Northern Bears unable to hold on to early lead with home loss to Notre Dame

Despite taking a 2-0 lead, the Prince Albert Northern Bears were unable to hold on as they lost 3-2 to the Notre Dame Hounds in SFU18AAAHL action at the Art Hauser Center on Friday night. was.

Northern Bears head coach Steve Young says it was a few small mistakes that led to the loss.

“In terms of effort, I thought the girls did well. It’s a 2-0 lead that you never want to give up and it’s clear that you’re frustrated in that regard. It’s a game of inches. Work hard. When you’re working you have to work smart, we made some mistakes and they managed to get a very frustrating goal like that. , tomorrow’s effort is necessary.”

The Northern Bears faced penalty issues early on as Notre Dame had a 5-3 power play opportunity, but goalkeeper Brooke Archer stood her ground and pulled the siege of Notre Dame aside. and the Bears successfully killed the penalty to bring the game back. Even out the intensity.

Young says Bears managed penalty kills well throughout the game

“I thought it was a big killer world. We are frustrated and we have to get this win to make them smile tomorrow.”

Julia Say opened the scoring with Prince Albert’s shot in the first of the game before a wrist shot defeated Hounds goaltender Shea Kungfaug to give the Bears a 1–0 advantage.

Cey says having a linemate nearby helps him play with confidence.

“I got in the zone and lost, so I was just trying to recover. I took care of it. When I got there, I knew I had a winger, so I was confident that I could play. Indeed it was definitely a line effort.

The Visiting Hounds beat Prince Albert 18-6 in the first period.

In the second period, the Northern Bears doubled their lead with 8:07 left and Claudia Lammers passed Kanfagu by one. Sasha Malenfant picked up a helper.

Notre Dame fought back as a perfectly placed wrist shot from captain Juliana Herman cut the Bears’ lead in half with 4:26 left in the second period.

Julianna Herman is the younger sister of Raiders captain Evan Herman.

The Hounds scored after just three and a half minutes. Keira Anderson scored his ninth goal of the season. Harman scored the second point assist of the game.

A shot in the second period favored the Northern Bears at 12-10.

Young said the Bears were able to get more pucks on the net with less time spent on penalty kills.

“I don’t think I should have shot like I did in the first. They made some power plays and got some shots. It was very important to come out in the second and hit the shots at the net. Things weren’t going to happen for any team if the puck didn’t make it to the net, and I thought it made us a little better.

Notre Dame leads in the third period with 11:42 remaining. Juliana Harman scored her second goal and third point of the contest to give the Hounds a 3–2 lead.

The Northern Bears are unable to find an equalizer as Harman’s second proves to be the game-winner for the Hounds.

Cey says the Bears feel bitten by the loss but want to win the split on Saturday.

“I think we are all grieving this loss. If you have the puck in the net, you’ll definitely be on top.”

The Northern Bears are scheduled to play the Notre Dame Hounds at the Art Hauser Center on Saturday afternoon. Packs drop at 1:30 PM.

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