Canada's women's hockey team falls in semifinals of Capital City Challenge

Zach Benson scored 11 seconds into three-on-three overtime to lift Canada Black to a 4-3 win over the national women's team on Tuesday in the Capital City Challenge.

Olympic-bound squad drops OT decision against national U-17 side

Brianne Jenner scored one of three goals for Canada's women's hockey team in a 4-3 OT loss against a national U-17 squad at the Capital City Challenge on Tuesday. (Derek Leung/Getty Images)

Zach Benson scored 11 seconds into three-on-three overtime to lift Canada Black to a 4-3 win over the national women's team on Tuesday in the Capital City Challenge.

Canada Black will face Canada Red in the tournament's final.

Logan Crosby, Tanner Howe and Vincent Collard also scored as Canada Black built a 3-0 lead in the first period.

Brianne Jenner, Sarah Fillier and Micah Zandee-Hart scored three goals in less than four minutes for the women's national team in the second period but they could not complete the comeback.

Brayden Yager had a short-handed goal and an assist for Canada Red in its 6-2 win over Canada White in the other semifinal.

The Canadian national women's team and Canada White in the third-place game on Wednesday.

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