In the opening contest on Thursday, SLP found themselves in a tightly contested match against the Ithaca Little Red.

Backed by some solid goaltending from SLP’s Bradana Gillman, who finished the games with 31 saves, SLP held their own.

“It was a great effort by the girls,” SLP head coach Butch Martin said. “Our goaltender was outstanding. That’s pretty good. We’ll take it and learn from there.”

Just a few minutes into overtime, Lucy Levine scored the game-winning goal. Kaylee Holly-Dickerson and Juliet Crane recorded assists on the play.

SLP’s Mia Nichols carries the puck down the ice during Thursday’s game against Ithaca. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

“That was a hell of a girls hockey game. It was back and forth and exciting. We stopped a lot of pucks in our end and they knew that they had a solid goalie behind them. I’m definitely pleased with it because that game last year would have been 15-0.”

Ithaca’s Fallon Mount recorded a shutout with 14 saves.

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Canton 7, SLP 1

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The SLP girls got off to a quick start in the consolation match on Friday scoring the first goal. However, the Canton Golden Bears shut down SLP’s chances with seven straight goals to win the contest.

Taylor Stoll of Tupper Lake playing for Canton paced her team with two goals and two assists. Abbi Nee had two goals for the Golden Bears while Ava Murphy, Ella Mousaw and Mamie Coburn each scored one goal.

SLP’s lone goal was scored by Emma Clark, who tipped in a shot from Willow Wood.

The SLP girls dropped to 1-7-2 overall. The team is slated to host Adirondack United at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 2, 2024. The location is yet to be determined.

Also on Thursday, the Beekmantown Eagles won the tournament with a 3-2 victory over Ithaca.