Runners-up to UNB the past two seasons, the Acadia women had their sights set on a better result this time around.
The Axewomen set the tone for the tournament in their opening game, defeating Cape Breton 6-2 and outshooting the Capers 56-10.
Sidney Ritchie had two goals to lead Acadia, which led 2-0 after one period and 6-0 after two. Charlotte Wightman, Alex Johnson, Meg Maranick and April Rossiter had the other Acadia goals, while Carrisa Carey and Rebecca McDonald replied for CBU.
In their second game, Acadia blanked UNB 3-0, with Kaylin Mann, Chelsey Wilkins and Erin Sauve scoring the goals and Jessica Enman earning the shutout.
Acadia then faced the host Holland College squad and qualified for the championship game with a 6-0 victory.
Hillary Dort, Carlie Visser, Sydney Ritchie, April Rossiter, Chelsey Wilkins and Kayla McNutt each had one goal to lead the offence, while Enman recorded her second straight shutout.
Acadia’s opponent in the championship game was UNB, marking the third straight year the same two teams had met for the league championship.
The third time turned out to be the charm for the Acadia women, who scored a 3-2 win, coming from behind in exciting fashion to secure the win and the league title.
UNB took a 1-0 lead after one period on a goal by Heather Braun, and increased its lead to 2-0 when Katie Flynn scored on the power play in the second period.
Adrienne Bekkers got Acadia on the board, scoring late in the second on a blast from just inside the blue line.
With nine minutes to play, Acadia mounted some sustained pressure in the UNB end, and was rewarded when Maranick buried a rebound to tie the score at two.
According to Acadia head coach Dave Ettinger, “the play then opened up and was end-to-end, with both teams getting good scoring opportunities.”
Acadia got a power play with under four minutes left in the period, but was unable to score.
With 30 seconds remaining in regulation time and overtime looming, Acadia was able to work the puck deep and force a faceoff in the UNB zone.
Winning the faceoff, Acadia was able to work the puck into the corner. Sidney Ritchie spotted Chelsey Wilkins in front of the net, “hit her with an amazing pass, and Chelsey buried it for the winning goal with just 14 seconds left,” Ettinger said.
Enman was outstanding in goal the entire tournament, posting two shutouts and finishing with a 1.00 goals against average and a .937 save percentage.
Ettinger said he was pleased to finally capture the championship after having come close the previous two seasons - especially for Acadia’s graduating players, Charlotte Wightman, Jessica Enman and Meghan Maranick.
Runners-up to UNB the past two seasons, the Acadia women had their sights set on a better result this time around.
The Axewomen set the tone for the tournament in their opening game, defeating Cape Breton 6-2 and outshooting the Capers 56-10.
Sidney Ritchie had two goals to lead Acadia, which led 2-0 after one period and 6-0 after two. Charlotte Wightman, Alex Johnson, Meg Maranick and April Rossiter had the other Acadia goals, while Carrisa Carey and Rebecca McDonald replied for CBU.
In their second game, Acadia blanked UNB 3-0, with Kaylin Mann, Chelsey Wilkins and Erin Sauve scoring the goals and Jessica Enman earning the shutout.
Acadia then faced the host Holland College squad and qualified for the championship game with a 6-0 victory.
Hillary Dort, Carlie Visser, Sydney Ritchie, April Rossiter, Chelsey Wilkins and Kayla McNutt each had one goal to lead the offence, while Enman recorded her second straight shutout.
Acadia’s opponent in the championship game was UNB, marking the third straight year the same two teams had met for the league championship.
The third time turned out to be the charm for the Acadia women, who scored a 3-2 win, coming from behind in exciting fashion to secure the win and the league title.
UNB took a 1-0 lead after one period on a goal by Heather Braun, and increased its lead to 2-0 when Katie Flynn scored on the power play in the second period.
Adrienne Bekkers got Acadia on the board, scoring late in the second on a blast from just inside the blue line.
With nine minutes to play, Acadia mounted some sustained pressure in the UNB end, and was rewarded when Maranick buried a rebound to tie the score at two.
According to Acadia head coach Dave Ettinger, “the play then opened up and was end-to-end, with both teams getting good scoring opportunities.”
Acadia got a power play with under four minutes left in the period, but was unable to score.
With 30 seconds remaining in regulation time and overtime looming, Acadia was able to work the puck deep and force a faceoff in the UNB zone.
Winning the faceoff, Acadia was able to work the puck into the corner. Sidney Ritchie spotted Chelsey Wilkins in front of the net, “hit her with an amazing pass, and Chelsey buried it for the winning goal with just 14 seconds left,” Ettinger said.
Enman was outstanding in goal the entire tournament, posting two shutouts and finishing with a 1.00 goals against average and a .937 save percentage.
Ettinger said he was pleased to finally capture the championship after having come close the previous two seasons - especially for Acadia’s graduating players, Charlotte Wightman, Jessica Enman and Meghan Maranick.
