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Carpenter, Miller Conclude Series Against Team Canada
September 01, 2011 | Women's Hockey
Sept. 1, 2011
Chestnut Hill, Mass. –Two of the newest Boston College women’s ice hockey members, Alex Carpenter and Megan Miller, and the U.S. Women’s U18 Team completed a friendly series against Team Canada on Sunday, Aug. 21. Team USA went 1-2 in the three game series against its neighboring federation.
After winning the opening game, 3-2, the U.S. fell in the following meetings, 3-2 and 6-4, respectively. Carpenter tallied one goal and two assists in three games, while Miller stopped 15 shots in one appearance. The incoming freshmen will join an Eagles team, which reached the NCAA Frozen Four and won their first Hockey East Championship in 2010-11.
Recaps are provided by USAHockey.
Game One (Photos):
Anne Pankowski (Laguna Hills, Calif.) recorded a goal and an assist to lead the U.S. Women's Under-18 Team to a 3-2 win over Canada in the opening game of the 2011 Women's Under-18 Series in Rockland, Ont.
"I think the key tonight was the girls contained their excitement and played hard," said Heather Linstad, head coach of the 2011 U.S. Women's Under-18 Team. "The team played composed and came out ready to skate. Even though we gave up two goals, I never thought we got back on our heels."
The U.S. struck first, just 1:02 into the opening period, when Pankowski scored from just outside the crease. Team USA made it 2-0 off a Kaliya Johnson (Chandler, Ariz.) slapshot from the point. Pankowski drew the lone assist on the play. Canada cut the lead in half thanks to a power-play goal by Meghan Dufault at 17:58, but the U.S. finished the opening 20 minutes with a 3-1 advantage thanks to Paige Savage (Carrollton, Texas), who tipped in Courtney Burke's (Albany, N.Y.) shot from the point. Alex Carpenter (North Reading, Mass.) also drew an assist on the goal.
After a scoreless second period, Canada came within a goal with 8:07 left in regulation on Dufault's second power-play marker of the contest, but the U.S. maintained its advantage to capture the victory in game one of the series.
Sidney Peters (Geneva, Ill.) made 26 saves for the win for Team USA.
Game Two (Photos):
Despite a 25-18 shots-on-goal advantage, the U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team dropped a 3-2 decision to Canada tonight in the second of three games between the two countries at the 2011 Women's Under-18 Series in Rockland, Ont. Team USA won the opening game of the series on Thursday (Aug. 18) by a 3-2 count.
"I thought we played very well," said Heather Linstad, head coach of the 2011 U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team. "It was a terrific hockey game between two very good teams. On the game-winner, they caught us on a little bit of a breakdown and unfortunately, that's going to happen at times."
After a scoreless first period, Canada opened a 1-0 lead 3:04 into the second frame. But a pair of goals in the final six minutes of the period gave Team USA a 2-1 advantage after 40 minutes. Alex Carpenter (North Reading, Mass.) found the back of the net to gain the first U.S. marker at 14:29, with help from Haley Skarupa (Rockville, Md.) and Mary Anne Kennedy-Menefee (Lansing, Mich.), before Anne Pankowski (Laguna Hills, Calif.) put the U.S. in the lead with a power-play goal at 18:22.
Canada, however, rallied to even the game 1:17 into the third stanza, before Nicole Connery potted the game-winner with just 1:15 left in regulation.
U.S. netminder Megan Miller (Long Grove, Ill.) made 15 saves in the game.
Game Three (Photos):
Despite jumping out to a 3-1 lead in the first period, the U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team dropped a 6-4 decision to Canada today in the final game between the two countries at the 2011 Women's Under-18 Series in Rockland, Ont. Team USA won the opening game of the series on Thursday (Aug. 18) by a 3-2 count, while Canada took the second game of the series on Friday (Aug. 19), 3-2.
"I thought we were the more aggressive team in the first half," said Heather Linstad, head coach of the 2011 U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team. "Overall, I think we did some good things to build on and move forward."
Dana Trivigno (Setauket, N.Y.) opened the scoring at 2:53 of the first period and Sydney Daniels (Southwick, Mass.) followed suit with a power-play goal at 7:58 to give Team USA a 2-0 lead. Canada got on the board a minute later, however, with a goal from Laura Stacey.
But Team USA responded just 50 seconds into the middle frame to reopen a two-goal lead. Dani Cameranesi (Plymouth, Minn.) lit the lamp to put the U.S. ahead 3-1 before Canada evened the score to close out the second period.
Canada rallied for two goals to open the third period and take its first lead of the game. Haley Skarupa (Rockville, Md.) scored to bring Team USA within a goal at 12:06, but Canada's Cayley Mercer netted the game's final tally at 15:33.
U.S. netminder Sidney Peters (Geneva, Ill.) made 29 saves in the game.
