February 2, 2009
OUA W-HOCKEY ROUNDUP: GAELS SOAR PAST NO. 5 GRYPHONS
KINGSTON, Ont. - Three goals in the final period lifted the Queen's Gaels women's hockey team over the No. 5 nationally-ranked Guelph Gryphons 3-1 on Sunday afternoon.
After two scoreless periods, captain Cassandra Sparks (Stouffville, Ont.) notched her seventh goal of the season at the 7:02 mark of the third period, flipping the puck over Gryphons netminder Chelsey Roy (Bathurst, N.B.) to open the scoring.
Guelph found the net four minutes later off the stick of Sarah McClinchey (Brampton, Ont.), ending Gaels rookie netminder Karissa Savage's (Calgary, Alta.) shutout streak at 108 minutes.
Queen's called a time-out with under three minutes to play with the face-off in the offensive zone and a power play just beginning.
Defencemen Michelle Hunt (Mississauga, Ont.) fired the puck towards the net, hitting forward Kelsey Thomson (Martintown, Ont.) which redirected the into the net giving Thomson her team-leading 14th goal of the season.
Fifth year player Amanda Morra (Pickering, Ont.) added an empty net goal two minutes later to give the Gaels their second power play goal of the game.
With the victory Queen's move to 11-9-0-1 and into a tie for fifth in OUA with the Brock Badgers. The Gaels hold the season series edge over the Badgers 2-1.
Source: Gaels Athletics
NO. 2 LAURIER 4, WINDSOR 0
WINDSOR, Ont. – Liz Knox (Stouffville, Ont.) picked up her 10th shutout of the season as the No. 2 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (23-0-0) defeated the Windsor Lancers (9-12-1) 4-0.
After coming off a tough 1-0 win against the Varsity Blues, the Golden Hawks travelled down the 401 to take on the Windsor Lancers on their home ice. Laurier continued to maintain their commitment to defence, allowing only four shots on net in the first period. The purple and gold also continued to pepper the opposition with shots, scoring on two of them. The first came from Abby Rainsberry (Petrolia, Ont.) and then a minute and a half later, Andrea Ironside (Collingwood, Ont.) picked up her 12th of the season.
In the second period the Golden Hawks continued with both of their offensive and defensive strategies, accumulating 16 shots on net and only allowing five against, while killing two penalties. Heather Fortuna (Kitchener, Ont.) scored with just 14 seconds left in the frame to give the visitors a 3-0 advantage going into the final period.
The Golden Hawks continued to roll in the third period with team captain Andrea Bevan (Collingwood, Ont.) scoring her seventh of the season, six minutes into the frame. Laurier continued to take the play to the Lancers but were not able to score again in the game.
Lancer Jamie Tessier (Copper Cliff, Ont.) faced 41 shots and stopped 37 for the loss, while here counterpart Knox turned aside all 14 shots.
Source: Golden Hawks Athletics
NO. 8 TORONTO 4, WATERLOO 1
TORONTO, Ont. - The Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey team defeated the Waterloo Warriors 4-1 on Sunday at Varsity Arena.
After a scoreless first period, the Blues offence exploded, scoring two goals in the first two minutes of the second period.
Second-year forward Brenley Jorgensen (Kingston, Ont.) got Toronto on the board when she drove wide around a Waterloo defender and walked across goaltender Erica Bridgewater's (Georgetown, Ont.) crease to find the open net.
Just over a minute later, Blues leading scorer Annie DelGuidice (Hamilton, Ont.) took advantage of a misplayed puck in front of the net to give Toronto a two-goal lead.
The Warriors answered back when Jo-Ann Scott (New Dundee, Ont.) and Mandy Harrop (Simcoe, Ont.) set up Julia Endicott (Toronto, Ont.) for what would be their only goal of the game.
The Blues held a 2-1 lead after two periods of play.
Toronto added two insurance markers late in the third period. Kamloops, B.C. native Karolina Urban sent a beautiful cross-crease pass to Jorgensen who tapped home her second goal of the game and Lindsay Hill (Ajax, Ont.) stuffed in a Lyndsey Ryan (Ajax, Ont.) rebound to secure the 4-1 victory for the Blues.
Kendyl Valenta (Brampton, Ont.) made 16 saves in the victory.
Source: Varsity Blues Athletics
NO. 5 GUELPH 6, NO. 10 YORK 1
GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Gryphons women's hockey team shut down the York Lions 6-1 in Saturday's Winter-Classic match-up, presented by AMJ Campbell at the Sleeman Centre in downtown Guelph. The Gryphons looked poised for victory from the start and never let up. Rookie Tamara Bell (Guelph, Ont.) led the team scoring a hat-trick.
The Gryphons came out hungry scoring after just three minutes of play. Dayna Kanis (Georgetown, Ont.) found herself in front of the York net with the puck and made no mistake burring it past the diving York goalie Megan Slumskie (Baden, Ont.).
From that point on, the Gryphons spent most of their time in York's end. With only seconds left in the period, Patricia Harris (Colborne, Ont.) was able to slide a lose puck across the crease to Jennifer Rivers (York, Ont.) who ripped it top shelf with exactly one second remaining on the clock.
In the second, York came out skating hard and were rewarded with a quick goal by defenceman Kelsey Webster (Duncan, B.C.).
Guelph soon regained control of the game and scored three goals before the end of the period. Jody Hodgins (Stayner, Ont.) slapped home a power-play goal and Jessica Zerafa (Mississauga, Ont.) and Bell teamed up to score two stellar fast rush goals.
In the third, Bell completed her hat-trick hitting the top mesh with a wrist shot after receiving another great pass, this time from Rivers.
Source: Gryphons Athletics
OUA SCOREBOARD
January 31, 2009
Western 2, Waterloo 1
Brock 4, UOIT 2
Laurier 1, Toronto 0
Guelph 6, York 1
February 1, 2009
Queen's 3, Guelph 1
Laurier 4, Windsor 0
Toronto 4, Waterloo 1
After two scoreless periods, captain Cassandra Sparks (Stouffville, Ont.) notched her seventh goal of the season at the 7:02 mark of the third period, flipping the puck over Gryphons netminder Chelsey Roy (Bathurst, N.B.) to open the scoring.
Guelph found the net four minutes later off the stick of Sarah McClinchey (Brampton, Ont.), ending Gaels rookie netminder Karissa Savage's (Calgary, Alta.) shutout streak at 108 minutes.
Queen's called a time-out with under three minutes to play with the face-off in the offensive zone and a power play just beginning.
Defencemen Michelle Hunt (Mississauga, Ont.) fired the puck towards the net, hitting forward Kelsey Thomson (Martintown, Ont.) which redirected the into the net giving Thomson her team-leading 14th goal of the season.
Fifth year player Amanda Morra (Pickering, Ont.) added an empty net goal two minutes later to give the Gaels their second power play goal of the game.
With the victory Queen's move to 11-9-0-1 and into a tie for fifth in OUA with the Brock Badgers. The Gaels hold the season series edge over the Badgers 2-1.
Source: Gaels Athletics
NO. 2 LAURIER 4, WINDSOR 0
WINDSOR, Ont. – Liz Knox (Stouffville, Ont.) picked up her 10th shutout of the season as the No. 2 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (23-0-0) defeated the Windsor Lancers (9-12-1) 4-0.
After coming off a tough 1-0 win against the Varsity Blues, the Golden Hawks travelled down the 401 to take on the Windsor Lancers on their home ice. Laurier continued to maintain their commitment to defence, allowing only four shots on net in the first period. The purple and gold also continued to pepper the opposition with shots, scoring on two of them. The first came from Abby Rainsberry (Petrolia, Ont.) and then a minute and a half later, Andrea Ironside (Collingwood, Ont.) picked up her 12th of the season.
In the second period the Golden Hawks continued with both of their offensive and defensive strategies, accumulating 16 shots on net and only allowing five against, while killing two penalties. Heather Fortuna (Kitchener, Ont.) scored with just 14 seconds left in the frame to give the visitors a 3-0 advantage going into the final period.
The Golden Hawks continued to roll in the third period with team captain Andrea Bevan (Collingwood, Ont.) scoring her seventh of the season, six minutes into the frame. Laurier continued to take the play to the Lancers but were not able to score again in the game.
Lancer Jamie Tessier (Copper Cliff, Ont.) faced 41 shots and stopped 37 for the loss, while here counterpart Knox turned aside all 14 shots.
Source: Golden Hawks Athletics
NO. 8 TORONTO 4, WATERLOO 1
TORONTO, Ont. - The Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey team defeated the Waterloo Warriors 4-1 on Sunday at Varsity Arena.
After a scoreless first period, the Blues offence exploded, scoring two goals in the first two minutes of the second period.
Second-year forward Brenley Jorgensen (Kingston, Ont.) got Toronto on the board when she drove wide around a Waterloo defender and walked across goaltender Erica Bridgewater's (Georgetown, Ont.) crease to find the open net.
Just over a minute later, Blues leading scorer Annie DelGuidice (Hamilton, Ont.) took advantage of a misplayed puck in front of the net to give Toronto a two-goal lead.
The Warriors answered back when Jo-Ann Scott (New Dundee, Ont.) and Mandy Harrop (Simcoe, Ont.) set up Julia Endicott (Toronto, Ont.) for what would be their only goal of the game.
The Blues held a 2-1 lead after two periods of play.
Toronto added two insurance markers late in the third period. Kamloops, B.C. native Karolina Urban sent a beautiful cross-crease pass to Jorgensen who tapped home her second goal of the game and Lindsay Hill (Ajax, Ont.) stuffed in a Lyndsey Ryan (Ajax, Ont.) rebound to secure the 4-1 victory for the Blues.
Kendyl Valenta (Brampton, Ont.) made 16 saves in the victory.
Source: Varsity Blues Athletics
NO. 5 GUELPH 6, NO. 10 YORK 1
GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Gryphons women's hockey team shut down the York Lions 6-1 in Saturday's Winter-Classic match-up, presented by AMJ Campbell at the Sleeman Centre in downtown Guelph. The Gryphons looked poised for victory from the start and never let up. Rookie Tamara Bell (Guelph, Ont.) led the team scoring a hat-trick.
The Gryphons came out hungry scoring after just three minutes of play. Dayna Kanis (Georgetown, Ont.) found herself in front of the York net with the puck and made no mistake burring it past the diving York goalie Megan Slumskie (Baden, Ont.).
From that point on, the Gryphons spent most of their time in York's end. With only seconds left in the period, Patricia Harris (Colborne, Ont.) was able to slide a lose puck across the crease to Jennifer Rivers (York, Ont.) who ripped it top shelf with exactly one second remaining on the clock.
In the second, York came out skating hard and were rewarded with a quick goal by defenceman Kelsey Webster (Duncan, B.C.).
Guelph soon regained control of the game and scored three goals before the end of the period. Jody Hodgins (Stayner, Ont.) slapped home a power-play goal and Jessica Zerafa (Mississauga, Ont.) and Bell teamed up to score two stellar fast rush goals.
In the third, Bell completed her hat-trick hitting the top mesh with a wrist shot after receiving another great pass, this time from Rivers.
Source: Gryphons Athletics
OUA SCOREBOARD
January 31, 2009
Western 2, Waterloo 1
Brock 4, UOIT 2
Laurier 1, Toronto 0
Guelph 6, York 1
February 1, 2009
Queen's 3, Guelph 1
Laurier 4, Windsor 0
Toronto 4, Waterloo 1
