THIBAULT’S TWO GOALS LEAD CANADA WHITE TO WIN OVER CIS

Dominique Thibault  (L’Orignal, ON/University of Connecticut, HE) scored two goals as Canada White beat a team of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) all-stars 5-2 at the National Women’s Under-22 selection camp on Friday at York University in Toronto.

The win pushed Canada White’s record to 2-1 heading into the camp finale on Saturday (2 p.m. EDT) against 3-0 Canada Red. The CIS completed the camp at 0-4.

Thibault’s two goals were part of a four-goal second period for Canada White. Carolyne Prevost (Sarnia, ON/London, PWHL) gave Canada White a 2-1 lead less than two minutes into the second with a short-handed goal before Thibault scored her second and third goals of the event to extend her team’s lead to three goals before the second frame hit its midway point.

Leah Copeland (Calgary, AB/University of Alberta, CIS) opened the scoring for Canada White with a powerplay goal just over two minutes into the game, while teammate Rebecca Johnston (Sudbury, ON, Cornell University, ECAC) rounded out the scoring late in the second period.

Kori Cheverie and Caroline Hill replied for the CIS.

CIS head coach Dan Church will now evaluate his roster and select a team to represent Canada at the 2009 Winter Universiade, February 18-28 in Harbin, China.

The 22-member National Women’s Under-22 Team will be announced on Sunday morning and will travel to Pierrefonds, QC for a three-game series against the USA’s Women’s Under-22 Select Team, beginning August 23.

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Goals/Buts :
2:23 WHT 11 Leah Copeland (7 Rebecca Hewett) PP
18:44 CIS 4 Caroline Hill (10 Kayla Hottot, 18 Lyndsey Ryan) PP

Penalties/Pénalités :
1:16 CIS 29 Andrea Bevan (Holding)
4:13 CIS 25 Annie Del Guidice (Bodychecking)
8:54 WHT 36 Catherine White (Hooking)
12:54 WHT 16 Sara O’Toole (Interference)
16:08 CIS 19 Cathy Chartrand (Hooking)
16:45 WHT 36 Catherine White (Hooking)
18:31 WHT 14 Laura Fridfinnson (Hooking)

Goals/Buts :
1:22 WHT 23 Carolyne Prevost SH
2:48 WHT 24 Dominique Thibault (12 Jessica Jones)
7:12 WHT 24 Dominique Thibault (16 Sara O’Toole, 8 Katelyn Ptolemy)
11:35 CIS 20 Kori Cheverie (17 Brayden Ferguson)
13:18 WHT 26 Rebecca Johnston (6 Vicki Bendus, 37 Jennifer Wakefield)

Penalties/Pénalités :
0:23 WHT 37 Jennifer Wakefield (Boarding)
9:25 CIS 25 Annie Del Guidice (Kneeing)
19:06 CIS 37 Kelsey Webster (Elbowing)

Goals/Buts :
NO SCORING

Penalties/Pénalités :
1:47 WHT 27 Tara Watchorn (Interference)
13:29 CIS 11 Andrea Ironside (High Sticking)