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Despite outshooting the opposition 49-12 the Westman Wildcats needed a come from behind overtime victory in their first game of the Shattuck St. Mary's Jamboree vs the Minnesota Revolution. Paige Hubbard scored the winning goal with 53 seconds remaining in OT to finally seal the deal. Aly O'Hara and Ashley Seekings picked up the assists on the play.  Aly O'Hara had previously tied the game up with 41 seconds remaining in the game with their net empty and an extra attacker in the ice. Jessica Walker and Tori Williams picked up the assists on the play.  Minnesota had previously taken a 1-0 lead early in the 3rd period on a breakaway after a Wildcats turnover while on the powerplay.  

The Westman Wildcats traveled to Portage this afternoon to face the Central Plains Capitals.  The Wildcats came out flying and had a dominant opening period but it was the Capitals who ended up scoring on their 2nd shot of the game and then again with 47 seconds remaining to go into the first intermission leading 2-0 . Shots on goal in the period were 10-6 in favour of Westman.  The Capitals took both penalties in the period.

In the 2nd period the Wildcats came out even stronger and dominated possession time. Aly O'Hara scored at the 15:08 mark, assisted by Shaylee Scraba to make it 2-1.  The Wildcats continued to push for the equalizer but could not find the back of the net.  A couple of penalties took away their momentum for a few minutes but they finished the period strong as they push for the equalizer. Shots on goal were 13-6 in favour of Westman.  Each team took two minor penalties.

Central Plains was able to settle down the game for the first half of the 3rd period as the Wildcats struggled to find their groove.  As the period wore on the Wildcats began to push and they were rewarded with 41 seconds remaining with a Central Plains player in the penalty box and the Wildcats goalie pulled for an extra attacker as Aly O'Hara scored her 2nd of the game to tie it at 2 apiece.

Shots on goal in the period were 10-8 in favour of Central Plains.  Each team was assessed two minor penalties.

Overtime did not solve anything as the Wildcats had to kill off a penalty but registered all four shots on net.  

Unfortunately they lost in the shootout as they were unable to score a goal and gave up one.

Jenna Marshall suffered the loss in net. Final shots were 35-22 in favour of Westman.

The Westman Wildcats traveled to Portage this afternoon to face the Central Plains Capitals.  The Wildcats came out flying and had a dominant opening period but it was the Capitals who ended up scoring on their 2nd shot of the game and then again with 47 seconds remaining to go into the first intermission leading 2-0 . Shots on goal in the period were 10-6 in favour of Westman.  The Capitals took both penalties in the period.

In the 2nd period the Wildcats came out even stronger and dominated possession time. Aly O'Hara scored at the 15:08 mark, assisted by Shaylee Scraba to make it 2-1.  The Wildcats continued to push for the equalizer but could not find the back of the net.  A couple of penalties took away their momentum for a few minutes but they finished the period strong as they push for the equalizer. Shots on goal were 13-6 in favour of Westman.  Each team took two minor penalties.

Central Plains was able to settle down the game for the first half of the 3rd period as the Wildcats struggled to find their groove.  As the period wore on the Wildcats began to push and they were rewarded with 41 seconds remaining with a Central Plains player in the penalty box and the Wildcats goalie pulled for an extra attacker as Aly O'Hara scored her 2nd of the game to tie it at 2 apiece.

Shots on goal in the period were 10-8 in favour of Central Plains.  Each team was assessed two minor penalties.

Overtime did not solve anything as the Wildcats had to kill off a penalty but registered all four shots on net.  

Unfortunately they lost in the shootout as they were unable to score a goal.

Jenna Marshall suffered the loss in net. 

The Westman Wildcats suffered a 2-1 shootout loss the the Winnipeg Avros on Saturday afternoon in Winnipeg.  Winnipeg scored with 3:59 remaining in the opening period off a 2 on 2 rush as the Avros forward tipped a stray puck through the Wildcats goalie, Kaitie Slator as another Avros player drove hard to the net and poked it into the empty net.  Shots on goal were 6-5 in favour of Westman.

The 2nd period remained scoreless with the Avros outshooting the Wildcats 12-9. Each team was assessed two minor penalties.  The Wildcats had to kill off a long 5 on 3 penalty in the period.

The Wildcats got an early powerplay in the 3rd period as Cammy Clyne buried a rebound off a shot from the point at the 19:25 mark. Tori Williams and Paige Hubbard picked up the assists.  The game would remain tied through the end of regulation and overtime as the Wildcats had to kill off a penalty in the extra period. The Avros outshot the Wildcats 10-6 in the 3rd and 5-2 in OT.

Cue the shootout where the Wildcats only scored one goal in three attempts while the Avros scored on their first two attempts.

Kaitie Slator was solid in net stopping 31 of 32 shots.  The Wildcats play on Sunday at 1:15 PM in Portage vs Central Plains.

The Westman Wildcats hosted the Pembina Valley Hawks on Sunday afternoon in Hartney.  This would be the two teams 3rd game against each other in a week with each team scoring a 1 goal victory.

The Wildcats got on the board first as Shaylee Scraba scored on a beauty onetimer off a pass from Tori Williams on the powerplay at the 7:44 mark of the opening period.  Ashley Seekings also picked up an assist on the play.  The period would end 1-0.  The Wildcats outshot PV 10-7 in the period and took 2 of 3 minor penalties.

The Wildcats would stretch their lead to 2-0 when Jori Hansen-Young directed a quick shot on net that hit a skate and found its way to the corner of the net, eluding a screened PV goaltender.  Aly O'Hara and Charly Lindberg each picked up an assist.  The Hawks would score on the powerplay to make it a 2-1 game.  The Hawks would make a big push to tie the game over the next few minutes but the Wildcats would make it a 2 goal game again at 9:34 on the powerplay when Cammy Clyne buried a rebound into the open net off a shot from Tori Williams.  Ashley Seekings again picked up an assist on the goal.  The period would end 3-1.  The Hawks outshot the Wildcats 16-10.  Each team picked up two minor penalties.

In the 3rd period the Wildcats regained their composure and would eventually stretch the lead to 4-1 at the 11:27 mark as Cammy Clyne would score her 2nd goal of the game, assisted by Paige Hubbard.  The Hawks would not roll over and quit though and scored on the next shift to make it 4-2 when a Wildcats defender lost the puck and gave up the scoring play.  The Hawks would make it a 4-3 game with just under 7 minutes to play off a goal mouth scramble as the Wildcats goaltender could not find the puck to cover.  The Wildcats called a timeout to settle their team a bit and they were able to regain their composure.  With 43 seconds remaining, Shaylee Scraba scored into the empty net  to make it 5-3 with assists going to Aly O'Hara and Charly Lindberg.  They would make it 6-3 with 23 seconds remaining as Haley Wickham beat Oswald on the powerplay.  Cammy Clyne and Paige Hubbarb picked up the assists on the play.  Shots on goal in the 3rd period were 10-9 in favor of PV. PV also took the lone minor penalty.

Jenna Marshall picked up her second win of the weekend.

Paige Hubbard scored two goals, one shorthanded and the other late in the 3rd period on an impressive shot, to lead the Westman Wildcats to a 2-1 victory over the Pembina Valley Hawks on Saturday night in Hartney.  Aly O'Hara and Ashley Seekings picked up the assists on the game winning goal.  

The Wildcats took 4 of 9 minor penalties on the night.  

Jenna Marshall picked up the victory, stopping 29 of 30 shots on net.

The two teams go at it again on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM in Hartney.

Charly Lindberg and Tori Williams each had a goal and an assist as the Wildcats scored two powerplay goals in the 2nd period to lead the Westman Wildcats to a 2-0 victory over the Interlake Lightning on Sunday afternoon in Stonewall. Ashley Seekings and Aly O'Hara each picked up single assists in the victory.  The Wildcats took 5 of 12 minor penalties in the game. The Wildcats outshot Interlake 43-18. Kaitie Slator picked up the victory in net.

The Wildcats next action will be this Saturday at 7:30 PM in Hartney when they face the Pembina Valley Hawks.  They will face those same Hawks on Sunday at 2:00 PM in Hartney.

The Westman Wildcats were defeated 1-0 on Saturday evening in Morden.  Pembina Valley would score the lone goal on the powerplay with a seeing-eye shot from the point at the 15:05 mark of the 3rd period.  Both goaltenders were excellent in the game.  Jenna Marshall suffered the loss in net, stopping 31 of 32 shots.  The Wildcats directed 29 shots on the PV goalie, Halle Oswald.  Each team took 4 minor penalties.

The Wildcats are on the road again tomorrow afternoon in Stonewall when they face the Interlake Lightning at 2:00 PM.