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Hockeyscenecom Your Source For Hockey Information In Atlantic CanadaNavigate Main Viewpoints Links ContactMonday August 2 2010 AUS WOMENS NEWS SCHEDULE NOTES NOTEBOOK STANDINGS LEADERS PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS CONTACTS PLAYOFFS TEAMS Special Events MONCTONIAN MAJOR MONCTONIAN MINOR HCARC HOCKEY CALENDAR GATINEAU CHOWDER CUP IN THE PROS HALIFAX SHOWCASE BRANCHES CHALLENGE CUP CANADA GAMES POND HOCKEY HOCKEY SCHOOLS IN THE NCAA TELUS CUP NEW MJAHL DRAFT MISC QMJHL ENTRY DRAFT ESSO CUP PREP SCHOOLS Contact NewsContact ResultsContact Commentsfax (506) 3865879call 18889177070 Back to Home FEMALE TIGERS HEAD TO BREAK IN TOP THREE HALIFAX NS December 3 2009 The womens hockey Tigers go into the Christmas break with a 73 record with 14 points good for third place overall in the Atlantic University Sport womens hockey standings and Head Coach Lesley Jordan is more than happy with the situation I think if someone told us before we played a regular season game this season that we could be in third place and five points behind with two games in hand heading into the break we would jump at the chance said Jordan The league is so much stronger this year and the gap has closed considerably between all the teams she explained Looking back at our three losses we had some very good opportunities to earn points in those games and came up a little shortOur focus in the second half will be learning the consistency it takes to play as a top three team We know we cant show up in the playoffs and expect to play great for three games straight We have to learn how to do that through the regular season to be ready to compete consistently at the AUs The new playoff format means you have to win three tough games in a row to assure yourself a championship We understand its a journey to reach that success and weve got a group of players this year who are willing to work for it commented the coachThere are no guarantees when it comes to winning were having fun and competing hard as coaches thats all we can ask for The next AUS competition for the womens hockey team is an exhibition game on January 7 against SMU The Tigers kick off the second half at home with two huge home games against UdeM and St Thomas on January 1011 Assistant captain Jocelyn LeBlanc leads the team in scoring with 8 goals and 11 assists for 19 points 2 points behind AUS scoring leader Marieve Provost On defense captain Laura Shearer is tied for third in scoring for defenceman Ashley Boutilier has carried the majority of the load between the pipes and boasts a 923 save percentage and has been steady for the Tigers in her second year On December 6 the mens and womens hockey team captains will be live on ATV to support the Christmas Daddies Telethon The Tigers will hold their annual Skate with the Tigers event on Dec...