Badgers shine in USA-Canada series
December 20, 2016 | Women's Hockey
Decker, Knight each score pair of goals in two-game series
Five Badgers suited up for USA Hockey - Brianna Decker, Meghan Duggan, Hilary Knight, Annie Pankowski and Alex Rigsby - while five players - Emily Clark, Ann-Renee Desbiens, Meaghan Mikkelson, Sophie Shirley and Blayre Turnbull - played for Hockey Canada.
In Friday's 5-3 Canada series, a pair of Badgers earned starts in net as Rigsby was between the pipes for the U.S. while Desbiens started for Canada.Â
After Canada earned a 1-0 lead, Â former Badger Hilary Knight tied the game at one with a power-play strike.ÂIt's a battle of #Badgers in net as @adesbiens30 starts for ????while @aRigs33 starts for ????in this #WCS2016 game. #GoaltenderU
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerWHockey) December 17, 2016
Towards the end of the first period, Brianna Decker took a feed from Knight to give the United States a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes.Â.@Hilary_Knight ties it up for @USAHockey! #WCS2016 pic.twitter.com/Jzmq874vAl
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) December 17, 2016
Decker scored her second of the game midway through the second, giving the U.S. a 3-1 lead before junior Emily Clark helped force a turnover which resulted in a Canadian goal.Here's a look at @Bdecker14's goal that gave the ???? a 2-1 lead heading into the first intermission. https://t.co/COBJeT2eiA
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerWHockey) December 17, 2016
Canada ultimately ended up scoring three goals in the third period to come away with a 5-3 win against the U.S. in Plymouth.Â.@emclark13 was on the ice for the second ????goal and applied great pressure leading up to the ?? https://t.co/lRgh6tFkxf
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerWHockey) December 17, 2016
In the rematch on Monday in Sarnia, Ontario, Knight scored in the second period, giving the U.S. a 2-1 lead after two-periods of play.
Canada tied the game at 2 with 24 seconds remaining before Marie-Philip Poulin scored in overtime to give Canada the sweep of the U.S.�??? leads ????, 2-1, after two periods thanks to a goal from @Hilary_Knight pic.twitter.com/yEkhUXMBci
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerWHockey) December 20, 2016
The two teams are expected to contend for gold next April at the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Plymouth, Michigan.Â
Thankful for another amazing opportunity to wear this jersey! Time to head back to Madison for a couple of finals before Christmas break! ???? pic.twitter.com/U4mmFXfZMj
— Ann-Renée Desbiens (@adesbiens30) December 20, 2016
