HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Sophie Ancona scored a pair of goals including the game winner in overtime to fly the Blazers past the Hawks 4-3 to win their first series in program history on Saturday morning.
Inside the Box Score
Ancona took part in every goal with two goals scored and two assisted on.
In part of a three-goaltender effort,
Hayley Turnbull (Tantallon, NS, CA/Mount Academy) and
Emily Warren (Nepean, ON, CA/St. Joseph's Catholic Secondary) both finish with 13 saves while
Kamryn Sohner (Hilliard, Oh./Sunnyvale) held down the fort and earned the win.
Alyssa Wilson (Scottsdale, Az./Cactus Shadows) notched her first career goal while
Astrid Wilbur (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) posted her second.
How it Happened
With an early start time, both squads needed some time to get warm. A defensive battle between goaltenders kept the offensive suppressed slowed down the momentum from the game from the day prior. The first period was left scoreless.
In déjà vu, Hood found themselves marching towards the Hilbert defensive zone with numbers and Wilbur found the top right corner and scored the first goal of the game again in the series.
With pressure near the Blazer net, a fallen skater created an opportunity for Hilbert's Brooke Kwiecien to take the puck and hit top pipe and down into the goal to bring the game even.
Later in the second period, a scrum led to a puck that glided to Ancona who took her momentum right to move two defenders which gave her a lane to take a shot high but inside the pipes to put the Blazers up.
The fourth and final goal of the period came on a clear attempt by Hood where Ancona beat all skaters down the ice to the puck before turning around and dishing to Wilson to punch it in.
The final period of regulation didn't involve the Blazers pulling away but actually two goals for the Hawks in a blink found the game tied. Charges back and forth were possessions left unfinished and at the end of regulation the score remained 3-3.
Overtime rules put five minutes of time on the clock with three skaters and a goalie for each side.
The taste of extra hockey did not last long, within 17 seconds Ancona stole the puck from the Hilbert skater and became the fastest on the ice and won her one-on-one with the goalie to put puck to net and arms to air.
For the Opponent
Tia Card made 34 saves on the day.
Up Next
The squad takes their first away series to Arcadia for a conference matchup in Glenside, Pennsylvania for a Friday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. start and Saturday, November 9 at 3:30 p.m. start.
