CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI -- Former Dartmouth standout Cherie Piper scored the game-tying and game-winning goals to lead the Mississauga Chiefs to a 3-2 overtime win over the Brampton Canadette-Thunder on Saturday night to win the gold medal in the club team final of the 2008 Esso Women's Nationals.

Piper scored her second goal of the game at 9:45 of the second overtime to give the Chiefs the victory. Piper also scored at 7:32 of the third period to tie the game. Brampton held a 2-0 lead in the third before Mississauga mounted the comeback.

In the senior women's final, Team Manitoba scored three goals in the opening 5:30 of the first period en route to a 5-1 victory over PEI. Ashley Jaffray led Manitoba with two goals.

Both Mississauga and Manitoba were awarded the Abby Hoffman Cup, awarded each year to champions of the Esso Women's Nationals. Brampton and PEI won the Fran Rider Cup as runners-up.

In the senior women's championship bronze medal game, Nova Scotia beat New Brunswick 3-2 in a shootout. Jocelyn LeBlanc (Moncton, NB/Dalhousie University, CIS) scored the only goal of the shootout to give her team the win. In the club team bronze medal game, the Calgary Oval X-Treme defeated the Minnesota Whitecaps 5-2. Hayley Wickenheiser had two goals and an assist for Calgary.

Both Nova Scotia and Calgary were awarded the Maureen McTeer Trophy, awarded to third-place teams at the Esso Women's Nationals.

AWARD WINNERS - CLUB TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Top goaltender: Amanda Tapp (Calgary)
Top forward: Jayna Hefford (Brampton)
Top defenceman: Bobbi Jo Slusar (Brampton)
MVP: Hayley Wickenheiser (Calgary)
Most sportsmanlike team: Minnesota
Most sportsmanlike player: Jennifer Botterill (Mississauga)