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Panthers lose two of three games

The Estevan PowerTech Panthers got mixed results in their three road games last week, winning only one of them.


The Estevan PowerTech Panthers got mixed results in their three road games last week, winning only one of them.

The female midget AA team was edged 4-3 by the Regina Capitals on Thursday, then fell 5-4 to the Diefenbaker Thunder on Saturday and blanked the Thunder 5-0 on Sunday.

The Panthers (6-4-1) are in third place in the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League standings.

On Sunday in Beechy, the Panthers got two goals from Michaella Matthies, while Haley Ronyk, Jenna Kreklewich and Ashley Chapman also scored.

Estevan tallied two goals in each of the first and third periods.

The Panthers outshot the Thunder 38-24, with Litesha Spittal earning the shutout.

On Saturday in Lucky Lake, Paige Connor scored the winning goal for the Thunder halfway through the third period.

Taylor Colbow (2), Jenna Grube and Matthies scored for the Panthers, with Kaci Jones, MyKaela Buhr, Melissa Jones and Ashlyn Connor also tallying for the Diefenbaker squad.

The shots were even at 23, with Brianna Cote in goal for the Panthers.

On Thursday, the Capitals scored three unanswered goals, including the tying and winning markers 74 seconds apart late in the third period, to rally for the win.

Kreklewich, Kailey McLellan and Hailey Dukart supplied the Panthers' goals, while Shelby Kirkpatrick, Jordyn Miller and Sydney Simpson scored for the Capitals.

Cote stopped 29 shots for the Panthers, who were outshot 33-32.

Estevan is off this weekend. Their next regular season game comes on Dec. 7 when they host the Regina Ravens.