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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Michael St. Croixs third goal of the game at 7:24 of overtime saved the Edmonton Oil Kings season on Friday, as they downed the Portland Winterhawks 3-2 in Game 5 of the Western Hockey League final. Dylan Wruck assisted on all three goals and Laurent Brossoit made 49 saves for the Oil Kings, who now trail the series 3-2 heading into Sundays Game 6 in Edmonton. "Martin Gernat made a good play to get out of our zone and get us a 3-on-2," Wruck said of the winning goal. "I think (St. Croix) was looking to get a pass to T.J. Foster on the back side." But the puck deflected off a Portland skate back to St. Croix, who wristed a shot past Winterhawks goalie Mac Carruth to silence a Portland crowd that hasnt seen its team win a WHL title on home ice since 1982. "Theres not too much you can say about that game," said Edmonton coach Derek Laxdal. "That was an outstanding game by both teams. We were just trying to live another day, and our guys played a gutsy game." Joey Baker scored 15 seconds into the game to give Portland an early 1-0 lead, and it looked as if the Winterhawks would win the WHL title after coming up short in the past two finals. "At one point we were outshooting them 9-0, so I thought we had a great start in a great atmosphere," said Portland coach Travis Green. "We played a good hockey game, we just didnt get the result we wanted." Brendan Lepsic also scored for Portland, which had won the previous three games in the series. Baker scored unassisted on the first rush of the game, splitting a pair of defenders and sliding the puck past Brossoit to make it 1-0 just 15 seconds into the first period. Edmonton answered at 10:14 of the first when a centring feed by St. Croix went off the skate of Portlands Nicolas Petan and into the net. In the third period, Carruth strayed far from his crease to the left boards play a dump-in by the Oil Kings, and ended up playing the puck behind his own goal right to Wruck, who found St. Croix in front with an open net for the go-ahead goal with 12:59 left in regulation. "We were due for a couple like that," St. Croix said of the bizarre scenarios that led to his first two goals. "At that time of the game, I didnt really expect (Carruth to make that play)," St. Croix continued. "But if he wants to go out and play the puck like that, its fine with us." The Winterhawks rallied to force overtime when Leipsics backhand from a bad angle beat Brossoit high with 5:55 left in regulation. Despite the late tally to force overtime, the Winterhawks ultimately couldnt get over the hump. "Good teams win on the road, and were going to have to get it done in Edmonton," said Lepsic, whose Winterhawks are 8-1 on the road in the post-season, including wins in Games 3 and 4 at Edmontons Rexall Place. Brossoit made 49 saves on 51 Portland shots, while Carruth stopped 27 shots in defeat. Portland went 0 for 2 on the power play, while Edmonton never had the man advantage. Game 6 takes place in Edmonton on Sunday. If needed, Game 7 will be back in Portland on Monday. "Our guys really hung in there tonight," said Laxdal. "We just wanted to get it back to Edmonton, and still have a lot of work to do." Walter Payton Jersey . Speaking Thursday on TSN 1050 Thursday, the Leafs GM also touched on the questions surrounding the teams leadership and the struggles of his big-name free-agent signing. “Its not from lack of effort from the coaching staff. Riley Ridley Youth Jersey . The 26-year-old Ireland striker, who has four goals this season, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with his new club. https://www.bearssportsgoods.com/Womens-Walter-Payton-Inverted-Jersey/ . It just didnt show when he hit the ice. 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PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Brooke Copeland scored 13 points and No. 23 Florida, without leading scorer Eleanna Christinaki, outscored North Carolina A&T 23-2 in the fourth quarter to roll to a 67-38 win on Sunday, ending a two-game losing streak.After the game, Florida coach Amanda Butler said Christinaki, a sophomore from Greece who averaged 17.6 in the Gators first nine games, quit on her team.Christinaki and freshman Delicia Washington, were suspended for the first half of the game for what Butler said was behavior that is not becoming of a Gator nor part of our culture. Butler said Christinaki , who was named to the All-Southeastern Conference freshman team last season, had refused to accept the suspension and had left the team.Washington had second-half 10 points and Ronni Williams and Haley Lorenzen each had 10 rebounds for the Gators (7-3). Florida had a 54-38 advantage on the boardss and held the Aggies to 23 percent shooting (15 for 66) after a 1 for 14 fourth quarter that included nine misses behind the arc and six turnovers.ddddddddddddThe Gators were 1 of 11 from 3-point range in the first quarter and shot 28 percent (8 of 29) for the first half for just a 23-20 lead. They made 9 of 15 shots in the third quarter, stretching the lead to 44-36.Florida scored the first 15 points of the fourth before Whitney Marin hit a jumper at the four-minute mark, ending a 0 for 10 stretch for the Aggies.Dana Brown made five 3-pointers in 17 attempts and scored 16 points for the Aggies (1-7).Florida plays two more road games at the Sunshine Classic in Winter Park, Florida, before its first home game on Dec. 28 in the newly remodeled Exactech Arena. ' ' '