A pair of one-goal losses to the Regina Ravens on the weekend ended the inaugural season for the Estevan PowerTech Panthers.
The midget AA club lost their first-round South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League series 7-5, as they fell 4-3 on Saturday and 3-2 on Sunday in the two-game, total-goal set.
On Saturday at the Civic Auditorium, the Panthers fell behind 4-1 at one point before staging a comeback bid that fell short.
Regina's Emilia MacDougall opened the scoring four minutes into the game on a shot from the left faceoff circle.
Michaella Matthies drew the Panthers even barely two minutes later. Although she didn't get all of her backhand shot, it was enough to get the puck past Ravens goalie Victoria Bourassa five-hole.
MacDougall scored again later in the period, as Panthers goalie Litesha Spittal got a piece of her shot but it trickled in.
The Ravens extended their lead early in the second on a goal by Irelyn Heward, and Miranda Hatt found the back of the net late in the frame to make it 4-1.
The Panthers got back into it 94 seconds later on a Brooklyn Dukart goal, bringing the hosts within two goals heading to the third period.
Hailey Dukart scored the only goal of the third for Estevan, coming at the 3:33 mark.
The Ravens outshot the Panthers 30-19.
In Game 2 in Regina, the Panthers started strong in the first period but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Brooklyn Dukart and Jenna Kreklewich scored six minutes apart in the first to give Estevan a 2-0 lead in the game and a 5-4 edge in the series.
Hatt scored early in the second period to tie the series and goals from Birdie Thomson-Bear and Brooke Pellerin in the third gave the Ravens the victory.
The Panthers finished their first season with a 14-10-3 record in the regular season, good for fourth place. They also placed two players in the top 10 in league scoring, as Jenna Grube finished eighth with 25 points and Taylor Colbow was ninth with 23.
