Tigers take second AUS quarterfinal series game

The Dalhousie Tigers and St. Thomas Tommies matched up in the second game of the AUS quarterfinal series tonight at the Forum. The Tommies took the first game of the series Tuesday, February 17, leaving the Tigers to claw back and win tonight in order to continue the series. Although being outshot 41-26 by the Tommies, the Tigers pulled off a victory with a score of 3-2.

Jessica Severeyns lead the Tigers to the win as she came up huge with an outstanding 39 saves. Paige Macdonald assisted both of the Tommies goals this evening.

The Tigers came firing into the first period with four shots on Tommies goaltender, Abby Clarke, in the first five minutes. With the Tigers next scoring opportunity at the 5:33 mark, Jesse Rietveld was able to find the back of the net giving the Tigers an early 1-0 lead. Soon after the Tigers took two penalties, giving the Tommies a two-person advantage. With strong goaltending and defending, the Tigers were able to hold onto their lead. The Tommies picked it up near the end of the period, out shooting the Tigers 7-1 in the final five minutes of the period with Lauren Henman and Myfanwy Thomson finishing two of them to take the lead 2-1 heading into the second.

Six minutes and ten seconds into the second period, defender Morgan Kidney notches a goal for the Tigers, tying up the score to 2-2. The play continued back and forth with shots from both sides for the rest of the period, but neither team was able to take the lead before entering the third and final period.

In the third period the Tommies came out hot offensively, outshooting the Tigers 18-5. It was the Tigers however who took the lead with an unassisted goal by Elizabeth Macarthur at the 10:15 mark. In a last effort to take the game to overtime, the Tommies pulled their goaltender with 53 seconds left but it wasn't enough. The Tigers took the victory 3-2 sending the series to a third game.

The Tigers and Tommies face off in the third and final game of the quarterfinal series at St. Thomas on Saturday, February 21 at 7pm.