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HEADLINES
Jan. 18,
2006 –
Ten games into the 2005-2006 season, the Bishop's University women's hockey team, the Polar Bears, have posted a record of
five wins and
five losses. The
next game was against the Ayers Cliff All Stars made up of many Polar Bear
alumni which the Bears won 5-3. Michelle McKay's scored again four goals
in the Bishop's victory.The game was shared by both netminders.
On November 4th when the Polar Bears travelled south of the border to face Norwich University, who beat Bishop's 4-2. The Polar Bears rebounded the next night, however, defeating the Ayers Cliff All-Stars 3-0 with goalies Paige Marlow and Maryse Richard splitting the shutout. Two weeks later, however, it was Ayers Cliff turn as the All-Stars defeated the Polar Bears 3-1. ''After getting behind early 2-0 versus Montreal, we played a strong second and third periods but were only able to score one goal back. Our goalie Maryse Richard had a strong game in nets'', said head coach Karl Hunting. ''The third game was a must win to advance to the final but West Island took an early lead with a pair of goal. With strong spirit we came back to tie the game 2-2 in the third period. Unfortunately the Eagles strength showed and they scored two late goals to win 4-2. This eliminated our team from the tournament, '' added Hunting. Before the holiday break, Ayers Cliff All Stars defeat Polar Bears 2-0. It was their second victory in a row over Bishop's this season. Bishop's returned to action following the holiday break, and started 2006 off on a winning note, defeating the Middleburry Otters 5-1 in Middleburry, Vermont. The Polar Bears scorers were Sonya Roloff with two and singles going to Michelle McKay, Lisa Kennedy and Emily Dick. Maryse Richard recorded the win in nets. The Polar Bears next game is scheduled for January 27th at the W.B. Scott Arena in Lennoxville against Ayers Cliff All Stars. |
On November 25th, Bishop's travelled to Montreal to participate in the 11th annual
Dorval Women's Tournament and play their final three games before the holiday break. Bishop's finished the tournament with a record of 1-2, defeating the Hochelaga Patriotes
4-2 but falling to the Montreal Rebelles 2-1 and the West Island Eagles
by a score of 4-2. Fourth-year forward Kim Purcell (Kingston, On) put in an astounding performance against Hochelaga, scoring a season-high four goals against the Patriotes.