Lady Wolves boast second tournament win

The Sudbury Bantam A Lady Wolves and Hamburg (New York) Hawks may have traded blows every step of the way throughout their championship game at the Etobicoke Dolphins Pink in the Rink tournament, but it was complete domination in the shootout that decided matters in the end.

Josee Scott and Sierra Crossthwaite both made good on their penalty shot attempts while Zoe Piquette was 2/2 in turning aside the Hamburg shooters as the Lady Wolves edged the Hawks 2-1.

Myla McCormick opened the scoring for Sudbury with a first-period goal, only to see their American opponents deadlock the contest just two minutes later. But that was it for scoring for the Hawks as a concerted defensive effort by the local ladies stymied an offence that had recorded 14 goals in their first four games.

For their part, the Lady Wolves kicked things off with a 1-1 tie against the Stratford Aces, with Megan Beauchamp handling the Sudbury offence.

That firepower was on full display in game two as the Bantams dumped the host Etobicoke Dolphins 5-1, with Beauchamp, McCormick, Scott, Crossthwaite and Kailie Venedam finding the scoresheet for Sudbury.

The Lady Wolves improved to 2-0-1 in round robin play, slipping past the Owen Sound Ice Hawks 2-1 on goals from Beauchamp and McCormick.

The result would force a rematch against the same opponent in the semifinal as Sudbury blanked Owen Sound 2-0, with McCormick and Scott providing all of the offensive support that goaltender Julia Plexman would need, registering the whitewash between the pipes for head coach Felix Piro and company.

The team will head off in search of a third tournament win in December, competing at the Markham Bantam Classic from Dec. 7 to 9.