Rachel Smith (PU) lifted STONEY CREEK to a 4-0 victory with a hat trick against SOUTHWEST.

Smith (PU) notched her first tally 2:00 into the first period. He then added goals at 10:36 into the first and at 9:20 into the second.

SOUTHWEST's power play was ineffective against STONEY CREEK's penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

STONEY CREEK forced SOUTHWEST's netminders to work without much rest, firing 35 shots and forcing 31 saves. Hanna Slater made 10 stops and Kayla Loberg made 21. STONEY CREEK stifled SOUTHWEST's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. STONEY CREEK's defense was surprisingly good. STONEY CREEK allows 2.3 goals per game. STONEY CREEK was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 18 penalty minutes.

STONEY CREEK additionally got points from Taylor McMahon (PU), who also tallied one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for STONEY CREEK were Kristina Kocsis, who had two and Laura Crowdis (PU), Sarah Olsen, Stephanie Ayers (PU), Kristin ONeill, and Sara Habal, who each chipped in one.

SOUTHWEST managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. SOUTHWEST ended up below its season average of 8.0 penalty minutes per game. SOUTHWEST got its opportunities on the power play, but did not convert any of its 10 chances.

Sarah McDonnell recorded 19 saves for STONEY CREEK. STONEY CREEK registered zero goals on one power play opportunities.