BY RANDY SCHULTZ –
Genevieve Illos scored four goals to lead the Williamsville Girls Varsity High School Ice Hockey team to a 8-6 win over the Niagara County Girls Varsity High School Ice Hockey Team Tuesday afternoon at Dwyer Arena on the campus of Niagara University. Sam Latini also scored four goals in a losing effort for Niagara County.
It was the opening game for both teams and the beginning of the 16th season of Western New York Girls Ice Hockey Federation hockey.
Sam Draper opened the scoring for NC at the 13:49 mark of the first period to give her team an early 1-0 lead. Illos scored the first of her four goals just a couple of minutes later to tie the score.
Illos scored again just minute later to put WM in front, 2-1. Caydence Curran increased WM lead to 3-1 at the 8:03 mark of the first. NC closed out the scoring in the opening period when Ashley Mainstone scored with a little over a minute remaining in the period to cut WM lead to 3-2.
Latini then scored the first of her four goals early in the 2nd period to tie the score 3-3. But WM jumped back in front, 4-3 on a goal by Scarlet Canna at 5:44. But less than a minute later it was Latini again for NC to tie it up, 4-4.
WM exploded for three more goals in the period on goals by Alison Besancon, and back-to-back goals by Illos to give their team a 7-4 lead going into the third period.
Alena Lombardo increased WM lead to four, 8-4 early in the final period. Latini scored the final two goal of the period for NC to cut the WM lead to two and make the final score 8-6.
GAME NOTES: Alison Besancon had three assists in the contest for WM…Addison Stachura added two assists for WM…the only other player to record an assist in the game for WM was Mila Guigui.
Latini also had an assist in addition to her four goals…Mainstone added two assists to her goal…Myla Chopyak had an assist…as did Elynn Schrader.
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