October 20, 2009
OUA W-HOCKEY ROUNDUP: GAELS CONTINUE REIGN WITH UNDEFEATED WEEKEND
The No. 9 nationally-ranked Queen's Gaels won their third and fourth straight regular season games this past weekend over the No. 7 Guelph Gryphons and Brock Badgers.
Becky Conroy (Pembroke, Ont.) scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Gaels to a 6-4 win over the Guelph Gryphons on Friday.
Queen's led 3-0 going into the second period thanks to goals from Elizabeth Kench (Gananoque, Ont.), Megan McNutt (Ottawa), and Kelsey Thomson (Martintown, Ont.). Goalie Mel Dodd-Moher (Stittsville, Ont.) saved all 13 shots she saw in the period. Dodd-Moher saw 36 shots over the full three periods.
Guelph started the second period with a power play goal from Jessica Zerafa (Mississauga, Ont.), one of her three points in the game. The Gryphons scored three of their four goals on the power play after seven Gaels penalties. Heading into the final period the Gaels held a 4-2 advantage with Conroy and Kristin Smith (Toronto) adding the final goals in the third to keep the win intact.
In all, five different Gaels reached the back of the net, and Brittany McHaffie (Guelph, Ont.) chipped in with two helpers.
The Gaels won their fourth straight regular season game 2-1 on Saturday against the Brock Badgers to remain perfect on the season.
Queen's scored once in each of the first two periods to build a big enough lead to resist a late Brock push. The Badgers pulled their goalie in the last moments of game in an effort to make up the difference. The risk paid off slightly, with the Badgers scoring with 19 seconds remaining, but could not find the equalizer before the time ran out. Sara Brady scored the late goal for Brock.
Queen's netminder Karissa Savage (Calgary) saved 29 shots and narrowly lost her shutout bid. The Gaels received multi-point performances from both Kench and Smith, each having a goal and an assist. The Gaels pestered Brock's goalie with 34 shots, including 14 in the second period.
LAURIER 8, WESTERN 0
The No. 2 nationally-ranked Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks opened the 2009 campaign with a blowout 8-0 victory over the Western Mustangs.
Katherine Shirriff (Carrying Place, Ont.) opened scoring for the purple and gold less than five minutes into the game, poking in a rebound from the right side of the goal. Only two minutes later, Shirriff added her second on a shot from point blank range. Candice Styles (Orangeville, Ont.) had added a marker later on in the frame to open the score up to 3-0.
By the end of the second, four more members of the team were able to pick up their first goals of the year including Laura Bartolini (Mississauga, Ont.), Brittany Crago (Stouffville, Ont.), Vanessa Schabkar (Etobicoke, Ont.) and Abby Rainsberry (Petrolia, Ont.). Schabkar notched the only goal of the third period just two minutes in.
Six other Hawks picked up assists on the scoring opportunities.
Liz Knox (Stouffville, Ont.) earned the shutout for Laurier stopping all 22 shots on net while Western split the goaltending duties between Jessica Ulrich (Keswick, Ont.) and Lindsey Martin (London, Ont.) and together they saw 33 shots on net.
Both teams were unsuccessful on the power play as each had four opportunities.
WINDSOR 3, WATERLOO 1
Windsor opened up the weekend with a 3-1 victory over the Waterloo Warriors at South Windsor Arena.
The Warriors jumped on the board almost immediately in the first period as they scored on Lancer goaltender Jamie Tessier (Copper Cliff, Ont.) with their first shot on net just 15 seconds into the game.
The Lancers did not let the quick set back faze them as they held the Warriors off the board from the remainder of the frame.
Windsor tied the game halfway through the second period with their first of three unanswered goals. Jackie Leavoy (Windsor, Ont.) netted her first of the season off a pass from rookie Stephanie Hebert (Windsor, Ont.) past Warrior goaltender Kahla Stern (Paris, Ont.).
With the game tied at one heading into the third, Windsor stepped it up a notch to ensure the win.
Hebert scored her second goal of the season on a Lancer two-man advantage, less than a minute into the third period. Kelly Calhoun (Weston, Ont.) capitalized on another Lancer power play just ten seconds later to score her first of the year and secure the Lancers second straight win.
Tessier made 30 saves in net for Windsor.
UOIT 3, BROCK 2
The UOIT Ridgebacks women's hockey team picked up a 3-2 victory over the Brock Badgers on Sunday to go 1-1 over weekend play.
Meghan Steacy (Gananoque, Ont.) led the Ridgebacks in scoring on Sunday as she scored two goals, including the game winner with five minutes left in the third period.
Jessica Larabie (Pickering, Ont.) made her second consecutive start in net for UOIT, making 30 stops for her first OUA victory.
Both teams were shut out on the power play with Brock going 0-for-9 and UOIT going 0-for-11. UOIT outshoot Brock 43-42.
LAURIER 3, WINDSOR 1
No. 2 Laurier improved to 2-0-0 on the season with a 3-1 road victory against the Windsor Lancers on Sunday.
After a scoreless first period, Laurier scored first on a power play to take a 1-0 lead. The Lancers tied the game at one just six minutes later. Cagla Baktiroglu (Cambridge, Ont.) took a pass from Julie Hamilton (Lucknow, Ont.) and Lindsay Hoogstraten (St. George, Ont.) on a Lancer power play 15 minutes into the frame.
The game remained tied until the 14 minute mark of the third period when Laurier added two goals a minute and a half apart to take the game.
Tessier played her best game of the season making 43 saves, while the Lancers went 3-for-4 on the penalty kill.
GUELPH 3, UOIT 1
The No. 7 Guelph Gryphons were too strong for the UOIT Ridgebacks on Saturday, earning a 3-1 victory in Oshawa, Ont.
Erin Small, Dayna Kanis and Katherine Van Vlack all scored for the Gryphons who built a 3-0 lead in the second period.
Meghan Steacy tallied UOIT's lone marker.
WATERLOO 3, WESTERN 2, SO
Randi Lynn Wilson scored the shootout winner as the Waterloo Warriors edged the Western Mustangs 3-2.
Jessica Tracey and Caitlin Brydges scored for the Warriors in regulation time.
Chantal Morais scored two goals for Western in a losing effort.
Source: Queen's Gaels, Laurier Golden Hawks, Windsor Lancers, UOIT Ridgebacks
Becky Conroy (Pembroke, Ont.) scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Gaels to a 6-4 win over the Guelph Gryphons on Friday.
Queen's led 3-0 going into the second period thanks to goals from Elizabeth Kench (Gananoque, Ont.), Megan McNutt (Ottawa), and Kelsey Thomson (Martintown, Ont.). Goalie Mel Dodd-Moher (Stittsville, Ont.) saved all 13 shots she saw in the period. Dodd-Moher saw 36 shots over the full three periods.
Guelph started the second period with a power play goal from Jessica Zerafa (Mississauga, Ont.), one of her three points in the game. The Gryphons scored three of their four goals on the power play after seven Gaels penalties. Heading into the final period the Gaels held a 4-2 advantage with Conroy and Kristin Smith (Toronto) adding the final goals in the third to keep the win intact.
In all, five different Gaels reached the back of the net, and Brittany McHaffie (Guelph, Ont.) chipped in with two helpers.
The Gaels won their fourth straight regular season game 2-1 on Saturday against the Brock Badgers to remain perfect on the season.
Queen's scored once in each of the first two periods to build a big enough lead to resist a late Brock push. The Badgers pulled their goalie in the last moments of game in an effort to make up the difference. The risk paid off slightly, with the Badgers scoring with 19 seconds remaining, but could not find the equalizer before the time ran out. Sara Brady scored the late goal for Brock.
Queen's netminder Karissa Savage (Calgary) saved 29 shots and narrowly lost her shutout bid. The Gaels received multi-point performances from both Kench and Smith, each having a goal and an assist. The Gaels pestered Brock's goalie with 34 shots, including 14 in the second period.
LAURIER 8, WESTERN 0
The No. 2 nationally-ranked Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks opened the 2009 campaign with a blowout 8-0 victory over the Western Mustangs.
Katherine Shirriff (Carrying Place, Ont.) opened scoring for the purple and gold less than five minutes into the game, poking in a rebound from the right side of the goal. Only two minutes later, Shirriff added her second on a shot from point blank range. Candice Styles (Orangeville, Ont.) had added a marker later on in the frame to open the score up to 3-0.
By the end of the second, four more members of the team were able to pick up their first goals of the year including Laura Bartolini (Mississauga, Ont.), Brittany Crago (Stouffville, Ont.), Vanessa Schabkar (Etobicoke, Ont.) and Abby Rainsberry (Petrolia, Ont.). Schabkar notched the only goal of the third period just two minutes in.
Six other Hawks picked up assists on the scoring opportunities.
Liz Knox (Stouffville, Ont.) earned the shutout for Laurier stopping all 22 shots on net while Western split the goaltending duties between Jessica Ulrich (Keswick, Ont.) and Lindsey Martin (London, Ont.) and together they saw 33 shots on net.
Both teams were unsuccessful on the power play as each had four opportunities.
WINDSOR 3, WATERLOO 1
Windsor opened up the weekend with a 3-1 victory over the Waterloo Warriors at South Windsor Arena.
The Warriors jumped on the board almost immediately in the first period as they scored on Lancer goaltender Jamie Tessier (Copper Cliff, Ont.) with their first shot on net just 15 seconds into the game.
The Lancers did not let the quick set back faze them as they held the Warriors off the board from the remainder of the frame.
Windsor tied the game halfway through the second period with their first of three unanswered goals. Jackie Leavoy (Windsor, Ont.) netted her first of the season off a pass from rookie Stephanie Hebert (Windsor, Ont.) past Warrior goaltender Kahla Stern (Paris, Ont.).
With the game tied at one heading into the third, Windsor stepped it up a notch to ensure the win.
Hebert scored her second goal of the season on a Lancer two-man advantage, less than a minute into the third period. Kelly Calhoun (Weston, Ont.) capitalized on another Lancer power play just ten seconds later to score her first of the year and secure the Lancers second straight win.
Tessier made 30 saves in net for Windsor.
UOIT 3, BROCK 2
The UOIT Ridgebacks women's hockey team picked up a 3-2 victory over the Brock Badgers on Sunday to go 1-1 over weekend play.
Meghan Steacy (Gananoque, Ont.) led the Ridgebacks in scoring on Sunday as she scored two goals, including the game winner with five minutes left in the third period.
Jessica Larabie (Pickering, Ont.) made her second consecutive start in net for UOIT, making 30 stops for her first OUA victory.
Both teams were shut out on the power play with Brock going 0-for-9 and UOIT going 0-for-11. UOIT outshoot Brock 43-42.
LAURIER 3, WINDSOR 1
No. 2 Laurier improved to 2-0-0 on the season with a 3-1 road victory against the Windsor Lancers on Sunday.
After a scoreless first period, Laurier scored first on a power play to take a 1-0 lead. The Lancers tied the game at one just six minutes later. Cagla Baktiroglu (Cambridge, Ont.) took a pass from Julie Hamilton (Lucknow, Ont.) and Lindsay Hoogstraten (St. George, Ont.) on a Lancer power play 15 minutes into the frame.
The game remained tied until the 14 minute mark of the third period when Laurier added two goals a minute and a half apart to take the game.
Tessier played her best game of the season making 43 saves, while the Lancers went 3-for-4 on the penalty kill.
GUELPH 3, UOIT 1
The No. 7 Guelph Gryphons were too strong for the UOIT Ridgebacks on Saturday, earning a 3-1 victory in Oshawa, Ont.
Erin Small, Dayna Kanis and Katherine Van Vlack all scored for the Gryphons who built a 3-0 lead in the second period.
Meghan Steacy tallied UOIT's lone marker.
WATERLOO 3, WESTERN 2, SO
Randi Lynn Wilson scored the shootout winner as the Waterloo Warriors edged the Western Mustangs 3-2.
Jessica Tracey and Caitlin Brydges scored for the Warriors in regulation time.
Chantal Morais scored two goals for Western in a losing effort.
Source: Queen's Gaels, Laurier Golden Hawks, Windsor Lancers, UOIT Ridgebacks
