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Las Vegas Women's Classic Champs
Date Posted: 1/28/08
The Betties' first trip to Nevada to participate in the 12th annual 'Las Vegas Women's Hockey Classic' Tournament proved a great success, as the Betties beat the Phoenix Scorpions 2-1 in the Championship game of the Caesars Palace Division.  The Betties opened the tournament with a hard-earned 3-2 victory over the defending champions, the Washington (D.C.) Wolves.  Captain Laura Garber notched her first hat-trick of the season, potting all three Betties goals, while netminder Courtney Shannon stood strong, turning aside 20 of 22 shots.  Tenacious team defense in the 3rd period by forwards Jen Ross, Ashleigh Tucker, Nadine Barber, Beth O'Dowd, and Britny Patterson, and defensemen Tracy Robinette, Megan Graham, Katie Holmdahl, and Molly Marquez helped seal the victory.  The 2nd game found the Betties matched up against a team from Houston, TX (Houston Class of '99).  The Betties, sparked by Graham's first ever two-goal game, jumped out to a 3-0 first period lead, and never looked back en route to a convincing 6-2 victory.  O'Dowd, like Graham, dented the twine twice in the game, while Garber and Patterson added solo tallies.  Ross, Marquez, and Holmdahl earned assists for their efforts, and Shannon was once again strong between the pipes, turning aside 10 of the 12 shots she faced.  With wins in their first two games, the Betties found themselves guaranteed a spot in the finals regardless of the results of their third game against the Phoenix Scorpions (who also had no motivation to play).  The game wasn't as intense as the first two, with both teams holding back for their title tilt on Sunday morning.  The final result was a 2-1 OT win for the Scorpions.  Garber got the lone Betties goal, with an assist from Barber.  The championship game provided a better result.  The Betties overcame three 1st period penalties, a late second period 1-0 deficit, and a 6 on 4 shorthanded situation the last 1:21 of the game, to eke out a hard-earned 2-1 win over the Scorpions.  Britny Patterson's goal (with assists from Marquez & O'Dowd) with 5.7 seconds left in the 2nd stanza gave the Betties hope for the 3rd, and then half-way through the final period, Tucker and Patterson expertly set up Marquez for the game-winner.  The victory earned the Betties their first tournament title since winning the Eagle, CO 'Stick Or Treat' Tournament in October of 2006.  For their stellar efforts throughout the tournament, Betties players Laura Garber (F), Molly Marquez (D), and Courtney Shannon (G) were selected to the 'All Tournament Team', in addition to those honors, Garber was named MVP of the tournament.

SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Date Time Opponent
  Arvada, CO Mile High Matchup
8/31 10:30p Silverwolves  (L 7-0)
9/1 9:45a Hellcats (L 3-2)
9/1 4:15p Socially Awk. (W 3-0)
Home Game Vs. Telluride
10/6 9:15p Beavers (W 7-0)
Eagle, CO  'Stick or Treat' Tourny
10/26 8:15p Vail Agave (L 4-1)
10/27 1:00p Utah Blades (L 3-2)
10/27 3:30p U of Wyoming (L 3-2)
10/28 9:00a U of Wyoming (W 4-3)
  Park City, UT  Goal Digger Tourny
12/7 11:00p  S Valley 5 Stars (W-F)
12/8 2:30p San Diego Heartbreakers (L 5-2)
12/8 9:45p Salt Lake City Shadows (L 1-0)
  Las Vegas Women's Classic
1/25 9:45a Washington DC Wolves (W 3-2)
1/25 4:20p Houston Class of '99 Pink (W 6-2)
1/26 5:45p Phoenix Scorpions (L 2-1, OT)
1/27 8:30a Phoenix Scorpions (W 2-1)
  Craig, CO Mardi Gras Tournament
2/8 10:00p Wasatch Wings (W 4-0)
2/9 8:45a Crested Butte (L 2-0)
2/9 3:00p Steamboat Storm (W 2-0)
2/10 9:45a Craig Puck Ewes (W 3-2)
  SW Cup - Telluride, CO
3/15 9:25a Beavers (L 3-2)
3/15 12:35p Ravens (W 9-1)
3/16 11:30a Red Ladies (W 3-2)
3/16 1:25p Beavers (L 2-1, SO)
  Ogden, UT Icebreaker Tourny
4/11 7:30p Wasatch Wings (L 1 -0)
4/12 3:45p S.L. Black Diamonds (L 5-3)
4/12 10:00p S.L. Shadows (W 4-0)

Team Record (2005-2008)

2005 Eagle 'Stick or Treat' Tourny Champions   *   2006 Eagle 'Stick or Treat' Champions   *   2008 Las Vegas Women's Classic Champions

2006 Ogden, UT Icebreaker Tourny - 2nd Place   *   2007 Front Range Faceoff (Denver) - 2nd Place   *   2008 SW Cup - 2nd Place

Games Played Wins Losses Ties Shut Outs Goals Scored Goals Allowed Penalty Minutes Shots on Goal Shots Against
82 52 26 4 30 257 122 414 2033 1054

 

Betties All-Time Stats (2005-2008)

Player & Number Pos. GP G A Pts PM +/- Shots Shooting Pct.
Laura Garber #38 F/D 79 50 30 80 116 +95 400 13%
Molly Marquez #3 F/D 78 31 43 74 46 +103 261 12%
Jen Zahratka #7 F 45 42 26 68 22 +70 255 17%
Britny Patterson #99 F 50 23 24 47 26 +46 161 15%
Nadine Barber #33 F 81 23 20 43 6 +55 210 11%
Jess Hamill #78 F/D 61 16 21 37 18 +67 151 11%
Ashleigh Tucker #16 F/D 45 19 17 36 16 +51 169 12%
Ayla Moore #40 F 55 20 12 32 8 +45 150 14%
Beth O'Dowd #22 F 45 15 11 26 8 +35 117 13%
Megan Graham #32 D 81 6 10 16 44 +89 54 12%
Katie Holmdahl #11 F/D 64 4 12 16 54 +65 54 8%
Tracy Robinette #55 D 82 2 11 13 46 +76 31 7%
Kristen Hale #9 F 18 5 3 8 0 +9 20 25%
Jen Ross #13 F/D 17 1 3 4 4 +8 20 5%
Donnis Dolso #10 F 13 0 3 3 0 +8 18 0%
Kris Kifer #5 F 9 1 1 2 0 +1 17 6%
Pam Smith #8 D 7 0 1 1 2 +5 2 0%
Barb Richter #44 F/D 16 0 0 0 0 +16 8 0%
Kristi Burk #40 F 3 0 0 0 4 +2 2 0%

TOTALS:

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Goalie Stats

GP W L T SO GA GAA S% Sts
Jen Ross #0 39 25 11 3 17 46 1.17 90% 495
Courtney Shannon #30 16 8 8 0 0 36 2.25 82% 203
Carol Queen #36 13 10 2 1 5 15 1.15 90% 159
Kandice Torno #47 10 6 4 0 6 11 1.10 91% 150
Puff Bridgewater #37 2 2 0 0 0 3 1.50 92% 42
Dawna Floyd #1 2 1 1 0 1 3 1.50 85% 20
Dawn Wall #00 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 100% 8

TOTALS:

82 52 26 4 30 114 - - 1054

 

Player Profiles & '07-'08 Stats

 Laura Garber  #38
Position: Center
Shoots: Right
Years Playing Hockey: Seven
Place of Birth: Woodstock, IL
Sign/Birthday: Pisces - 3/8/82
Years in Durango Area: Two
Came Here From: Olympia, WA
College: Evergreen State
Spouse: Fiance is Byron Tullos, Sister is Jess Hamill #78 - Getting Married on June 14th!
Occupation: Waitress
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