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While forwards and rearguards tape their sticks or have other pre-game rituals, goaltenders now hone their reflexes with wall ball drills, tossing one or two tennis balls in rapid succession, and use their hands to catch, then bounce. Here, Crocus Plainsmen goalie Kelsey Dell does her pre-game warmup at Westoba Place prior to her outing against the Sandy Bay Badgers. Dell's shutout bid in a 13-1 victory that night was ended when Jamore Starr scored with a second left on the clock. She was in net the following afternoon, stopping 46 shots to hold off the Killarney/Wawanesa Raiders in a 3-2 trumph. After 11 games, Dell has a 4-6-1 record, one shutout, a 4.27 GAA and .869 save percentage. Crocus is next in action on Saturday when they travel to Minnedosa to face the Chancellors. The Vincent Massey Vikings are in Hamiota on Friday to battle the Huskies. (Jules Xavier/The Brandon Sun)