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SLC Sharks Win One, Lose One at Challenge Cup
It was smiles all around as the St. Lawrence College Sharks Women’s hockey team defeated the Humber College Hawks 1-0 in overtime to win
the 2014 Challenge Cup. Supplied photo.
By Marc Benoit scored the goal that took home and they’ve been together so is still proud of his team’s
the cup for the Sharks. long,” said Sean Boulerice, performance. “They were
he St. Lawrence College co-coach for both of the close games, and it wasn’t
TSharks Men’s and “I’ve never had a goal quite SLC Sharks’ hockey teams. just that it was close and our
Women’s hockey teams like that one,” said Young. “Where, in our situation we goalie stood on his head.
recently competed in the “Before the goal I was thinking didn’t have our whole team We were chance for chance
Challenge Cup, hosted at about trying to get it for the the entire year, other than the
the Brantford campus of girls who were in their last final tournament. We played with them and I would say
Wilfred Laurier University. year of playing. They really right with them and we didn’t in the Redeemer game, we
The women’s team came deserved to win this game and get out-chanced. out chanced Redeemer.
out on top, winning all four me getting that goal was just There weren’t a whole lot of
of their games and claiming the icing on the cake.” According to Sharks stumbling blocks in there;
a championship. The men, The Men’s team won against defenseman Dylan Casselman, they capitalized on their one
while not quite as successful, George Brown College and they put in the effort, but just chance.”
still managed to win half of Lakehead University, scoring couldn’t seem to get the break There is a saying that
their games. the winning goal in a shoot they needed. “I thought we nothing breeds success, like
The SLC Sharks Women’s out in both matches. Their played well,” said Casselman. success. With that in mind, the
team managed to shut out all losses came against Fanshawe “We battled through a lot of Sharks will enjoy the summer
of their opponents teams with College and Redeemer unlucky bounces and the puck but look forward eagerly to a
the exception of Georgian University College. just never really seemed to chance to get back on the ice
College. The college’s Athlete “Those schools are so big, give us any luck.” in the fall for another season
of the Week, Annie Young, they’ve got so much depth, Despite the loss, Boulerice of hockey.
