The last weekend of the Huskies’ season was deja vu of weekends past. In the four games the Huskies played, they ended up on the losing side of three, going 1-3 for the weekend.
The team started off with a crazy game between Rice Memorial. Traditionally, games against Rice have always been defensive battles, but this time, both teams let their offenses loose, with detrimental defensive results. The Huskies managed to score four goals, a number which usually assures them a win, but the Knights put home nine in the back-and-forth match. Moe Tsukimoto, Kira Collins, Bridgit Sullivan, and Madison Gneo all scored goals in the loss, and Bridgit received player of the game for the Huskies.
After the game, the team was welcome to the Dufresne home for a home-cooked meal to shake off the loss. The pasta and maple pie worked as the Huskies played considerably better in the following three games.
Both games on Saturday were against OHA Gold, a tournament format that may not have been ideal, but allowed the team to show improvement and growth. In the first OHA game, the Huskies got outplayed in the first and found themselves down three. They allowed one goal in the second, but made it their mission to win the third period, which they did with a 6-3 final score. Sara Donatello started to the scoring for the Huskies with a bomb from the half wall, and Moe Tsukimoto and Syd Collins contributed the other two goals. Hanna Markel took the loss in net, but had a solid game. Moe received player of the game, and was happy to share the honor with her friend Rui from OHA during the game.
In the second game against OHA, the two teams played closer. OHA again took the lead, but the Huskies held them close. With a few minutes left, they pulled their goalie when they had a power play to make it a 6v4, and finally the puck dropped in for the Huskies. The 3-1 loss wasn’t ideal, but the team felt good about their effort and improvement throughout the day.
In what would be the last game of the 2015-2016 season, the Huskies took on league opponent, KES. KES had gotten the better of the Huskies in their last three match-ups, but the girls knew it was a winnable game and they were determined to end the season with a W. Natalie Giglio got the team on the board in the first period with a beautiful goal off of the faceoff. Hannah Davis scored in the second to give the Huskies a two-goal lead. With a few minutes left, a KES player beat a Husky defender and sniped on Ashley Davis, ruining her near-perfect game, but the Huskies held on to the win, with Bridgit Sullivan scoring with just a second left to end her Northwood career on a high note.
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