The defending champion Meadow Ridge Moose have advanced to the championship game of the South Coast Women’s Hockey league playoff tournament in Chilliwack, defeating the South Fraser TNT 3-1 in the first of two semifinal games Saturday evening at the Sardis Sports Complex.
The TNT got on the board first with a goal from Natalie Knight.
Meadow Ridge got a pair of goals from Shay-Lee McConnell before the opening period was over to take the lead, then added an insurance goal in the second frame.
The Moose will seek a second consecutive BC Hockey Senior AA championship when they face-off against the North Shore Rebels at 12:15 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
The Rebels, the runner-up team to the Moose a year ago, defeated the Kamloops Vibe 3-1 in the other semifinal.
Megan Taylor scored twice and Simran Sidhu added a single to give North Shore a 3-0 lead. Jenna Ormondy notched the Vibe goal with six minutes to play.
