Pride beat Whale to defend women’s hockey Isobel Cup title

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (AP) — Evelina Raselli and Taylor Wenczkowski scored 12 seconds aside within the third interval, and the Boston Delight received their second consecutive Premier Hockey Federation Isobel Cup, beating the Connecticut Whale 4-2 on Monday night time.

The Delight claimed their third championship and have become the PHF’s first workforce to defend its title after beating the Minnesota Whitecaps a 12 months in the past. Boston additionally defeated the Buffalo Beauts to win the 2016 championship within the then-Nationwide Girls’s Hockey League’s first season.

Boston captain Jillian Dempsey, a member of the Delight since their inaugural season, had a purpose and help, and Jenna Rheault sealed the victory by scoring into an empty web with 90 seconds remaining. Katie Burt made 26 saves for the Delight, who squandered a 1-0 lead and rallied from a 2-1 deficit.

Amanda Conway and Taylor Girard scored for the Whale, who had been making their first ultimate look of their seven-year historical past. Abbie Ives stopped 24 photographs.

Taking part in their third recreation in 4 days, the Delight scored 3 times on 4 photographs within the third interval.

Wenczkowski scored the go-ahead purpose 6:57 into the interval when she drove up the left wing and was in place to faucet in a rebound after Ives stopped Christina Putigna’s shot from a nasty angle to the appropriate of the web.

The purpose was much like Raselli’s, which she scored seconds earlier. This time it was Mary Parker’s shot from the appropriate circle getting stopped by Ives, with the puck bouncing to Raselli, who tapped it into the open left aspect.

Boston clamped down on protection, limiting the Whale to at least one shot on purpose over the ultimate 20 minutes.

It was a disappointing finish for Connecticut (15-3-2), which received its first regular-season title and led the PHF in targets scored (74) and fewest targets allowed (44).

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