| Katherine Schipper and Megan Wolfe each post three points in the victory | |
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VIERUMAKI, Finland – The U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team recorded a 7-0 victory over Russia today in the team’s opening game of the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Under-18 Championship. Katherine Schipper(Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Megan Wolfe (Eagan, Minn.) each recorded three points (1-2—3) in the win to lead a Team USA offense that featured seven different goal scorers. “I thought it was a good opening win,” said U.S. Head Coach Jeff Kampersal (Pennington, N.J.). “We haven’t had much practice time (but) our kids came together and I thought we played fairly well.” The U.S. opened scoring on the power play at 9:03 of the first period when Sidney Morin(Chanhassen, Minn.) found the back of the net with a shot from the left point. Wolfe’s tap-in off feeds from Schipper and Maddie Rolfes (West Des Moines, Iowa) at 16:11 andMaliya Rodgers’ (Minnetonka, Minn.) tally from the slot at 17:15 gave Team USA a three-goal lead heading into the first intermission. Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego, N.Y.) and Grace Zarzecki (Chicago, Ill.) each picked up their second points of the game when Cianfarano netted a shot from the left side at 8:54; Team USA’s only goal of the second period. The U.S. tacked on three more goals to the final score in the last 20 minutes of the game, scored by Schipper, captain Danielle Cameranesi (Plymouth, Minn.), and Jincy Dunne(O’Fallon, Mo.). Schipper’s goal was the second power-play goal of the contest for Team USA, while Dunne’s tally was the second goal by a U.S. defenseman. |
