BY RANDY SCHULTZ
CANTON, NY – The Skaneateles Lakers defeated the Potsdam Sandstoners, 5-1 in the 2017 NYPHSAA Regional Final Four opening game Friday night at the SUNY Canton-Roos House Arena. The Lakers now move on to the Championship game on Saturday at 1p.m.
Megan Teachout and Abby Kuhns each scored two goals for the victorious Lakers.
Sophie Kush opened the scoring for Skaneateles in the first period. Assists went to Alison Weiss and Teachout got the assists.
Teachout scored the first of her two goals at 1:44 of the second period to give the Lakers a 2-0 lead. But Potsdam cut the lead in half, 2-1 three minutes later on a goal by Gabrielle Jones.
But less than four minutes later Kuhns gave the Lakers their two goal lead again, 3-1.
The Lakers broke the game open midway through the third period when Teachout scored her second goal of the game on a power play at 8:33. Kuhns closed out the scoring four minutes later with an empty net goal for Skaneateles.
The Lakers outshot the Sandstoners, 22-13 for the game. Johna Halko stopped 12 of the 13 shots she faced for the victorious Lakers.
