The Australian women’s national team have defeated Mexico 4-1 in their second game of the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Group A tournament. Captain Rylie Padjen scored two goals and was named best Australian player of the match. In other games of the day Great Britain defeated North Korea 3-1 and the Netherlands beat Slovenia 2-1. Australia moves up to fourth in the standings, three points behind the leaders Great Britain. The teams have a rest day today before returning on Tuesday where Australia take on the Netherlands. The last time these two teams met was at the 2017 World Championship Division II Group A tournament where Australia lost 1-3.
For more information on the tournament see the page at IIHF.com.
- Australia 4-1 Mexico (16:30, 1 April 2018, Ledna Dvorana). Game Card
Standings
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| North Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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