Jamestown Girls Hockey Falls 2-1 in Shootout to Williston

Williston edged Jamestown 2-1 in a shootout at the Agri Sports Complex after a goalie duel defined the night. Williston goalie Jovie Mahar stopped 49 shots in regulation and saved all three Jamestown shootout attempts, while Jamestown netminder Ady Bakalar finished with 36 saves on 37 shots.

The only regulation scoring came from Abbey TeSoro, who put Williston ahead at 8:52 of the second period. Jamestown responded early in the third when Grace Allmaras scored at 5:12 to even the game. Overtime produced no goals and the Coyotes converted in the third round of the shootout to finish the victory.

Jamestown piled up offense but struggled to convert. The Blue Jays registered 50 shots to Williston’s 37, yet managed just the one third-period goal. Jamestown’s three shootout attempts — Izzy Maddock, Grace Allmaras and Maci Fisher — were all stopped; Makenna Lee, Kyah Stundal and Abbey TeSoro scored for Williston in the shootout, with TeSoro delivering the decisive try in round three.

Penalty totals were light: Jamestown took two penalties for four minutes and Williston had three penalties for six minutes. The box score credited Allmaras’ tying goal as unassisted; some accounts described that tally as a power-play goal, but the official scoring line lists it without an assist. Similarly, the scoring time for TeSoro’s goal is recorded as second period, 8:52.

The loss places Jamestown at 4-11-1 in the Jamestown Sun postgame record. Head coach Andy Fitzgerald and his squad return home to Wilson Arena for a Feb. 5 matchup with West Fargo, with puck scheduled to drop at 7 p.m. The Blue Jays will look to turn their heavy shot volume into better scoring outcomes as the team heads into the stretch of the season that will determine playoff positioning.

For local fans, the game underscores a familiar local theme: sustained pressure and possession do not guarantee results without timely finishing and hot goaltending from opponents. Jamestown’s offensive zone work keeps home crowds engaged; converting that work into goals will be the clear focus before West Fargo arrives next Thursday.