more,\u201d mentioned senior Lucy Johnson, who notched a hat trick in Wednesday\u2019s win. \u201cEach single sport, our chemistry will get stronger and stronger. That\u2019s actually the important thing to Cheverus and what our workforce\u2019s been just like the final 4 years I\u2019ve been right here.\u201d
Johnson\u2019s 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\u2019s 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\u2019s shot.
Portland\u2019s momentum didn\u2019t final lengthy. Cheverus answered with three objectives within the subsequent 5 1\/2 minutes to take full management. Johnson\u2019s 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.
\u201cThat was a fantastic response. That would have modified issues so much. The youngsters stayed composed,\u201d Rousseau mentioned.
Later, at 13:33, Jaylee Radford made it 6-1, scoring on a rebound of Johnson\u2019s shot.
\u201cI feel the wheels simply fell off a bit of bit. We received out of place. We let Cheverus beat us to pucks. We didn\u2019t get the puck out of the zone once we wished to, and that was the distinction,\u201d 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\u2019s sturdy two-way defenseman, who usually begins the Beacons assault in transition.
\u201cJane Flynn is an outstanding participant. With the minutes she\u2019s 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,\u201d he mentioned.
Caroline Rousseau\u2019s 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.
\u201cI\u2019m actually pleased with the best way we performed all season. Particularly having Mya, a brand new goalie, this season. We weren\u2019t positive what we have been going to have. However I really feel like we deserved to be on this sport, and want it might\u2019ve gone otherwise,\u201d Mills mentioned.
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