The Lakeland Rustlers went three-for-three during a weekend trip to Medicine Hat for Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference women’s hockey action.
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The first-place Rustlers (9-1) extended their ACAC winning streak to eight games as they defeated the last-place Medicine Hat Rattlers 4-3 on Sunday, after posting a 4-0 victory on Saturday and a 3-1 win Friday.
Medicine Hat (1-8) has lost five games in a row.
The Rattlers tried to stage a comeback Sunday afternoon as they erased a 4-0 deficit and scored three straight goals, including one with five seconds left in the penalty-filled game. But it wasn’t enough as Lakeland secured another victory and the weekend sweep.
Claudia Lammers scored two goals, including the winner midway through the second period. Keyra Buziak assisted on both of those tallies.
The Rustlers also got goals from Olivia Mann and Julianna Giacobbo, while Sydney Grover picked up two assists.
Mya Girard, with two points, Aivry Thomas and Zayda Summach scored the Medicine Hat goals. Thomas netted a power-play marker midway through the third period.
Shelbi Thunderblanket blocked 13 shots to record the Lakeland victory. Sarah Shields made 38 saves as she faced 42 shots in the Rattlers’ net.
In Saturday’s game, Rustlers rookie Schay Camphaug posted a 12-save shutout. Her teammates fired 33 shots toward Anna Stewart.
Marly Dumanski’s three-point game included two goals. Buziak added a goal and three assists, while Grover also scored and Lammers had a couple of helpers.
The Rustlers opened the weekend with three unanswered goals in the first period Friday, two from Dumanski and one from Lammers. On the night, Dumanski finished with three points and Lammers had two.
Gabby Hales, in the third period, scored the lone Medicine Hat goal against Paige Fischer, who made nine saves.
Stewart stopped 34 of the 37 shots she faced in the Rattlers’ net.
After a schedule break this weekend, Lakeland plays a home-and-home series against the second-place Red Deer Queens (9-2) next weekend. In a pair of 5 p.m. games, the teams meet Friday (Nov. 21) at Lloydminster and Saturday (Nov. 22) in Red Deer.
The Rustlers’ new home rink is the Co-op Community Arena, which is part of the Cenovus Energy Hub complex.
On the opening night of the regular season, Lakeland edged visiting Red Deer 2-1 in their lone head-to-head meeting thus far. Both teams feature graduates of the U18 AAA Lloydminster Steelers.
The Rustlers are unbeaten in five home games this season. Buziak leads the league in goals, assists and points with a 9-7-16 slate after nine games. Camphaug — 4-0 between the pipes — is atop the league with a 0.50 goals-against average and a .974 save percentage.
Red Deer has won six consecutive games, including two victories (4-1 and 3-1) last week in home-and-home play with the fifth-place Olds Broncos (2-8).
All six teams take a break from ACAC action this weekend.
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