November 19, 2012
W-HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Brock offence explodes to earn first win
November 16 - UOIT @ Western
The Western Mustangs women’s hockey team faced off against the UOIT Ridgebacks tonight at Thompson Arena on Friday night. The Mustangs lost 1-3 after a well-fought game to the visiting Ridgebacks.
The first period consisted of rebounds and icings from the Mustangs skaters. Chasing the puck into Ridgeback territory throughout the game, the Mustangs put Ridgeback goalie Jessica Larabie to the test. With multiple opportunities of seizing the back of the Ridgeback net, Mustangs’ Stacey Scott finally put one in to open the scoreboard. With assist from Tara Cation and Kendra Deller, Scott was able to fly in from the point and bat one of the Mustang rebounds out of mid air and score Western’s only goal of the game. With time run out in the first frame, the Mustangs took the 1-0 lead into the intermission.
The opening minutes of the second provided a change of tides for the Ridgeback momentum as the team scored two goals early on. Ridgeback Jennifer Daly scored UOIT’s first goal of the game and teammate Gillian Morgan followed up with a goal of her own only minutes after. With a quick change of events the Mustangs lost their 1-0 lead and found themselves trailing a 2-1 Ridgeback lead into the third.
The Ridgebacks almost took an initial 3-1 lead early on in the first period but a goal was called off by the referees. Nonetheless, the Mustangs still had a chance to even the score.
“This was just their game tonight, (the Ridgebacks) came out as the stronger team and were able to find success in places we couldn’t.” commented Mustangs head coach Chris Higgins. “This was definitely a case of a goalie winning a team for them.”
The Ridgeback goalie held in for the remainder of the game and with a minute left to go and the Mustangs' goalie Kelly Campbell pulled, the Ridgebacks pulled away with an empty net goal. The Ridgebacks secured the 3-1 win over Western, and the win comes after the Mustangs beat the Oshawa team 2-0 in their first match up previously this season.
Source: Western Sports Info
Waterloo @ Queen's
A balanced attack and a stifling defence led the No. 5-ranked Queen's Gaels to a 4-0 shutout of the Waterloo Warriors in OUA women's hockey at the Memorial Centre, Friday night. The Gaels outshot Waterloo 31-11, as they cruised to the shutout, their fourth of the regular season.
The Gaels had a strong offensive start opening the scoring at 11:35 with a 5-on-3 power play goal scored by Shawna Griffin (Calgary, Alta.) and assisted by Alisha Sealey (Elora, Ont.) and Mary Coughlin (Amherstburg, Ont.). Taryn Pilon (Peterborough, Ont.) added her eighth goal of the season at the 16:02 mark of the first period putting the Gaels up 2-0; Courtenay Jacklin (Regina, Sask.) and Griffin had assists.
The Gaels carried their 2-0 lead into the second period. Queen's continued to dominate offensively and Brittany McHaffie (Guelph, Ont.) added a power play goal at 19:03 to increase the Gaels' lead to 3-0; Katie Duncan (Waterloo, Ont.) and Chantal Morais (Guelph, Ont.) had assists.
In the third frame, Morgan McHaffie (Guelph, Ont.) added a goal for the Gaels at the 3:03 mark with an assist from Duncan bringing the game to its final score of 4-0.
Karissa Savage (Calgary, Alta.) got the shutout and had 11 saves for the Gaels while Jamie Grove (Kelowna, B.C.) stopped 27 shots for the Warriors. The Gaels are now 11-1-1 and the Warriors move to 3-7-2.
Source: Queen's Sports Info
November 17 - Toronto @ Brock
The Brock University women's hockey team (0-11-1 OUA) dropped a 7-5 decision to the University of Toronto Varsity Blues Saturday at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.
The Badgers continued to struggle in the opening 20 minutes as they found themselves down 4-1 after the first period. Scoring for the Varsity Blues in the first were Jacqueline Scheffel, Taylor Day and Kelly O'Hanlon and Amanda Ricker both on the powerplay. Brock freshman Sarah Dolden (Brampton, Ont.) added her first career goal as a Badger.
O'Hanlon would add to Toronto's lead with less than a minute to go in the second as she recorded her 10th goal of the season. After two periods the Badgers were being outshot 29-11.
In the third period, the Badgers would get something going at the offensive end as they added three in the first nine minutes with goals from junior Leigh Vanderveen (NOTL, Ont.), sophomore Jaclyn Conacher (Burlington, Ont.) and junior Jessica Fickel (Fort Erie, Ont.) to cut the lead to 6-4.
Scoring for the Varsity Blues in the third period were Stacey Oue on the power play and Callie Bazak.
Trailing 7-4 with nine minutes left in regulation, Brock would continue to pressure up front, but were only able to add one more with less than two minutes remaining as junior Katie Howlett (Burlington, Ont.) added her first of the campaign.
In goal, Brock sophomore Emily Kelly (Port Elgin, Ont.) got the start and allowed three goals on the first nine shots. She was replaced by freshman Claire Shaw (with six minutes left in the first period. Shaw made 23 saves in the loss. Toronto's Nicole Kesteris collected 23 saves for the victory.
The Varsity Blues were 3-for-7 on the power play while Brock went 2-for-9. Toronto outshot Brock 36-28.
Source: Brock Sports Info
UOIT @ Windsor
The UOIT Ridgebacks women’s hockey team allowed a late third period goal as the Windsor Lancers came up with a 4-3 on home ice on Saturday afternoon.
With the game tied up at 3-3, Windsor would break the deadlock as Jenny MacKnight scored her second goal of the game at the 18:56 minute mark. UOIT would pull their goalie in the last minute of play but were unable to score, putting an end to their four game point streak.
UOIT freshman Samantha Forchielli had tied the game up just three minutes earlier as she recorded her fourth goal of the season which was set up by Laura Marchese.
MacKnight and teammate Courtney Spoors each finished with two goals and two assists in the win. Spoors has been on a hot-streak as she had four goals and three assists in a 12-2 win over the Brock Badgers last week.
Jill Morillo and Zoe Battie were the other goal scorers for UOIT.
In between the pipes, Jessica Larabie made 22 saves for UOIT while Karlye Robinson had 28.
Windsor’s power play was efficient going 2-for-3 as the Ridgebacks were shutout on their lone attempt with the man advantage.
UOIT remains in seventh place with a 5-7-2 record, five points behind the nationally ranked Western Mustangs. The Ridgebacks defeated Western 3-1 on Friday night in London. Windsor improves to 9-4-0 on the year.
Source: UOIT Sports Info
November 18 - Toronto @ Guelph
The Gryphon women’s hockey team capped off a winning weekend this afternoon, defeating Toronto 3-2 at Gryphon Centre.
With the win, the Gryphons jump to 9-3-2, while Toronto drops to 8-4-1 on the season.
The Varsity Blues opened the scoring mid-way through the first period. Jacqueline Scheffel (Waubaushene, Ont.) combined with Amanda Ricker (Ottawa) and Callie Bazak (Peterborough, Ont.), notching a powerplay goal at 13:49.
Women's Hockey vs. TO
The Gryphons dominated the second period, scoring two quick goals to take back the lead.
Kaitlyn Mora (Guelph, ON) fired off a shot fed to her by Jenna Lanzarotta (Mississauga, ON) to score the equalizer for Guelph at 0.29. Shortly after, Amanda Parkins showed off her puck handling skills and recorded her ninth goal of the season, assisted by Lanzarotta and Jessica Pinkerton (Oshawa, ON), to increase the score to 2-1.
In the third period, Guelph continued to control the game, forcing numerous turnovers in the natural zone and attacking the Toronto net.
At 12:59, veteran forward Tamara Bell (Guelph, ON) deked past the Blues’ defense and tucked the puck in the netminder’s 5-hole to extend the Gryphon lead to 3-1. Lanzoratta and Mora each earned assists on the play.
Late in the third, Toronto’s Bazak, with help from April Loojie (Mississauga, ON) scored, cutting into Guelph’s lead, but the Gryphons were determined to win and took the game 3-2.
Guelph’s Brooke Siddall recorded 15 saves in the win. Shots on net were 30 for Guelph and 17 for Toronto.
Source: Guelph Sports Info
Western @ Windsor
The Western Mustangs women's hockey team recovered from Friday's home loss with an exciting road win against the Windsor Lancers tonight at Windsor Arena. The Mustangs and Lancers found themselves tied after regulation play and would look to overtime and inevitably a shootout to decide a winner. Rookie Natasha Palahi took Western's third shot and beat Windsor goalie Karlyle Robinson for a 3-2 Mustang victory.
After Friday night’s performance, the Mustangs had to regroup as a team in order to beat the competitive Lancers, just behind them in the OUA standings. Western found themselves in a difficult position as the Lancers opened up the scoring for the match with a power play goal in the first. Lancer Candace Kouronis beat Mustang net minder Kelly Campbell at 8:36.
However, the Mustangs' Pahahi answered the Lancer goal within thirty seconds, with assist from the Gosling duo, Cassidy Gosling and Katelyn Gosling. The score remained tied into the first intermission, with both teams anxious to pull the lead.
The score stayed 1-1 for most of the second until Mustang Assistant Captain, Tara Cation scored an unassisted goal late in the frame, giving Western the lead for first time of the game. With a steady period of goaltending from veteran Campbell, the Lancers were unable to score in the second, leaving the Mustangs with the momentum heading into the third.
With the score close both teams came back onto the ice with intensity and intent to win. Windsor Lancer Krysten Bortolotti tied the score up halfway through third and forced the game into overtime.
A four on four five minute overtime period was used to help decide a victor, and although each team had its chances to put the game away, both teams would look to a shootout to resolve this close contest.
First up for Western was third year Katelyn Gosling, followed by teammates Jessica Ross and Panahi on the shootout lineup. Windsor opened up the shooting and, but Campbell stopped the first Lancer shot. Gosling also missed her opportunity, so the game was still up for grabs.
Campbell would stop the second and Mustang Jessica Ross would also see her shot saved by Lancer goalie Robinson. With Windsor’s third shooter ready to go, #Campbell# would go on to save the Lancer’s final shot and leave the weight of the win on young Panahi.
Pahahi proved her competitive mentality and ability to play under pressure, seizing her shootout chance. With a final score of 3-2, the Mustangs left the Windsor Arena with two points for the weekend.
Source: Western Sports Info
Waterloo @ Laurier
For the second straight meeting, the No. 6 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's hockey team (11-1-1) shutout their cross-town rivals the Waterloo Warriors (3-8-2), as they skated away with a 5-0 win on Sunday night at the Waterloo Recreation Complex.
Team captain Fiona Lester led the way for Laurier as she posted a goal and two assists to move into second place in OUA scoring for defencemen.
The Hawks controlled the game from the opening faceoff as they outshot the Warriors 12-6 in the opening period. Laurier would open the scoring nine minutes into the game when Devon Skeats of Whitby, Ont., fired home her team-leading ninth goal of the season to put the Hawks in front 1-0.
The second period was much of the same as Laurier limited the Warriors to just four shots on goal while scoring three times past Waterloo starting goaltender Rebecca Bouwhuis of Orillia, Ont. Laura Brooker of Fergus, Ont., Danelle Im of Toronto, and Tammy Freiburger of Wingham, Ont., all tallied in the frame to give the Hawks a 4-0 lead.
Lester, who had already earned assists on Skeats' and Freiburger's goals, rounded out the scoring late in the third period with her fourth goal of the season.
Four other Hawks also had multi-point nights as Skeats, Brooker and Freiburger added an assist to their tallies while Caitlin Muirhead of Waterloo, Ont., registered two assists.
Laurier netminder Erika Thunder of Buffalo Point, Man., picked up her second shutout of the season by stopping all 19 shots she faced. Bouwhuis, meanwhile, finished with 25 saves for the Warriors.
Source: Laurier Athletics
Ryerson @ Brock
The Brock University women's hockey team (1-11-1 OUA) registered their first win of the regular season as they defeated the Ryerson Rams (2-10-0 OUA) by the score of 6-1 Sunday afternoon at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.
Right from the opening faceoff Brock was determined to end their losing streak and begin to turn the season around. The Badgers would pepper Ryerson starting goaltender Brianna Tremblay and light the lamp three time in the final eight minutes of the first period.
Scoring for the Badgers in the first were junior Katie Howlett (Burlington, Ont.) and senior Brianne Veale (Sault Ste Marie, Ont.) who recorded back-to-back markers to put Brock up 3-0.
The Badgers offense would continue to roll early in the second period, as junior Leigh Vanderveen (NOTL, Ont.) added her fourth goal of the season making it 4-0. With her two-point game, Vanderveen moved into fifth all-time in both career goals and career assists in the Brock record books.
At the midway point of the second period, Ryerson's Michelle Evagelou would break the Brock shutout adding her second of the season. Just over a minute later, Brock junior Jessica Fickel (Fort Erie, Ont.) would regain the four-goal lead registering her team leading seventh goal.
The Badgers would close out the scoring with four minutes left in the second period as sophomore Samantha Green (Georgetown, Ont.) recorded her first career goal in a Brock uniform.
Veale (2G), Fickel (1G, 1A), Vanderveen (1G, 1A) and freshman Laken Smith (Monkton, Ont.) (2A) led the Badgers with two points each.
In goal, Brock freshman Claire Shaw (Rosemount, Ont.) recorded 31 saves for the victory. Tremblay collected 20 saves in the loss.
The Badgers will now be on the road for three straight games versus Guelph (Nov. 21st), York (Nov. 24th) and Ryerson (Nov. 29th).
Source: Brock Sports Info
The Western Mustangs women’s hockey team faced off against the UOIT Ridgebacks tonight at Thompson Arena on Friday night. The Mustangs lost 1-3 after a well-fought game to the visiting Ridgebacks.
The first period consisted of rebounds and icings from the Mustangs skaters. Chasing the puck into Ridgeback territory throughout the game, the Mustangs put Ridgeback goalie Jessica Larabie to the test. With multiple opportunities of seizing the back of the Ridgeback net, Mustangs’ Stacey Scott finally put one in to open the scoreboard. With assist from Tara Cation and Kendra Deller, Scott was able to fly in from the point and bat one of the Mustang rebounds out of mid air and score Western’s only goal of the game. With time run out in the first frame, the Mustangs took the 1-0 lead into the intermission.
The opening minutes of the second provided a change of tides for the Ridgeback momentum as the team scored two goals early on. Ridgeback Jennifer Daly scored UOIT’s first goal of the game and teammate Gillian Morgan followed up with a goal of her own only minutes after. With a quick change of events the Mustangs lost their 1-0 lead and found themselves trailing a 2-1 Ridgeback lead into the third.
The Ridgebacks almost took an initial 3-1 lead early on in the first period but a goal was called off by the referees. Nonetheless, the Mustangs still had a chance to even the score.
“This was just their game tonight, (the Ridgebacks) came out as the stronger team and were able to find success in places we couldn’t.” commented Mustangs head coach Chris Higgins. “This was definitely a case of a goalie winning a team for them.”
The Ridgeback goalie held in for the remainder of the game and with a minute left to go and the Mustangs' goalie Kelly Campbell pulled, the Ridgebacks pulled away with an empty net goal. The Ridgebacks secured the 3-1 win over Western, and the win comes after the Mustangs beat the Oshawa team 2-0 in their first match up previously this season.
Source: Western Sports Info
Waterloo @ Queen's
A balanced attack and a stifling defence led the No. 5-ranked Queen's Gaels to a 4-0 shutout of the Waterloo Warriors in OUA women's hockey at the Memorial Centre, Friday night. The Gaels outshot Waterloo 31-11, as they cruised to the shutout, their fourth of the regular season.
The Gaels had a strong offensive start opening the scoring at 11:35 with a 5-on-3 power play goal scored by Shawna Griffin (Calgary, Alta.) and assisted by Alisha Sealey (Elora, Ont.) and Mary Coughlin (Amherstburg, Ont.). Taryn Pilon (Peterborough, Ont.) added her eighth goal of the season at the 16:02 mark of the first period putting the Gaels up 2-0; Courtenay Jacklin (Regina, Sask.) and Griffin had assists.
The Gaels carried their 2-0 lead into the second period. Queen's continued to dominate offensively and Brittany McHaffie (Guelph, Ont.) added a power play goal at 19:03 to increase the Gaels' lead to 3-0; Katie Duncan (Waterloo, Ont.) and Chantal Morais (Guelph, Ont.) had assists.
In the third frame, Morgan McHaffie (Guelph, Ont.) added a goal for the Gaels at the 3:03 mark with an assist from Duncan bringing the game to its final score of 4-0.
Karissa Savage (Calgary, Alta.) got the shutout and had 11 saves for the Gaels while Jamie Grove (Kelowna, B.C.) stopped 27 shots for the Warriors. The Gaels are now 11-1-1 and the Warriors move to 3-7-2.
Source: Queen's Sports Info
November 17 - Toronto @ Brock
The Brock University women's hockey team (0-11-1 OUA) dropped a 7-5 decision to the University of Toronto Varsity Blues Saturday at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.
The Badgers continued to struggle in the opening 20 minutes as they found themselves down 4-1 after the first period. Scoring for the Varsity Blues in the first were Jacqueline Scheffel, Taylor Day and Kelly O'Hanlon and Amanda Ricker both on the powerplay. Brock freshman Sarah Dolden (Brampton, Ont.) added her first career goal as a Badger.
O'Hanlon would add to Toronto's lead with less than a minute to go in the second as she recorded her 10th goal of the season. After two periods the Badgers were being outshot 29-11.
In the third period, the Badgers would get something going at the offensive end as they added three in the first nine minutes with goals from junior Leigh Vanderveen (NOTL, Ont.), sophomore Jaclyn Conacher (Burlington, Ont.) and junior Jessica Fickel (Fort Erie, Ont.) to cut the lead to 6-4.
Scoring for the Varsity Blues in the third period were Stacey Oue on the power play and Callie Bazak.
Trailing 7-4 with nine minutes left in regulation, Brock would continue to pressure up front, but were only able to add one more with less than two minutes remaining as junior Katie Howlett (Burlington, Ont.) added her first of the campaign.
In goal, Brock sophomore Emily Kelly (Port Elgin, Ont.) got the start and allowed three goals on the first nine shots. She was replaced by freshman Claire Shaw (with six minutes left in the first period. Shaw made 23 saves in the loss. Toronto's Nicole Kesteris collected 23 saves for the victory.
The Varsity Blues were 3-for-7 on the power play while Brock went 2-for-9. Toronto outshot Brock 36-28.
Source: Brock Sports Info
UOIT @ Windsor
The UOIT Ridgebacks women’s hockey team allowed a late third period goal as the Windsor Lancers came up with a 4-3 on home ice on Saturday afternoon.
With the game tied up at 3-3, Windsor would break the deadlock as Jenny MacKnight scored her second goal of the game at the 18:56 minute mark. UOIT would pull their goalie in the last minute of play but were unable to score, putting an end to their four game point streak.
UOIT freshman Samantha Forchielli had tied the game up just three minutes earlier as she recorded her fourth goal of the season which was set up by Laura Marchese.
MacKnight and teammate Courtney Spoors each finished with two goals and two assists in the win. Spoors has been on a hot-streak as she had four goals and three assists in a 12-2 win over the Brock Badgers last week.
Jill Morillo and Zoe Battie were the other goal scorers for UOIT.
In between the pipes, Jessica Larabie made 22 saves for UOIT while Karlye Robinson had 28.
Windsor’s power play was efficient going 2-for-3 as the Ridgebacks were shutout on their lone attempt with the man advantage.
UOIT remains in seventh place with a 5-7-2 record, five points behind the nationally ranked Western Mustangs. The Ridgebacks defeated Western 3-1 on Friday night in London. Windsor improves to 9-4-0 on the year.
Source: UOIT Sports Info
November 18 - Toronto @ Guelph
The Gryphon women’s hockey team capped off a winning weekend this afternoon, defeating Toronto 3-2 at Gryphon Centre.
With the win, the Gryphons jump to 9-3-2, while Toronto drops to 8-4-1 on the season.
The Varsity Blues opened the scoring mid-way through the first period. Jacqueline Scheffel (Waubaushene, Ont.) combined with Amanda Ricker (Ottawa) and Callie Bazak (Peterborough, Ont.), notching a powerplay goal at 13:49.
Women's Hockey vs. TO
The Gryphons dominated the second period, scoring two quick goals to take back the lead.
Kaitlyn Mora (Guelph, ON) fired off a shot fed to her by Jenna Lanzarotta (Mississauga, ON) to score the equalizer for Guelph at 0.29. Shortly after, Amanda Parkins showed off her puck handling skills and recorded her ninth goal of the season, assisted by Lanzarotta and Jessica Pinkerton (Oshawa, ON), to increase the score to 2-1.
In the third period, Guelph continued to control the game, forcing numerous turnovers in the natural zone and attacking the Toronto net.
At 12:59, veteran forward Tamara Bell (Guelph, ON) deked past the Blues’ defense and tucked the puck in the netminder’s 5-hole to extend the Gryphon lead to 3-1. Lanzoratta and Mora each earned assists on the play.
Late in the third, Toronto’s Bazak, with help from April Loojie (Mississauga, ON) scored, cutting into Guelph’s lead, but the Gryphons were determined to win and took the game 3-2.
Guelph’s Brooke Siddall recorded 15 saves in the win. Shots on net were 30 for Guelph and 17 for Toronto.
Source: Guelph Sports Info
Western @ Windsor
The Western Mustangs women's hockey team recovered from Friday's home loss with an exciting road win against the Windsor Lancers tonight at Windsor Arena. The Mustangs and Lancers found themselves tied after regulation play and would look to overtime and inevitably a shootout to decide a winner. Rookie Natasha Palahi took Western's third shot and beat Windsor goalie Karlyle Robinson for a 3-2 Mustang victory.
After Friday night’s performance, the Mustangs had to regroup as a team in order to beat the competitive Lancers, just behind them in the OUA standings. Western found themselves in a difficult position as the Lancers opened up the scoring for the match with a power play goal in the first. Lancer Candace Kouronis beat Mustang net minder Kelly Campbell at 8:36.
However, the Mustangs' Pahahi answered the Lancer goal within thirty seconds, with assist from the Gosling duo, Cassidy Gosling and Katelyn Gosling. The score remained tied into the first intermission, with both teams anxious to pull the lead.
The score stayed 1-1 for most of the second until Mustang Assistant Captain, Tara Cation scored an unassisted goal late in the frame, giving Western the lead for first time of the game. With a steady period of goaltending from veteran Campbell, the Lancers were unable to score in the second, leaving the Mustangs with the momentum heading into the third.
With the score close both teams came back onto the ice with intensity and intent to win. Windsor Lancer Krysten Bortolotti tied the score up halfway through third and forced the game into overtime.
A four on four five minute overtime period was used to help decide a victor, and although each team had its chances to put the game away, both teams would look to a shootout to resolve this close contest.
First up for Western was third year Katelyn Gosling, followed by teammates Jessica Ross and Panahi on the shootout lineup. Windsor opened up the shooting and, but Campbell stopped the first Lancer shot. Gosling also missed her opportunity, so the game was still up for grabs.
Campbell would stop the second and Mustang Jessica Ross would also see her shot saved by Lancer goalie Robinson. With Windsor’s third shooter ready to go, #Campbell# would go on to save the Lancer’s final shot and leave the weight of the win on young Panahi.
Pahahi proved her competitive mentality and ability to play under pressure, seizing her shootout chance. With a final score of 3-2, the Mustangs left the Windsor Arena with two points for the weekend.
Source: Western Sports Info
Waterloo @ Laurier
For the second straight meeting, the No. 6 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's hockey team (11-1-1) shutout their cross-town rivals the Waterloo Warriors (3-8-2), as they skated away with a 5-0 win on Sunday night at the Waterloo Recreation Complex.
Team captain Fiona Lester led the way for Laurier as she posted a goal and two assists to move into second place in OUA scoring for defencemen.
The Hawks controlled the game from the opening faceoff as they outshot the Warriors 12-6 in the opening period. Laurier would open the scoring nine minutes into the game when Devon Skeats of Whitby, Ont., fired home her team-leading ninth goal of the season to put the Hawks in front 1-0.
The second period was much of the same as Laurier limited the Warriors to just four shots on goal while scoring three times past Waterloo starting goaltender Rebecca Bouwhuis of Orillia, Ont. Laura Brooker of Fergus, Ont., Danelle Im of Toronto, and Tammy Freiburger of Wingham, Ont., all tallied in the frame to give the Hawks a 4-0 lead.
Lester, who had already earned assists on Skeats' and Freiburger's goals, rounded out the scoring late in the third period with her fourth goal of the season.
Four other Hawks also had multi-point nights as Skeats, Brooker and Freiburger added an assist to their tallies while Caitlin Muirhead of Waterloo, Ont., registered two assists.
Laurier netminder Erika Thunder of Buffalo Point, Man., picked up her second shutout of the season by stopping all 19 shots she faced. Bouwhuis, meanwhile, finished with 25 saves for the Warriors.
Source: Laurier Athletics
Ryerson @ Brock
The Brock University women's hockey team (1-11-1 OUA) registered their first win of the regular season as they defeated the Ryerson Rams (2-10-0 OUA) by the score of 6-1 Sunday afternoon at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.
Right from the opening faceoff Brock was determined to end their losing streak and begin to turn the season around. The Badgers would pepper Ryerson starting goaltender Brianna Tremblay and light the lamp three time in the final eight minutes of the first period.
Scoring for the Badgers in the first were junior Katie Howlett (Burlington, Ont.) and senior Brianne Veale (Sault Ste Marie, Ont.) who recorded back-to-back markers to put Brock up 3-0.
The Badgers offense would continue to roll early in the second period, as junior Leigh Vanderveen (NOTL, Ont.) added her fourth goal of the season making it 4-0. With her two-point game, Vanderveen moved into fifth all-time in both career goals and career assists in the Brock record books.
At the midway point of the second period, Ryerson's Michelle Evagelou would break the Brock shutout adding her second of the season. Just over a minute later, Brock junior Jessica Fickel (Fort Erie, Ont.) would regain the four-goal lead registering her team leading seventh goal.
The Badgers would close out the scoring with four minutes left in the second period as sophomore Samantha Green (Georgetown, Ont.) recorded her first career goal in a Brock uniform.
Veale (2G), Fickel (1G, 1A), Vanderveen (1G, 1A) and freshman Laken Smith (Monkton, Ont.) (2A) led the Badgers with two points each.
In goal, Brock freshman Claire Shaw (Rosemount, Ont.) recorded 31 saves for the victory. Tremblay collected 20 saves in the loss.
The Badgers will now be on the road for three straight games versus Guelph (Nov. 21st), York (Nov. 24th) and Ryerson (Nov. 29th).
Source: Brock Sports Info
