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Games: Ireland – Finland | Canada – Australia | Hong Kong, China – Netherlands | United States – Haudenosaunee
Ireland – Finland
Ireland bounced back at the women’s box championship with a 10-3 win over Finland in Pool B action.
Ireland claimed its first win of the championship and improved to 1-1.
Ireland started fast with five goals in the first 18 minutes of action and kept Finland at arm’s length the rest of the way with strong defensive play.
Becky Moloney finished with 14 saves and overall Ireland allowed just 17 shots on goal while tallying 55 shots the other way.
Julia Ruscio impressed again on the Ireland front line with four goals and two assists. Noreen Anderson and Gillian Smith added multi-point outings.
Olivia Downey scored two goals for Finland and Milli Lofgren made 45 saves at an 82% clip.
Canada – Australia
Canada improved to 2-0 with another dominant showing in Pool B, a 26-0 victory over Australia.
Harlowe Steele led the attack with eight points on three goals and five assists. Eria Evans was right behind her with five goals and two assists while Megan Kinna added five goals and an assist.
Dana Dobbie recorded four assists, as did Dacia Cordingley.
On the day, Canada outshot Australia 64-2. Zowie Day made 38 saves for Australia.
Australia is back in action tomorrow against Ireland, who has a 1-1 record.
Hong Kong, China – Netherlands
The Netherlands overcame an early deficit with a stirring comeback against Hong Kong, China to pick up its first win at the women’s box championship by a 12-11 scoreline.
Hong Kong led 9-4 after 17 minutes with a four-goal run, but Netherlands responded with a five goal-flurry before halftime to tie the game.
The Dutch scored 30 seconds into the second half to take the lead, but Sally Tang tied the game four minutes later.
The game slowed down from its scorching first-half pace and Ryley Black gave the Netherlands an 11-10 lead before Manouk Wolbert made 12-10 a minute into the fourth quarter. The Dutch defense locked the game down the rest of the way and closed out the final 10 minutes with a one-goal lead.
Kim Hahn backstopped the impressive second half with 33 saves and an 87% save percentage.
Delaney Keen finished with a team-high five points on four goals and an assist, while Black and Kimberly Vuurboom added three points each.
Tang and Cherry Hon both finished with four points for Hong Kong. Sum Tang made 29 saves.
The Netherlands joins the United States and England in the win column in Pool A, and will next face England on Monday. Hong Kong takes on the United States on Sunday.
United States – Haudenosaunee
The United States withstood a fierce first-half challenge from the Haudenosaunee to pull away for an 11-4 win in the women’s box championship.
The United States improved to 2-0 in Pool A while the Haudenosaunee were competing in their first game of the championship.
The Haudenosaunee started strong with a 4-1 run thanks to two early goals from Trysten Burns.
But the United States cut the lead to one by halftime at 4-3 with all three goals in the half coming from Ally Kennedy.
The United States dialed in during the third quarter after nine minutes of scoreless action with a goal from Melissa Sconone to tie the game and a go-ahead goal from Riley Ewing with two minutes left in the period
After a tense and draining frame, the United States pulled away in the fourth with five goals, including two from Emily Hawryschuk.
Kennedy finished the game with a team-high four goals and Ewing had a goal and two assists. Goalkeeper Ingrid Boyum was superb when called upon, making 28 saves on 32 shots faced for an 88% save percentage.
Chelsea Doolittle stymied the United States for much of the action, making a total 54 saves for the Haudenosaunee, including 33 in the first half. Burns finished as the highest goal scorer and was the first player to score in the women’s box championship for the Haudenosaunee.
Ireland – Finland Gallery
Canada – Australia Gallery
Hong Kong, China – Netherlands Gallery
United States – Haudenosaunee Gallery
