Ellie Sarauer (18) gets the puck past the reach of goaltender Sedona Blair and scores a short handed goal, giving Gentry Academy a 3-2 overtime win over Holy Family on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine
So, coach Billy Hengen told his players that if they get a breakaway, they should “fake a shot and continue to the far post” since it’s tough to score on one of the state’s best goalies in Holy Family senior Sedona Blair.
Gentry Academy senior Ellie Sarauer took that advice and executed it perfectly with about two minutes to play in overtime. She had just come on the ice for senior Rachel Agerter during the penalty kill.
“Alexa (Hanrahan) saw me calling for it, and she threw it down. It was kind of a one-on-one battle, and I won that battle,” Sarauer said. “Then our coach was telling us, fake the shot and take it to the far post. I thought about that, and I did it, and it went in.”
Sarauer’s unassisted winner, her sixth goal of the season, came shorthanded and gave the Stars (13-1), ranked No. 3 in Class 2A in the latest coaches’ poll, a 3-2 victory over No. 7-ranked Holy Family on Saturday afternoon at Victoria Ice Arena.
Holy Family's Ella Knewtson (11) and Gentry Academy's Grace Delmonico (22) battle for puck possession in the second period. Delmonico scored the Stars tying goal in the opening minutes of the period. Photo by Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine
Senior Ellia Sarauer executed a perfect deke of the goaltender for a shorthanded, overtime-winning goal to help Gentry Academy defeat Holy Family 3-2 Saturday afternoon at Victoria Ice Arena.
The victory extends Gentry’s winning streak to eight games and improves its record to 13-1.
In goal, senior Zoe Laming (9-0-0) stopped 13 shots for the Stars, while Holy Family senior Sedona Blair (9-4-1) made 36 saves.
Holy Family's Sedona Blair (30) makes a pad save in the second period. Blair tallied 36 saves in the Fire's 3-2 overtime loss to Gentry Academy. Photo by Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine
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