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2008 CIS Womens Hockey ChampionshipsUNIVERSITYSPORTCAFRANAIS CONTACT US HOMEMarch 20 2009 PRINT THIS STORYCIS championship (Game 2 Pool A) Bisons edge X in OT stay alive By StFX sports information ANTIGONISH NS (CIS) Defender Chelsea Braun scored the shootout winner as the thirdseeded Manitoba Bisons kept their goldmedal hopes alive with a dramatic 21 win over the tournament host and No 5ranked St Francis Xavier XWomen in the fourth roundrobin duel of the 2009 CIS womens hockey championship Friday night in front of a standingroomonly crowd of over 1800 at the Keating CentreChampionship website wwwuniversitysportcaechampionshipswhockey2009 Canada West champion Manitoba which lost 21 in overtime to the No 1 McGill Martlets in its tournament opener on Thursday ends PoolA play with a 11 record and a goal differential of zero McGill goes into Saturdays Pool A finale against StFX (730 pm Atlantic) with a 10 mark and a goal differential of plus one while the 01 XWomen going into the tilt with a differential of minus oneA win by defending national champion McGill would send the Martlets to Sundays title match (8 pm Atlantic) while Manitoba would play for bronze and StFX for fifth place A StFX victory could produce a number of scenarios (see GAME NOTES below)Braun a thirdyear rearguard from Winnipeg was the 14th skater to go in the shootout and the third one to find the back of the net She beat fourthyear goaltender Katie Harvieux (Digby NS) sliding the puck along the ice glove side after a nifty head fakeAfter the first three shooters from each team missed fifthyear leftwinger Brayden Ferguson (Toronto) last years CIS MVP gave StFX the temporary edge when she fooled secondteam allCanadian netminder Stacey Corfield (Winnipeg) with a quick shot on the blocker sideThe home teams lead was shortlived as Manitobas next shooter forward Tammy Brade (Roblin Man) broke the Harvieux mystery also with a low shot on the glove sideAfter the next two skaters from each squad missed Corfield stopped an attempt from XWomen defender Suzanne Fenerty (Cole Harbour NS) opening the door to Brauns heroicsI was happy with the way my team responded after the loss last night said Manitoba head coach Jon Rempel We were able to put that game behind us and Im very happy with how we played It has been a long eight days with our tripleovertime game last weekend (against Alberta) and now the backtoback overtime games hereTonights game was one of the most intense games I have been a part of and I give credit to StFX they are one of the most aggressive teams weve played this yearThe game was still scoreless deep into the third period when Addie Miles finally broke the ice for the Bisons during a power play at the 1223 mark The sophomore forward from Winnipeg deflected a point...