TROY, Mich. -- In a game where goals were at a premium, the Shoreline Sharks managed to get a couple past Wisconsin Black Cats goaltenders Sydney Seeley and Caitlyn Erickson.

It turned out that was enough to beat the Black Cats 2-0 and capture the 2017 USA Hockey Girls Tier II 14U National Championship at the Troy Sports Center, in Troy, Michigan.

“It was awesome,” said Sharks Head Coach Ed Rodham after a wild celebration on the ice following the win. “Both teams played hard. It was a back and forth game and either team could have won the game.”

Sharks goaltender Carina Mancini was perfect in net as she stopped all 28 shots.

“At first I was a little bit nervous, but after a few minutes into the first period I kind of calmed down and realized this was like any other game and whatever happens, happens.”

The first period was wide open with both teams getting scoring chances. Early on, Black Cats forward Mallory Thompson was denied on a partial breakaway, and minutes later, teammate Nikki Olund let go a shot that rang off the post.