DATE	VS	RESULT
02/23/13	@MTA VS SMU (AUS CHAMPIONSHIPS)	L1-3 More See News Feed for game summary. Close
02/21/13	@MTA VS UDEM - AUS CHAMPIONSHIPS	W3-2 More See News Feed for game summary. Close
02/16/13	@DAL (FORFEIT)	W1-0 More Close
02/16/13	UDEM	W4-1 More Fifth year senior players Kayla Blackmore, Courtney Fox, and Julia Sharun stepped on home ice for the final time on Saturday night and all turned out excpetional performances. They shared player of the game honours as Sharun was 1:20 away from a second straight shutout, Fox recorded an assist, and Blackmore had three points, including the winner. Blackmore opened the scoring six minutes into the first and chipped in the second goal early in the second period. Stephanie Gates deposited the third goal when she found the rebound by the side of the net off a great play by McTaggart. Kenya Marcelline buried the cross-crease pass from Blackmore for the fourth goal and Marcelline's fourth point of the night. Having already locked up the second seed in the AUS standings, the Tommies came in lose and cruised to victory against a team they will face Thursday in game one of the AUS playoffs in Sackville, NB. Close
02/13/13	@MTA	W1-0 More Keyna Marcelline’s goal with 1:23 to go broke the scoreless deadlock and lifted STU past Mount Allison on Wednesday night. The goal spoiled the shutout bid for Kate O’Brien, who made her first career AUS start in the Mounties goal. Marcelline dug the puck out of a crowd in the slot and fired it blocker side past O’Brien. The teams combined to wire six shots off the post and corssbar. But the Tommies were able to hold on and squeak out the win. The win was the second 1-0 victory in a row – one for each of the Tommies netmiders Sharun (Monday) and Wolfe (tonight). The Tommies improve to 15-7-1, good enough to clinch second spot in the AUS standings. Close
02/11/13	UPEI	W1-0 More The Tommies got an important hard-fought win over the UPEI Panthers on Monday night to move three points up on SMU in the standings and three up on UPEI for second in the AUS. On a night that featured eight power play opportunities for STU and three for UPEI, the only goal came shorthanded. With six and a half minutes remaining in the first, Kayla Blackmore tracked down the puck and took it in on a breakaway, went to the backhand and roofed over the shoulder of Marie Deschenes. From then on, the Tommies had 14 minutes on the power play, only to be shut down by the Panthers' penalty kill and Deschenes. Despite spending their fair share of time shorthanded, the Panthers had their chances coming close only to be turned away by Julia Sharun who turned a very solid performance and her fifth shutout of the season. The game wraps up the season series with the Tommies, with the home teams winning each game and the Tommies not allowing a goal on home ice. STU hits the road to face Mount A on Wednesday to make up the game scheduled for last Saturday. Close
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Kayla Blackmore receives the Marion Hilliard Award from CIS President Leo MacPherson at the National Championships Banquet (Photo: Lindsay Nemeth)

Women's Hockey Captain Kayla Blackmore Earns National Award for Hockey, Academics & Community Service

Published: Thursday, Mar 7, 2013

(TORONTO) - This year's CIS recipient of the Marion Hilliard Award for combining hockey, academics, and community service was revealed ahead of the 2013 CIS Women's Hockey National Championships in Toronto.

St. Thomas captain and fifth year player Kayla Blackmore earned the honour.

Blackmore, a forward from Fredericton, became the first St. Thomas winner of a CIS award in women’s hockey.

In her fifth and final campaign, the Tommies’ captain led the team in goals with 12, assists with 9, and points with 21 in conference play and earned a spot on the first AUS all-star squad after finishing second in conference scoring. St. Thomas took second place in the AUS standings with a solid 16-7-1 mark.

Blackmore spearheaded bringing the ‘You Can Play’ project to STU, an initiative to flush out homophobia and discrimination from athletics across North America. She is a past recipient of the Dr. Tony Rhinelander Nature of History Prize for commitment to the field of history and research, and currently maintains a 4.3 grade point average in a demanding Education program.

She also played a role in fundraising efforts for Hailey’s Dreams – a young girl suffering from juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy; the New Brunswick division of the Canadian Mental Health Association; as well as breast cancer awareness initiatives.

Blackmore continues to coach young, up-and-coming female hockey players, coaching the Team New Brunswick under-17 squad to a gold-medal finish this past year.

“Kayla represents the ideal of the student-athlete. She excels in the classroom and on the ice but never forgets that she is part of a bigger community both the university and the one that surrounds it,” said STU head coach Peter Murphy. “It is great to see her years of dedication to various causes being recognized in this manner. She is a tremendous athlete but an even better person.”