Great Britain beat Latvia 3-1 at the U18 Women’s World Championship Division II Group A in Heerenveen to move up to second place in the group.
Ellie Patrick won the face-off and slipped the puck back to Tahlia Davidson-Wright who scored a superb one-timer from the slot (9:50) to give GB a first-period lead.
GB went 2-0 ahead on the powerplay when Cassie McGregor’s shot was saved, but Lilly Endicott was on hand to bury the rebound on the doorstep (26:23).
Latvia closed the gap through Kjara Paula Zelubovska’s close-range finish (32:30), before Davidson-Wright and Ellie Shaw combined to set-up Jess Jones (35:37).
GB complete the tournament against Turkey at 13:00 (12:00 UK time) tomorrow and can guarantee a silver medal with victory.
Great Britain: Under-18 Women’s World Championship Division II Group A schedule and results
Monday 15th January – Kazakhstan 0-4 Great Britain – Newlands 2, Rees, Patrick
Tuesday 16th January – China 6-2 Great Britain – Newlands, Lamberton
Thursday 18th January – Netherlands 0-4 Great Britain – Patrick, Endicott, Newlands, McGregor
Saturday 20th January – Great Britain 3-1 Latvia – Davidson-Wright, Endicott, Jones
Sunday 21st January – Great Britain v Turkey – 13:00 (12:00)
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