{"id":16494,"date":"2017-02-09T13:58:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T18:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=16494"},"modified":"2017-02-09T13:58:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T18:58:50","slug":"st-max-mustangs-look-to-defend-title-in-girls-hockey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/st-max-mustangs-look-to-defend-title-in-girls-hockey\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Max Mustangs look to defend title in girl\u2019s hockey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The St. Maximilian Kolbe Mustangs have a reputation to uphold in hockey, and the varsity girls squad is certainly doing their part.<br \/>\nFor the second straight year, the Mustangs have finished atop the York Region Athletic Conference heading into playoff action, posting a 7-1-0 record against the four other teams in the conference.<br \/>\nThey capped off their season Monday with a decisive 2 \u2013 0 victory over the Aurora High School Eagles, who sit second in the conference.<br \/>\nForward Nikki Shaw put the team on her back scoring both goals, breaking the shutout late in the second before potting another by splitting the defensemen midway through the third.<br \/>\nVictoria Solilo provided the shutout, her fourth of the year.<br \/>\nIn eight regular season games, the Mustangs have allowed just five goals.<br \/>\nWith the playoff picture now set, the number-one seeded Mustangs will take on the fourth-seeded Stouffville High School Spartans in the first round of the YRAA playoffs. Each series is a first-to-three-points format.<br \/>\nIn the other matchup, the second-seeded Eagles will face the third-seeded Markham District Marauders.<br \/>\nSt. Max is the annual \u201cteam to beat\u201d in the tournament, reaching the final in the last three seasons. 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