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RAVENSBURG, GERMANY – ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s Catherine Ward and Ann-Sophie Bettez will bring home silver medals from the MLP Cup in Germany after the Canadian national women’s under-22 team suffered a 2-1 loss to Sweden in the tourney finale, Tuesday.

Ward, a rearguard from Town of Mt. Royal, Que., and Bettez, a ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ from Sept-Iles, Que., each had a goal and two assists in the four-game tourney.

Meghan Agosta of Ruthven, Ont., scored the lone marker for the Canadians, who had tallied 17 over its first three games.

Agosta gave Canada a 1-0 lead at 2:13 of the second period, with her tourney-leading fourth goal.

The Swedes evened the score at 13:56 when Erica Uden-Johansson beat Wilfrid Laurier University netminder Liz Knox of Stouffville, Ont., for the first goal allowed by Canada in the tourney.

Sweden took the lead just 36 seconds into the final period when Uden-Johansson set up Frida Svedin Thunström on a power play for the game-winner.

The Canadians held a 35-24 advantage in shots on goal, including a 15-6 margin in the third,  but were stoned time and time again by Swedish goaltender Sara Grahn.

The loss also ended Canada’s 11-game win streak at the tournament – thier first loss since falling 6-4 to Germany in the final game of the 2006 event, a game that also took place at the Eissporthalle Ravensburg.

SCORING SUMMARY

First Period
Scoring:
(none)

Penalties:
CAN Vicki Bendus (Holding), 11:21
SWE Erika Holst (Holding), 16:26
CAN Rebecca Johnston (High-Sticking), 18:22

Second Period
Scoring:
1. CAN Meghan Agosta (Jennifer Wakefield, Lauriane Rougeau), 02:13
2. SWE Erica Uden-Johansson (Katarina Timglas), 13:56

Penalties:
CAN Vicki Bendus (Holding), 04:22
SWE Gizela Blom (Holding), 08:20
CAN Mallory Deluce (Hooking), 11:04
CAN Bailey Bram (Hooking), 15:42
CAN Courtney Birchard (Roughing), 18:48

Third Period
Scoring:
3. SWE Frida Svedin Thunström (Erica Uden-Johansson, Maria Rooth), 00:36  (PP)

Penalties:
CAN Vicki Bendus (Roughing), 11:59
SWE Jenni Asserholt (Roughing), 11:59
SWE Jenni Asserholt (Interference), 15:08


Goaltenders    

SWE     Sara Grahn
CAN     Liz Knox


SHOTS BY PERIOD:
SWE     10     8     6 --    24
CAN     11     9     15 --    35

GOALS BY PERIOD:
SWE     0     1     1 --    2
CAN     0     1     0 --    1


Referee:Nicole Hertrich

Linesmen: Veronika Stenzel, Tina Kirschner

Attendance:     800