FIFTH PLACE CIS championship: Alberta takes 5th place with 5-2 win

20:00 - 3rd	1	2	3	Final
Manitoba ()	1	0	1	2
Alberta ()	2	2	1	5

Scoring Summary
1st - 14:21	PP - Meagan Vestby (Manitoba)
1st - 16:59	Katie Borbely (Alberta)
1st - 18:19	Monika Moskalski (Alberta)
2nd - 12:29	PP - Alannah Kedra (Alberta)
2nd - 14:07	Lindsie Fairfield (Alberta)
3rd - 4:23	Meagan Vestby (Manitoba)
3rd - 12:19	Melody Howard (Alberta)

Alberta	Manitoba
G: 5 Players (#6, #17, #19, #21, #22 - 1) A: Melody Howard - 2 Sh: N/A Sv: Kanesa Shwetz - 7	G: Meagan Vestby - 2 A: 4 Players (#4, #12, #15, #21 - 1) Sh: N/A Sv: Leiette Klassen - 26

TEAM STATISTICS	Alberta	Manitoba
Power Plays	1 for 4	1 for 2
Shorthanded Goals	0	0
Penalties (min)	2 (4)	4 (8)
Shots on Goal	31	12
Face Offs Won	0	0

full stats

Photo credit Adam Gagnon

WATERLOO, Ont. (CIS) – The Alberta Pandas claimed fifth place at the CIS championship with a 5-2 win over the Manitoba Bisons. This is only the second time in seven meetings this season between these two Canada West rivals that Alberta claimed a win.

Championship website (including live webcast): http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wice

“Overall this particular game was our most consistent effort,” said Alberta head coach Howie Draper following the match. “The good thing is we left with a win, and I felt like our girls played with a lot of pride and determination.”

Midway through the first period Bisons netminder Leiette Klassen (Altona, Man.) lost her stick, so defender Chantal DeSpiegelaere (Winnipeg, Man.) gave up hers, giving the Panadas a full two minutes in the Bisons zone with them unable to clear the puck. Alberta had several scoring chances during the sequence, but the Manitoba’s defence kept the puck out of the net.

The Bisons caught the first break of the game on the power play. On a 2-on-1, Amy Lee (Brandon, Man.) setup Meagan Vestby (Swan River, Man.) who fired the puck glove side on Kanesa Shwetz (Waskatenau, Alta.). The Pandas got it back three minutes later with a goal from Katie Borbely (Calgary, Alta.). The fourth year forward buried the rebound from a Nicole Pratt (High Prairie, Alta.) point shot. The Panada’s Monika Maskalski (Edmonton, Alta.) gave Alberta their second goal on a shot from the top of the circle that slipped past Klassen and into the net.

Alberta made it 3-1 on a power play at 12:29 of the second period. Andrea Wiebe (Lloydminster, Alta.) shot the puck from the side of the net and beat a sprawling Klassen. The Panda’s momentum kept going with another goal off a 2-on-1 from Lindsie Fairfield (Calgary, Alta.). Alberta dominated play in the second period, outshooting their opponents 12-5.

Manitoba got on the board again in the third period. Vestby notched her second of the match by deflecting Maggie Litchfield-Medd’s (Winnipeg, Man.) shot past Kaitlyn Chapman (Chauvin, Alta.) who took over netminding duties in the third for the Pandas. Alberta answered at 12:19 with a goal from Melody Howard (Grande Prairie, Alta.).

The Pandas held a shot advantage over their Canada West rivals 31-12 at the end of the game.

SCORING SUMMARY

Alberta 5, Manitoba 2

FIRST PERIOD

SCORING
1. Man, Meagan Vestby (1) (Amy Lee, Addie Miles), 14:21 (PP);
2. Alb, Katie Borbely (1) (Nicole Pratt, Leah Copeland), 16:59;
3. Alb, Monika Maskalski (1) (Melody Howard), 18:19.

PENALTIES
Melody Howard (Alb) body checking, 14:00.

SECOND PERIOD

SCORING
4. Alb, Andrea Wiebe (1) (Melody Howard), 12:29 (PP);
5. Alb, Linsie Fairfield (1) (Alannah Kedra-McCormack), 14:07.

PENALTIES
Michelle Pawluk (Man) interference, 10:40;
Katie Stewart (Alb) roughing, 15:25.

THIRD PERIOD

SCORING
6. Man, Meagan Vestby (2) (Maggie Litchfield-Medd, Kayla Duna), 4:23;
7. Alb, Melody Howard (1) (Karla Bourke), 12:19.

PENALTIES
Tammy Brade (Man) cross checking, 4:35;
Michelle Pawluk (Man) body checking, 7:09;
Kacey Funk (Man) roughing, 19:58.

GOALS (by period)
Alb 2 2 1 - 5
Man 1 0 1 - 2

SHOTS ON GOAL (by period)
Alb 9-12-10-31
Man 3-5-4-12

POWER PLAY
Alb 1-4
Man 1-2

GOALTENDERS
Alb, Kanesa Shwetz (W, 2-0, 8 shots, 7 saves, 40:00)
Alb, Kaitlyn Chapman ( shots,  saves, 20:00)
Man, Leiette Klassen (L, 0-1, 31 shots, 26 saves, 60:00)

HARROW PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Alb: Melody Howard
Man: Meagan Vestby

REFEREE: Lisa Grison

LINESMEN: Stephanie Gagnon, Elysia Ravenscroft

ATTENDANCE: 152

SCHEDULE, RESULTS & POOL STANDINGS

NOTE 1: All games webcast live by SSN Canada on http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wice
NOTE 2: All games at Waterloo Memorial Recreational Complex

POOL A GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
1. McGill 2 2 0 0 0 7 3 6
2. Queen’s 2 0 1 0 1 3 4 2
3. Alberta 2 0 0 1 1 3 6 1

POOL B GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
1. StFX  2 2 0 0 0 8 6 6
2. Laurier 2 1 0 0 1 7 4 3
3. Manitoba 2 0 0 0 2 3 8 0

Thursday, March 10
16:00 Pool A #1: No. 6 Alberta (2) vs. No. 1 McGill (4)
19:30 Pool B #1: No. 5 Laurier vs. No. 2 StFX

Friday, March 11
16:00 Pool A #2: Alberta vs. No. 4 Queen’s
19:30 Pool B #2: Laurier vs. No. 3 Manitoba

Saturday, March 12
16:00 Pool A #3: McGill vs. No. 4 Queen’s
19:30 Pool B #3: StFX vs. No. 3 Manitoba

Sunday, March 13
12:00 5th Place – Alberta vs Manitoba
16:00 Bronze – Laurier vs Queen’s
19:30 Final – StFX vs McGill

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