Team BC lost the battle of East vs. West at the U18 Women’s National Championship Thursday, losing their preliminary round game against Team Atlantic 2-1.

 

BC opened the scoring early in the game, with defenseman Olivia Knowles (Campbell River, BC) scoring off a hard wrist shot from the point on a power play, less than five (5) minutes into the first period.

 

Team Atlantic, composed of athletes from the four (4) Atlantic provinces of Newfoundland & Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, responded before the first period ended, with Brette Pettet scoring on a top-shelf wrister.

 

Atlantic scored once more in the second period on a shot that slipped through Morgan Skinner’s (Victoria, BC) pads. Team Atlantic was able to hold on for the remainder of the game to get the 2-1 win.

 

Team Atlantic’s netminder Shelby Ryan stopped 26 of 27 shots for a .963 save percentage, earning Player of the Game honours for her team. Courtney Vorster (Richmond, BC) was awarded Player of the Game Honours for Team BC. Skinner allowed two (2) goals on 15 shots.

 

 

Team BC takes Team Ontario Blue in their final preliminary round game at 1:30PM Pacific Time on Friday, November 6, 2015. Follow along on Twitter at @BCHockey_Female, or using the BC Hockey mobile app on Apple or Android devices. All games will also be available online through Hockey Canada’s tournament website.

 

For more information on the 2015 National Women’s Under-18 Championship, please visit www.hockeycanada.ca/nwu18c and follow along via social media at www.facebook.com/womensu18 and www.twitter.com/hc_nwu18.

 

BC Hockey’s Female High Performance Program was established to identify and train athletes and team personnel for possible participation at Provincial, National and International events. For more information about BC Hockey, please visit the BC Hockey website at www.bchockey.net or email info@bchockey.net.