LEDUC – North Yellow defeated North Blue 5-2 to win the 2019 Alberta Challenge Cup.
North Yellow got on the board just under four minutes into the game on a goal by Sadie Makokis. They then rattled off three goals in the final three minutes of the second period to take a 4-0 lead into the final frame, where they would add one more.
Emerson Jarvis led the way for North Yellow with two goals, while Paige Ring added a goal and an assist, and Ainsley Mccoy-Birk scored a goal of her own. Mackenzie Dojahn and Erika Lind stopped a total of 23 shots in the victory. Maya Serdachny and Andie Hammel scored the goals for North Blue.
Earlier in the day, North Grey defeated South Green 1-0 in the B Final. South White won the C Final over South Black 5-1.
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C Final
South White 5 – South Black 1
Players of the Game: Alberta White: #18 Ayah Salem | South Black: #4 Ryann Holbein
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B Final
North Grey 1 – South Green 0
Players of the Game: North Grey: #7 Raine Murdoch | South Green: #18 Leighanna Rizarri
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Championship Final
North Yellow 5 – North Blue 2
Players of the Game: North Yellow: #17 Sophie McKinley | North Blue: #3 Shaelyn Hopkins
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Alberta Built Player of the Day
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1 – Good person – Know who you are.
2 – Character player – Believe in yourself.
3 – Grit player – Thrive on adversity
4 – Leadership – Treat yourself & people right
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