Griffins remain alive for top seed after 6-2 victory over Olds
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
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Team Stats
Olds College
| Game Statistics | MacEwan University | Olds College |
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| PowerPlays | 1 for 7 | 1 for 6 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 6 (12) | 7 (14) |
| Shots on Goal | 45 | 11 |
| Face Offs Won | 0 | 0 |
MacEwan Athletics
OLDS – Raven Beazer had two goals and an assist to lead the MacEwan Griffins to a 6-2 victory over the Olds College Broncos on Thursday night.
While victory is a nice way to kick off a block of three games in as many nights on MacEwan's final weekend of the regular season, that wasn't the only good fortune of the evening.
Needing help to have a chance at the No. 1 seed heading into the playoffs, the Griffins got some when the NAIT Ooks lost 2-1 to the Red Deer College Queens. As a result, they trail the Ooks by just two points for top spot and have a game in hand.
To pass the Ooks for top spot, though, would require the Griffins winning their final two games (at SAIT on Friday, 7 p.m., and vs. SAIT on Saturday, 6 p.m., Downtown Community Arena) and having RDC beat NAIT on Saturday in Edmonton.
The difference between the first and second seeds is dramatic as it either means a playoff match against No. 4 Olds (6-17-1-0), if you finish first, or No. 3 RDC (13-5-5) if you're second.
Thursday's game at Olds – a makeup date from a week earlier when inclement weather forced a postponement – was a rout in favour of the Griffins, who outshot the Broncos 45-11.
Beazer had the winning goal at 17:41 of the second period, her first of two-straight on the night.
Carley Jewell continued her torrid pace of late with a goal and an assist to run her streak to six points in her past three games.
Chantal Ricker, Morgan Casson and Tessa Mitchell also scored for the Griffins (16-3-3), while Shyla Jans and Nikki Reimer had two assists each.
Sandy Heim picked up the win with nine saves. Catalina Hartland stopped 39 for the Broncos, who got a pair of goals from Jordan Pettman in the defeat.
