January 25, 2010
OUA W-HOCKEY ROUNDUP: NO. 2 GOLDEN HAWKS WIN 20TH STRAIGHT GAME
WATERLOO, Ont. - The No. 2 nationally-ranked Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks earned their 20th straight win of the season with a 2-1 victory over the visiting Western Mustangs on Saturday.
Laurier is now 20-0-0 in regular season play this year, while the Mustangs fall to 8-10-3.
The Mustangs opened the scoring just 1:17 into the first period with a goal from Waterloo, Ont. native Rachel Harada. The early marker prevented netminder Liz Knox's (Stouffville, Ont.) pursuit of Charline Labonte's career and season shutout record in this match.
The Hawks wouldn't answer until midway through the second when Katherine Shirriff (Carrying Place, Ont.) scored her ninth of the season on the power play. Devon Skeats (Whitby, Ont.) closed out the period with her fourth of the year to give the purple and gold the go ahead goal.
Neither squad would be able to score in the third period due to the solid goaltending.
Western's goalie, Jessica Ulrich (Keswick, Ont.) faced 33 shots and saved 31. Laurier's Knox stopped 18 of 19 for the win.
The Mustangs were shut out on the power play going 0-7 while the Golden Hawks capitalized once in four opportunities.
Laurier will start off next week in a rematch with the Chinese Olympic team on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Toronto. They will then resume regular season place on Saturday, Jan. 30 when they take on the Brock Badgers in St. Catharines, Ont.
TORONTO 4, YORK 2
At Toronto, the Varsity Blues (11-8-2) upset the No. 7 York Lions 4-2 on Sunday.
Brenley Jorgensen scored a pair of goals for the Varsity Blues, including an empty netter to clinch the victory. Jorgensen now has 12 goals on the season. Annie DelGuidice and Lindsay Hill also scored for Toronto.
Kristie Wilson and Mandy Cole both scored for the Lions (14-6-1).
GUELPH 4, QUEEN'S 0
At Queen's, goaltender Danielle Skoufranis made 36 saves as the Guelph Gryphons blanked the No. 9 Gaels 4-0 on Sunday.
Tori Woods, Erin Small, Tamara Bell and Patricia Rose Harris all scored for the Gryphons.
Guelph improved to 12-7-3 on the season, while Queen's dropped to 14-5-2.
WESTERN 2, WATERLOO 1, SO
At Western, Chantal Morais and Meghan Hewins both scored in a shootout and goaltender Jessica Ulrich made two saves as the Mustangs edged the Waterloo Warriors 2-1 on Sunday.
Ellie Seedhouse scored Western's lone regulation goal on the power play in the second period.
Kelly MacLean scored Waterloo's lone goal before the second intermission. The Warriors fell to 6-12-3.
QUEEN'S 6, BROCK 3
At Queen's, Morgan McHaffie scored a pair of goals to lift the No. 9 Gaels to a 6-3 victory over the Brock Badgers (8-11-3) on Saturday.
Kristin Smith scored one goal and added three assist for a four-point night. Also scoring for the Gaels were Alana Smith, Brittany McHaffie and Kelsey Thomson.
Melissa Geary, Maggie Young and Kelly Walker all scored for the Badgers.
GUELPH 6, UOIT 2
At UOIT, Dayna Kanis earned a natural hat trick as the Guelph Gryphons defeated the host Ridgebacks 6-2 on Saturday.
Tamara Bell added a pair of goals for the Gryphons, while teammate Jenna Lanzarotta scored a single marker.
Kathleen Edwards and Jill Morillo scored for the Ridgebacks (4-14-3).
WINDSOR 1, WATERLOO 0
At Waterloo, Candace Rapchak's power play goal was the difference as the Windsor Lancers (8-13-0) edged the host Warriors on Saturday.
Lancers goaltender Brittany McMillian made 38 saves for the shutout.
Manon Davis and Ashley Kirby earned assists.
YORK 3, TORONTO 0
At York, Lions goaltender Sydney McMurter made 30 saves in a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday.
Kristie Wilson scored a pair of goals, including an empty-netter to seal the victory. Danielle Beach also scored for the Lions.
Source: Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks with files from OUA Communications
Laurier is now 20-0-0 in regular season play this year, while the Mustangs fall to 8-10-3.
The Mustangs opened the scoring just 1:17 into the first period with a goal from Waterloo, Ont. native Rachel Harada. The early marker prevented netminder Liz Knox's (Stouffville, Ont.) pursuit of Charline Labonte's career and season shutout record in this match.
The Hawks wouldn't answer until midway through the second when Katherine Shirriff (Carrying Place, Ont.) scored her ninth of the season on the power play. Devon Skeats (Whitby, Ont.) closed out the period with her fourth of the year to give the purple and gold the go ahead goal.
Neither squad would be able to score in the third period due to the solid goaltending.
Western's goalie, Jessica Ulrich (Keswick, Ont.) faced 33 shots and saved 31. Laurier's Knox stopped 18 of 19 for the win.
The Mustangs were shut out on the power play going 0-7 while the Golden Hawks capitalized once in four opportunities.
Laurier will start off next week in a rematch with the Chinese Olympic team on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Toronto. They will then resume regular season place on Saturday, Jan. 30 when they take on the Brock Badgers in St. Catharines, Ont.
TORONTO 4, YORK 2
At Toronto, the Varsity Blues (11-8-2) upset the No. 7 York Lions 4-2 on Sunday.
Brenley Jorgensen scored a pair of goals for the Varsity Blues, including an empty netter to clinch the victory. Jorgensen now has 12 goals on the season. Annie DelGuidice and Lindsay Hill also scored for Toronto.
Kristie Wilson and Mandy Cole both scored for the Lions (14-6-1).
GUELPH 4, QUEEN'S 0
At Queen's, goaltender Danielle Skoufranis made 36 saves as the Guelph Gryphons blanked the No. 9 Gaels 4-0 on Sunday.
Tori Woods, Erin Small, Tamara Bell and Patricia Rose Harris all scored for the Gryphons.
Guelph improved to 12-7-3 on the season, while Queen's dropped to 14-5-2.
WESTERN 2, WATERLOO 1, SO
At Western, Chantal Morais and Meghan Hewins both scored in a shootout and goaltender Jessica Ulrich made two saves as the Mustangs edged the Waterloo Warriors 2-1 on Sunday.
Ellie Seedhouse scored Western's lone regulation goal on the power play in the second period.
Kelly MacLean scored Waterloo's lone goal before the second intermission. The Warriors fell to 6-12-3.
QUEEN'S 6, BROCK 3
At Queen's, Morgan McHaffie scored a pair of goals to lift the No. 9 Gaels to a 6-3 victory over the Brock Badgers (8-11-3) on Saturday.
Kristin Smith scored one goal and added three assist for a four-point night. Also scoring for the Gaels were Alana Smith, Brittany McHaffie and Kelsey Thomson.
Melissa Geary, Maggie Young and Kelly Walker all scored for the Badgers.
GUELPH 6, UOIT 2
At UOIT, Dayna Kanis earned a natural hat trick as the Guelph Gryphons defeated the host Ridgebacks 6-2 on Saturday.
Tamara Bell added a pair of goals for the Gryphons, while teammate Jenna Lanzarotta scored a single marker.
Kathleen Edwards and Jill Morillo scored for the Ridgebacks (4-14-3).
WINDSOR 1, WATERLOO 0
At Waterloo, Candace Rapchak's power play goal was the difference as the Windsor Lancers (8-13-0) edged the host Warriors on Saturday.
Lancers goaltender Brittany McMillian made 38 saves for the shutout.
Manon Davis and Ashley Kirby earned assists.
YORK 3, TORONTO 0
At York, Lions goaltender Sydney McMurter made 30 saves in a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday.
Kristie Wilson scored a pair of goals, including an empty-netter to seal the victory. Danielle Beach also scored for the Lions.
Source: Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks with files from OUA Communications
