University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's hockey on the draw against the Trinity Western University Spartans at Langley Events Centre on Nov. 6, 2021. (Daniella Ponticelli/HuskieFAN)

By HuskieFAN Staff

LIFTED SPIRITS IN LANGLEY

Huskies women’s hockey get redemption in rematch out west

Nov 6, 2021 | 6:41 PM

A rainy Saturday afternoon on the west coast served as the backdrop for a redemption rematch in Langley, B.C.

The University of Saskatchewan Huskies women’s hockey team came out energized after being shutout Friday night, returning the favour with a 2-0 win over the Trinity Western University Spartans.

Kelsey Hall scored 5:48 into the opening frame, with an assist from Larissa Bohlken, nabbing her first U Sports career goal after registering a bodychecking penalty.

“I came out of the (penalty) box and figured I need to get the team going after they just killed for a penalty I took and sure enough, just happy it went in,” Hall said.

Hall was a scratch in Friday night’s double overtime 1-0 loss to the Spartans at George Preston Recreation Centre in Langley.

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“I’ve been waiting for my moment and I just wanted to do what I could for my team,” she said. “I like to score goals anyway, so I kind of topped it off with getting to score.”

Continuing the Huskies’ strong start, first-year Mallory Dyer secured her first U Sports career goal with a pass from third-year Sophie Lalor at 14:31 in the opening frame.

“It was really exciting, and nice to score a goal as a team,” Dyer said. “We all worked together there and I thought it carried good momentum for the rest of the game.”

Huskies goaltender Camryn Drever made 27 saves for her first conference shutout of the 2021-22 season. Saskatchewan went 3-for-3 on penalty kills, while Trinity Western went 5-for-5 on the PK Saturday.

“Thought we played well tonight. Not a complete game, but probably our closest effort so far,” said Huskies head coach Steve Kook.

“I’m happy for Kelsey and Mallory. They played well and deserved their first U Sports goals.”

The Huskies fly out of Vancouver Sunday afternoon with a 3-3-0 record overall, 2-1 on the road, so far this season. They’ll have a weekend off before they host the University of Calgary Dinos at Merlis Belsher Place Nov. 12 and 13.

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