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StFX FITNESS & RECREATION INTRAMURALS SPORTS CLUBS COMMUNITY BOX OFFICE FACILITIESBASKETBALL CROSS COUNTRY FOOTBALL HOCKEY SOCCER TRACK & FIELD BASKETBALL CROSS COUNTRY HOCKEY RUGBY SOCCER TRACK & FIELD VOLLEYBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ATHLETE INFO ATHLETIC NEWS CONTACTS CORPORATE PARTNERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES HALL OF FAME LINKS PROGRAMS SCHEDULES SPORTS CAMPS TRADITION OF XCELLENCE WEBCASTING XWomen nip Stingers 43 in overtime The XWomen hockey team pulled off a 43 overtime win against the Concordia Stingers Saturday afternoon in exhibition play at the StFX Keating Centre XWomen veteran defense Laura Grant blasted a shot from the point through traffic at 543 into the ten minute fouronfour overtime period to secure the win for the XWomen against their QSSF opponentStFX held leads of 10 after the first period and 31 after the second before the Stingers came back to tie the game with two third period goalsCatie Gavin opened the scoring for X with a first period goal 1218 in Jessica Shanahan and Abygail Laking assisted on the play The XWomen outshot the Stingers 104 in the opening frameOn the opening play of the second period Nicole Hansom beat Stingers netminder Audrey DoyonLessard with a goal just 16 seconds in as the XWomen took a 20 lead Assists went to Carolyn Campbell and Suzanne Fenerty The XWomen continued the pressure early on in the second period and had several good scoring chances Sydnee Parker had a chance in alone and missed the far post just wide while Shanahan and Laking almost converted on a 2on1 opportunity Later in the period the momentum shifted and the Stingers were pressuring in the StFX zone resulting in heir first goal of the game at 1315 off the stick of Catherine RancourtBefore the period was over Laking scored on the power play for the XWomen with only 129 seconds left Her high shot beat DoyonLessard glove side Grant assisted on the play as did Shanahan with her second helper on the dayStFX held a 2412 shot advantage after two periods of play but Concordia would come back in the third period to pull off the tie at the end of regulation Catherine Desjardins scored their second goal of the game at 538 on the power play after XWoman Haley MacDonald was sent to the box for holding She tucked a quick pass from Erin Lally in front of the net under StFX goaltender Katie GreenwayThe XWomen had a good opportunity to score midway through the period on a 5on3 power play chance for one minute of play but they could not convert The Stingers picked up steam as the period went on and Greenway played well in the X net making a few key savesLate in the game the Stingers were scrambling in front of the X net and Emilie Bocchia pounced on a loose rebound to score the tying goal with only 139 left on the clock sending the game to overtimeIn the facepaced overtime peri...