Sep 16, 2013 | RepNovice | 381 views
Exhibition Game # 1
On Sunday, the girls hit the ice for the first time as an official team in 2013/14. They faced off against a tough team from Woolwich. Although it was only an exhibition game, the girls were determined to show how much they improved over the summer. It was a very exciting game with a lot of scoring opportunies for the Mustangs. The Woolwich goalie was very strong and kept it to a 3-3 tie. Great way to start off the year girls, keep up the hard work when we get to Markham this weekend!
The Mustang girls started off the game very strong with lots of offensive rushes and they showed the ability to control the puck in the Woolwich end of the ice. Mackenzie Renaud had numerous break away chances during the first period and showed off her ability to deke the defense and generate scoring chances.The Woolwich goalie was playing a very solid game and turned away all of these shots in the first period.
Woolwich manged to to score the first goal of the game in the first period to make it 1-0. The Mustangs came out strong in the second period and continued to force the play. Early in the 2nd period, Ella Zwep was in the right place at the right time and managed to bang home a great rebound to tie the score at 1-1. Mackenzie assisted on the goal.
In the 3rd period, the Mustangs came out determined to score some goals. Alli Pettifer manged to get a few break away chances with her hard skating and came within inches of scoring a nice goal in the top corner. Avery Diljee's hard work also paid off as she scored early in the period to give the Mustangs a 2-1 lead. Revlyn McManus and CJ Pardy earned assists on the goal. Woolwich then scored 2 quick goals to take the lead at 3-2.
Amanda Johnston decided to tie it up by skating the length of the ice, deked out the Woolwich defenders, and then scored her first goal of the year.
Victoria Smith and Campbell Lean played great defense during the game and kept the shots on the Mustangs goalie to a minimum. Bree McLeod played a very strong game in net for the Mustangs and kept them in the game.
A great effort by all the girls on the team! Keep up the great work!