December 3, 2012
W-HOCKEY ROUNDUP: UOIT earns four-point weekend, head into the break at .500
December 1 - Laurier @ York
The York University Lions women's hockey team played a hard fought home-ice game on Saturday afternoon (Dec. 1), dropping a tough 3-1 decision to the No. 6 nationally-ranked Laurier Golden Hawks.
The win keeps the Golden Hawks in first place in the OUA standings with a 14-1-2 record, while the Lions fall to 4-10-1 with the loss.
The first period saw mostly physical hockey from each team, as both the Lions and the Hawks traded penalties.
The Hawks picked up the period's only goal on 4-on-4 play at 10:24 of the frame when Devon Skeats (Whitby, Ont.) beat Lions' goalie Megan Lee (Orillia, Ont.) low in the corner on a play that looked as though Lee already had covered the puck, but saw no whistle. Jessie Hurrell (Palgrave, Ont.) earned an assist on the goal.
The Lions posted scoring chances of their own, most notably on a great individual effort by Katrina Tollis (Hamilton, Ont.), whose intricate stick deking allowed her to split the defence and break in on Hawks' goalie Erika Thunder (Buffalo Point, Man.), who just managed to get her pad on Tollis' low glove-side shot.
The Lions enjoyed stellar goaltending of their own, as Lee's quick pads denied what looked to be a sure goal on a 2-on-0 Hawks breakaway after catching the Lions on a bad change. Lee followed the puck and snapped her pad down to deny the Hawks low. Lee's fantastic play throughout the period, both at even strength and on the penalty kill, allowed the Lions to head into the second period trailing by just the one goal.
After failing to score on an early 5-on-3 power play for two full minutes, the Lions got on the board with a shorthanded marker at 8:25 by team scoring leader Lisa Stathopulos (Toronto). Stathopulos intercepted a Laurier pass and sprung herself on a clear breakaway from centre ice, fooled Thunder with a tricky stick deke and then beat her through the five-hole. The goal was unassisted.
Laurier pulled ahead later on a goal by Danielle Im (Toronto) that came after a huge check by Skeats on a York defender. The hit left Lee undefended against two deep Hawks, and Skeats made an easy centering pass that Im put behind Lee at 12:45.
The Hawks extended their lead late in the second with a goal from Caitlin Muirhead (Waterloo, Ont.), who found the puck in a scramble in front of the net and put it through Lee's five-hole at 17:55 of the period. Laura Brooker (Fergus, Ont.) and Candice Styles (Orangeville, Ont.) assisted on the goal that brought the Hawks into the third with a 3-1 lead.
The Lions special teams came to the forefront in the third, opening the period with four consecutive power plays. Despite strong offensive-zone control, the Lions weren't able to get the shooting lanes they were looking for and couldn't break inside the Laurier box defence. Despite its lackluster power play, the Lions' penalty kill was perfect, killing a 50-second 5-on-3 late in the frame, largely as result of the play of Stathopulos, team captain Chloe Milano (Maple, Ont.), and the ever-impressive Lee.
The Lions outshot the Golden Hawks 11-4 in the final period but neither team registered a goal, and the Hawks held on for the win.
Lee made 19 saves on 22 shots for her day's effort, while Thunder stopped 23 of the 24 shots she faced. York's power play went 0-for-10 against the penalty kill of the mighty Hawks, while Laurier's power play was 1-for-7.
The Lions will close the 2012 portion of their schedule on Sunday afternoon (Dec. 2) on Sunday afternoon. The puck drops at 2pm in Waterloo, Ont., where the Lions will do battle with the Warriors. Following the December break, their season resumes on Saturday, Jan. 12, with a home-ice matchup against the Queen's Gaels at Canlan Ice Sports at 2pm.
Source: York Sports Info
Queen's @ Windsor
The Lancer women's hockey team closed out the first half of their season with a 4-3 loss to the No. 4 ranked Queen's Gaels on Saturday afternoon at Tecumseh Arena.
Windsor is now 9-6-2 on the season and in fifth place in the OUA heading into the holiday break.
In a penalty filled contest, Windsor held the lead over Queen's on two seperate occasions, but got into penalty trouble in the third period, allowing the Gaels to capitalize on their scoring chances and take the win.
Special teams played a key role in the day's contest, with five goals between the two teams being scored with the man advantage.
Adalena Tridico and Candace Kourounis led the way offensively for Windsor with 3 assists and 2 goals respectively, while Courtenay Jacklin dominated the Gaels offense, scoring a hat trick, including two power play goals and the winning marker.
Kourounis opened the scoring midway through the first period with her first of the game. Assists were credited to Tridico and Jillian Rops.
Jacklin tied the game at one a few minutes later with her first of the game, sending the game into the intermission tied at one.
In the second, Jacklin and Kourounis again scored for their respective clubs as the game went into the final period deadlocked at two.
After captain Alyssa Baldin gave Windsor their second lead of the game, the Lancers spent much of the third period in the penalty box.
The Gaels took every advantage and scored two power play goals in the final period to take the lead and the win. Chantal Morais evened the game at 5:06 before Jacklin secured her hat trick with the game winner at 13:43.
Windsor will return to OUA action on January 12th when they travel to St. Catharine's to face the Brock Badgers.
Source: Windsor Sports Info
Guelph @ Toronto
The Varsity Blues women’s hockey team dropped a 5-2 decision to the No. 10 Guelph Gryphons on Saturday, December 1 at Varsity Arena.
With the loss, the Blues drop to 9-6-1 and remain sixth in the OUA, behind the Windsor Lancers.
Marlie McLaughlin (Ottawa) and second-year forward Courtney Tougas (Thunder Bay, Ont.) scored for the Blues. Markham, Ont., native Kelly O’Hanlon picked up a helper to increase her team-leading point total to 20 on the season. O’Hanlon came into the game ranked sixth in the province in points.
Second-year goaltender Nicole Kesteris (Aurora, Ont.) was sharp in net, making 36 saves despite being credited with the loss.
Kesteris also shut down OUA-leading goal scorer and rookie Guelph forward Amanda Parkins with several big saves throughout the game.
Penalties proved costly for the Blues, as they gave up six powerplay opportunities, five of which came in the second period.
Kesteris stood tall, and killed off a 5-on-3 advantage for the Gryphons to start the second, but at 14:49, with another Blues player in the box, Jessica Pinkerton opened the scoring for the Gryphons with a cross-crease pass that bounced off Kesteris and into the back of the net.
Guelph would continue that momentum, grabbing two more goals before the midway point of the period. Tamara Bell and Emily Corbett registered the goals, with Corbett’s coming on a 5-on-3 powerplay. After Kesteris withstood a shooting gallery in the Blues end, the puck came to Corbett who took a slap shot that caught the top corner.
Toronto would not get on the board until five minutes into the final frame on McLaughlin’s goal. With the Blues on their first and only powerplay of the game, McLaughlin snuck in from the point and flipped a rebound shot overtop of Guelph netminder Brooke Siddall.
The goal went straight to U of T’s legs, and with still over half the period remaining, Tougas scored on a brilliant individual effort. Entering the Gryphons zone, the second-year forward faked a slapshot, waltzed around the defenceman, and picked the top corner to bring the Blues within one.
They continued to press the attack, but were unable to get the tying goal before Bell jammed home a rebound for her second of the night, and gave the Gryphons back the two-goal lead.
Christine Grant added a goal in the final minute to put the game on ice.
Bell finished the game with two goals and an assist, and Kaitlyn Mora picked up three assists in the Gryphon’s win.
The Blues return to action tomorrow (Dec. 2) when they travel to Oshawa to take on the UOIT Ridgebacks. Game time is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
Ryerson @ UOIT
Playing in their first home game in 20 days, the UOIT Ridgebacks women’s hockey team returned to the Campus Ice Centre in style as they defeated the Ryerson Rams by a score of 4-2 Saturday night.
In the first period, the Ridgebacks opened up scoring at the 11:33 minute mark as Gillian Morgan scored her career high fourth goal of the season. Jill Morillo and Jennifer Sisson recorded assists on the play.
Twenty-two seconds into the second period, the Ridgebacks managed to strike again, this time on a power play as Nicole LoPresti scored her fourth goal of the season. Defencemen Stephanie Spencer and Melissa Berney each earned assists. Six minutes later, UOIT would score their second power play marker of the period as assistant captain Violette Long beat Ryerson’s Dana Carter to give UOIT a 3-0 lead. Laura Marchesse and Sarah Worthington picked up points on Long’s second goal of the season.
With UOIT looking for some insurance in the final frame, Victoria MacKenzie notched her third goal of her freshman campaign just under three minutes into the period to put the Ridgebacks up by four.
Ryerson would break up their three game scoring slump midway through the third period, with Emily Rose Galliani-Pecchia beating Jessica Larabie’s for the first time. Ryerson would add on one more goal late in the period, but the Ridgebacks would hold on for the two goal victory.
UOIT’s special team unit was the difference maker as their power play was 2-for-3 while they shutout the Rams on four power play attempts. The Ridgebacks have allowed only 12 goals on 76 opponent power play attempts, running at 84.2 percent.
UOIT goaltender Jessica Larabie made 29 saves in her fourth win of the season.
Source: UOIT Sports Info
December 2 - York @ Waterloo
The Warrior women's hockey team capped off the 2012 calendar year with a tight 2-1 shootout victory over the York Lions on Sunday afternoon at the CIF arena.
Waterloo snuck out the victory thanks to back-to-back highlight reel moves by Marissa Redmond (Ajax) and Kelly MacLean (St. George) in the shootout. Waterloo goalie Rebecca Bouwhuis (Orillia) stopped both Lions' shooters while making 25 stops in regulation and overtime play to secure a big two points for the home side.
The win keeps Waterloo (5-10-2) in the eighth and final playoff spot, two points ahead of the ninth place Lions (4-10-2).
The first period was all York with continuous offensive pressure but the Warrior defense and Bouwhuis kept a strong defensive posture to weather the storm and send the game locked at 0's into the intermission.
The second period the Warriors shifted the momentum and were rewarded midway through the frame as Rebecca Rutherford (Ajax) fired home her first career CIS goal to give Waterloo 1-0 lead. The goal was set up beautifully by Carolyn Burke (Mississauga) who slid over the pass to Rutherford.
The Lions turned up the pressure once again in the third period and found the equalizer with 6:35 remaining in the game as Chloe Milano (Maple) capped off a tic-tac-toe play set up by Lisa Stathopulos (Toronto) and Kristen Barbara (Mount Hope).
After overtime settled nothing Redmond stepped up and scored on nice backhand-forehand move before MacLean clinched the victory going to her backhand and roofing it over the shoulder of Lions goalie Megan Lee (Orillia). Lee made stopped 15 of 16 shots faced in regulation and overtime in the loss.
The Warriors head into the exam break with 12 points, one point less than a year ago at the break. Waterloo will open the New Year with their annual Christmas tournament from January 4-6.
Source: Waterloo Sports Info
Toronto @ UOIT
In their final game of 2012, the UOIT Ridgebacks women’s hockey team defeated the University of Toronto Varsity Blues 3-2 on Sunday at the Campus Ice Centre.
The Ridgebacks earned four points on the weekend, as they beat Ryerson by a score of 4-2 on Saturday night. UOIT is entering the exam period as one of the hottest teams in the OUA having won four of their past five games.
In Sunday’s win against Toronto, UOIT got off to a great start scoring two power play goals in the first ten minutes of the game. Zoe Battie got the Ridgebacks on the board at the 6:52 minute mark, with Stephanie Spencer and Jennifer Daly picking up assists on the play.
Just over a minute later and back on the power play, third year defencemen Melissa Berney ripped a shot in from the point, giving the Ridgebacks a 2-0 lead. Stephanie Spencer earned her second assist in the game while assist captain Jaclyn Gibson received the other.
Four minutes into the second period, Toronto managed to get one back when fifth year forward Callie Bazak scored her career high sixth goal of the season.
UOIT would respond shortly after as UOIT freshman Jennifer Sisson scored her first career OUA goal on a scramble in front of the net. Gillian Morgan would get the lone assist on the goal.
Sisson’s goal would turn out to be the game winner, as Toronto was able only to get one more puck behind goaltender Cassie Charette, who made 25 saves in her third win of the season. Charette returned to action on Sunday after suffering an injury in late October.
UOIT’s special teams were once again a major factor in the final result as they went 2-for-5 with the man advantage while the penalty killing unit was 6-for-6, including fighting off two penalties in the last four minutes of the game. UOIT outshot Toronto 29-27 in the win.
With the win, UOIT moves three points behind the Varsity Blues for sixth place in the conference standings while holding a game in hand. UOIT is 7-7-2 on the year while Toronto is 9-7-1.
The Ridgebacks will be on the road for the opening two games of 2013 as they take on the Queen’s Gaels (Jan. 11) and York Lions (Jan. 13).
Source: UOIT Sports Info
Guelph @ Brock
The Brock University women's hockey team (3-13-1 OUA) dropped a 5-4 decision to the No. 10 ranked Guelph Gryphons (13-3-2 OUA) Sunday afternoon at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.
Guelph opened the scoring two minutes into the first period as Jenna Lanzarotta and Kaitlyn Mora setup Tamara Bell for her seventh goal of the season.
Brock would even the score 1-1 at the 15:17 mark of the first period, as junior Jessica Fickel (Fort Erie, Ont.) added a powerplay marker. Junior Leigh Vanderveen (NOTL, Ont.) and freshman Sarah Dolden (Brampton, Ont.) added the assists.
The Gryphons would add two more goals before the end of the first period with markers from Kandace Charbonneau and Christine Grant to take a 3-1 lead.
Three minutes into the second period, the Badgers would cut the lead to one on the powerplay, as Fickel setup junior Kaitie Phelan (Kitchener, Ont.) for her first career goal.
Guelph would regain their two goal lead 1:22 into the third period when Amanda Parkins beat Brock sophomore goaltender Emily Kelly (Port Elgin, Ont.) for her 14th goal of the season.
One minute later, Brock would make it 4-3. Phelan and Fickel setup Dolden for her second goal of the season.
Mora would give the Gryphons a 5-3 lead at 8:12 on the powerplay, recording her sixth goal of the campaign.
Dolden would add her second goal of the game and third point at 12:23 with the man-advantage, putting it past Guelph goaltender Brooke Siddall. Senior Maja Samborski (Toronto, Ont.) and Fickel added the assists.
Fickel finished the game with a four-point performance adding one goal and three assists. In the Brock record books she moves into 6th all-time in career assists surpassing Heather Allen (2001-05) with 36 assists and counting.
In goal, Kelly recorded 26 saves in the loss. Siddall registered 13 saves for her 12th win of the season.
Source: Brock Sports Info
Queen's @ Western
In a clash of two nationally ranked teams the Western Mustangs women’s hockey team came out on top, taking down the Queen’s Gaels 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at Thompson Arena. Currently ranked in eighth in the latest CIS Top 10, the Mustangs are the only team to defeat the number four Gaels in regulation this season, previously defeating them in Kingston on November 3.
The win was Western’s fourth in a row, including their second straight win over the CIS sixth ranked Laurier Golden Hawks, and the team ends the first half of the 2012-13 schedule with a 12-3-1 record. The Mustangs sit in fourth place in the OUA, five points behind the league leading Golden Hawks, and four points behind the Gaels.
Katelyn Gosling led Western in scoring on Sunday, picking up two assists, while three different Mustangs found the back of the net. Kelly Campbell was outstanding between the pipes, earning eighth win of the season and stopping 36 of 38 shots.
Queen’s came out of the gate hard, outshooting the Mustangs 13-5 in the first period. Despite the disparity in shots as well as finding themselves in penalty trouble the Western defence held and Campbell and company kept the Gaels from getting on the score sheet, making for a 0-0 tie after the opening 20 minutes.
The offence picked up in the middle frame, with Jessica Ross taking advantage of a Queen’s penalty to score her third goal of the season, this one coming on the power play less than five minutes into the period.
The Gaels answered back quickly, as Kristin Smith scored just over 90 seconds later, tying things up at one goal a piece.
Later in the period Western again utilized a strong power play attack when Stacey Scott beat Queen’s netminder Karissa Savage to put the Mustangs in front 2-1, a lead they would take into the second intermission.
Western started out the third period on the defensive, killing off a penalty that occurred at the final whistle of the second period. Despite being down a skater, Kryshandra Green was undeterred, taking a puck hard to the Queen’s net and flipping it past Savage for the shorthanded goal.
The Gaels continued to push, with Danielle Girard bringing the team within one just past the six-minute mark of the period. Queen’s had an excellent chance to even the score on a near breakaway with four seconds left, but Campbell shut the door, preserving a 3-2 Western victory.
Western now gets for the holiday break as players begin to prepare for final projects and exams. The team returns to the ice in the New Year, heading to Waterloo for a tournament from January 3-6.
Source: Western Sports Info
The York University Lions women's hockey team played a hard fought home-ice game on Saturday afternoon (Dec. 1), dropping a tough 3-1 decision to the No. 6 nationally-ranked Laurier Golden Hawks.
The win keeps the Golden Hawks in first place in the OUA standings with a 14-1-2 record, while the Lions fall to 4-10-1 with the loss.
The first period saw mostly physical hockey from each team, as both the Lions and the Hawks traded penalties.
The Hawks picked up the period's only goal on 4-on-4 play at 10:24 of the frame when Devon Skeats (Whitby, Ont.) beat Lions' goalie Megan Lee (Orillia, Ont.) low in the corner on a play that looked as though Lee already had covered the puck, but saw no whistle. Jessie Hurrell (Palgrave, Ont.) earned an assist on the goal.
The Lions posted scoring chances of their own, most notably on a great individual effort by Katrina Tollis (Hamilton, Ont.), whose intricate stick deking allowed her to split the defence and break in on Hawks' goalie Erika Thunder (Buffalo Point, Man.), who just managed to get her pad on Tollis' low glove-side shot.
The Lions enjoyed stellar goaltending of their own, as Lee's quick pads denied what looked to be a sure goal on a 2-on-0 Hawks breakaway after catching the Lions on a bad change. Lee followed the puck and snapped her pad down to deny the Hawks low. Lee's fantastic play throughout the period, both at even strength and on the penalty kill, allowed the Lions to head into the second period trailing by just the one goal.
After failing to score on an early 5-on-3 power play for two full minutes, the Lions got on the board with a shorthanded marker at 8:25 by team scoring leader Lisa Stathopulos (Toronto). Stathopulos intercepted a Laurier pass and sprung herself on a clear breakaway from centre ice, fooled Thunder with a tricky stick deke and then beat her through the five-hole. The goal was unassisted.
Laurier pulled ahead later on a goal by Danielle Im (Toronto) that came after a huge check by Skeats on a York defender. The hit left Lee undefended against two deep Hawks, and Skeats made an easy centering pass that Im put behind Lee at 12:45.
The Hawks extended their lead late in the second with a goal from Caitlin Muirhead (Waterloo, Ont.), who found the puck in a scramble in front of the net and put it through Lee's five-hole at 17:55 of the period. Laura Brooker (Fergus, Ont.) and Candice Styles (Orangeville, Ont.) assisted on the goal that brought the Hawks into the third with a 3-1 lead.
The Lions special teams came to the forefront in the third, opening the period with four consecutive power plays. Despite strong offensive-zone control, the Lions weren't able to get the shooting lanes they were looking for and couldn't break inside the Laurier box defence. Despite its lackluster power play, the Lions' penalty kill was perfect, killing a 50-second 5-on-3 late in the frame, largely as result of the play of Stathopulos, team captain Chloe Milano (Maple, Ont.), and the ever-impressive Lee.
The Lions outshot the Golden Hawks 11-4 in the final period but neither team registered a goal, and the Hawks held on for the win.
Lee made 19 saves on 22 shots for her day's effort, while Thunder stopped 23 of the 24 shots she faced. York's power play went 0-for-10 against the penalty kill of the mighty Hawks, while Laurier's power play was 1-for-7.
The Lions will close the 2012 portion of their schedule on Sunday afternoon (Dec. 2) on Sunday afternoon. The puck drops at 2pm in Waterloo, Ont., where the Lions will do battle with the Warriors. Following the December break, their season resumes on Saturday, Jan. 12, with a home-ice matchup against the Queen's Gaels at Canlan Ice Sports at 2pm.
Source: York Sports Info
Queen's @ Windsor
The Lancer women's hockey team closed out the first half of their season with a 4-3 loss to the No. 4 ranked Queen's Gaels on Saturday afternoon at Tecumseh Arena.
Windsor is now 9-6-2 on the season and in fifth place in the OUA heading into the holiday break.
In a penalty filled contest, Windsor held the lead over Queen's on two seperate occasions, but got into penalty trouble in the third period, allowing the Gaels to capitalize on their scoring chances and take the win.
Special teams played a key role in the day's contest, with five goals between the two teams being scored with the man advantage.
Adalena Tridico and Candace Kourounis led the way offensively for Windsor with 3 assists and 2 goals respectively, while Courtenay Jacklin dominated the Gaels offense, scoring a hat trick, including two power play goals and the winning marker.
Kourounis opened the scoring midway through the first period with her first of the game. Assists were credited to Tridico and Jillian Rops.
Jacklin tied the game at one a few minutes later with her first of the game, sending the game into the intermission tied at one.
In the second, Jacklin and Kourounis again scored for their respective clubs as the game went into the final period deadlocked at two.
After captain Alyssa Baldin gave Windsor their second lead of the game, the Lancers spent much of the third period in the penalty box.
The Gaels took every advantage and scored two power play goals in the final period to take the lead and the win. Chantal Morais evened the game at 5:06 before Jacklin secured her hat trick with the game winner at 13:43.
Windsor will return to OUA action on January 12th when they travel to St. Catharine's to face the Brock Badgers.
Source: Windsor Sports Info
Guelph @ Toronto
The Varsity Blues women’s hockey team dropped a 5-2 decision to the No. 10 Guelph Gryphons on Saturday, December 1 at Varsity Arena.
With the loss, the Blues drop to 9-6-1 and remain sixth in the OUA, behind the Windsor Lancers.
Marlie McLaughlin (Ottawa) and second-year forward Courtney Tougas (Thunder Bay, Ont.) scored for the Blues. Markham, Ont., native Kelly O’Hanlon picked up a helper to increase her team-leading point total to 20 on the season. O’Hanlon came into the game ranked sixth in the province in points.
Second-year goaltender Nicole Kesteris (Aurora, Ont.) was sharp in net, making 36 saves despite being credited with the loss.
Kesteris also shut down OUA-leading goal scorer and rookie Guelph forward Amanda Parkins with several big saves throughout the game.
Penalties proved costly for the Blues, as they gave up six powerplay opportunities, five of which came in the second period.
Kesteris stood tall, and killed off a 5-on-3 advantage for the Gryphons to start the second, but at 14:49, with another Blues player in the box, Jessica Pinkerton opened the scoring for the Gryphons with a cross-crease pass that bounced off Kesteris and into the back of the net.
Guelph would continue that momentum, grabbing two more goals before the midway point of the period. Tamara Bell and Emily Corbett registered the goals, with Corbett’s coming on a 5-on-3 powerplay. After Kesteris withstood a shooting gallery in the Blues end, the puck came to Corbett who took a slap shot that caught the top corner.
Toronto would not get on the board until five minutes into the final frame on McLaughlin’s goal. With the Blues on their first and only powerplay of the game, McLaughlin snuck in from the point and flipped a rebound shot overtop of Guelph netminder Brooke Siddall.
The goal went straight to U of T’s legs, and with still over half the period remaining, Tougas scored on a brilliant individual effort. Entering the Gryphons zone, the second-year forward faked a slapshot, waltzed around the defenceman, and picked the top corner to bring the Blues within one.
They continued to press the attack, but were unable to get the tying goal before Bell jammed home a rebound for her second of the night, and gave the Gryphons back the two-goal lead.
Christine Grant added a goal in the final minute to put the game on ice.
Bell finished the game with two goals and an assist, and Kaitlyn Mora picked up three assists in the Gryphon’s win.
The Blues return to action tomorrow (Dec. 2) when they travel to Oshawa to take on the UOIT Ridgebacks. Game time is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
Ryerson @ UOIT
Playing in their first home game in 20 days, the UOIT Ridgebacks women’s hockey team returned to the Campus Ice Centre in style as they defeated the Ryerson Rams by a score of 4-2 Saturday night.
In the first period, the Ridgebacks opened up scoring at the 11:33 minute mark as Gillian Morgan scored her career high fourth goal of the season. Jill Morillo and Jennifer Sisson recorded assists on the play.
Twenty-two seconds into the second period, the Ridgebacks managed to strike again, this time on a power play as Nicole LoPresti scored her fourth goal of the season. Defencemen Stephanie Spencer and Melissa Berney each earned assists. Six minutes later, UOIT would score their second power play marker of the period as assistant captain Violette Long beat Ryerson’s Dana Carter to give UOIT a 3-0 lead. Laura Marchesse and Sarah Worthington picked up points on Long’s second goal of the season.
With UOIT looking for some insurance in the final frame, Victoria MacKenzie notched her third goal of her freshman campaign just under three minutes into the period to put the Ridgebacks up by four.
Ryerson would break up their three game scoring slump midway through the third period, with Emily Rose Galliani-Pecchia beating Jessica Larabie’s for the first time. Ryerson would add on one more goal late in the period, but the Ridgebacks would hold on for the two goal victory.
UOIT’s special team unit was the difference maker as their power play was 2-for-3 while they shutout the Rams on four power play attempts. The Ridgebacks have allowed only 12 goals on 76 opponent power play attempts, running at 84.2 percent.
UOIT goaltender Jessica Larabie made 29 saves in her fourth win of the season.
Source: UOIT Sports Info
December 2 - York @ Waterloo
The Warrior women's hockey team capped off the 2012 calendar year with a tight 2-1 shootout victory over the York Lions on Sunday afternoon at the CIF arena.
Waterloo snuck out the victory thanks to back-to-back highlight reel moves by Marissa Redmond (Ajax) and Kelly MacLean (St. George) in the shootout. Waterloo goalie Rebecca Bouwhuis (Orillia) stopped both Lions' shooters while making 25 stops in regulation and overtime play to secure a big two points for the home side.
The win keeps Waterloo (5-10-2) in the eighth and final playoff spot, two points ahead of the ninth place Lions (4-10-2).
The first period was all York with continuous offensive pressure but the Warrior defense and Bouwhuis kept a strong defensive posture to weather the storm and send the game locked at 0's into the intermission.
The second period the Warriors shifted the momentum and were rewarded midway through the frame as Rebecca Rutherford (Ajax) fired home her first career CIS goal to give Waterloo 1-0 lead. The goal was set up beautifully by Carolyn Burke (Mississauga) who slid over the pass to Rutherford.
The Lions turned up the pressure once again in the third period and found the equalizer with 6:35 remaining in the game as Chloe Milano (Maple) capped off a tic-tac-toe play set up by Lisa Stathopulos (Toronto) and Kristen Barbara (Mount Hope).
After overtime settled nothing Redmond stepped up and scored on nice backhand-forehand move before MacLean clinched the victory going to her backhand and roofing it over the shoulder of Lions goalie Megan Lee (Orillia). Lee made stopped 15 of 16 shots faced in regulation and overtime in the loss.
The Warriors head into the exam break with 12 points, one point less than a year ago at the break. Waterloo will open the New Year with their annual Christmas tournament from January 4-6.
Source: Waterloo Sports Info
Toronto @ UOIT
In their final game of 2012, the UOIT Ridgebacks women’s hockey team defeated the University of Toronto Varsity Blues 3-2 on Sunday at the Campus Ice Centre.
The Ridgebacks earned four points on the weekend, as they beat Ryerson by a score of 4-2 on Saturday night. UOIT is entering the exam period as one of the hottest teams in the OUA having won four of their past five games.
In Sunday’s win against Toronto, UOIT got off to a great start scoring two power play goals in the first ten minutes of the game. Zoe Battie got the Ridgebacks on the board at the 6:52 minute mark, with Stephanie Spencer and Jennifer Daly picking up assists on the play.
Just over a minute later and back on the power play, third year defencemen Melissa Berney ripped a shot in from the point, giving the Ridgebacks a 2-0 lead. Stephanie Spencer earned her second assist in the game while assist captain Jaclyn Gibson received the other.
Four minutes into the second period, Toronto managed to get one back when fifth year forward Callie Bazak scored her career high sixth goal of the season.
UOIT would respond shortly after as UOIT freshman Jennifer Sisson scored her first career OUA goal on a scramble in front of the net. Gillian Morgan would get the lone assist on the goal.
Sisson’s goal would turn out to be the game winner, as Toronto was able only to get one more puck behind goaltender Cassie Charette, who made 25 saves in her third win of the season. Charette returned to action on Sunday after suffering an injury in late October.
UOIT’s special teams were once again a major factor in the final result as they went 2-for-5 with the man advantage while the penalty killing unit was 6-for-6, including fighting off two penalties in the last four minutes of the game. UOIT outshot Toronto 29-27 in the win.
With the win, UOIT moves three points behind the Varsity Blues for sixth place in the conference standings while holding a game in hand. UOIT is 7-7-2 on the year while Toronto is 9-7-1.
The Ridgebacks will be on the road for the opening two games of 2013 as they take on the Queen’s Gaels (Jan. 11) and York Lions (Jan. 13).
Source: UOIT Sports Info
Guelph @ Brock
The Brock University women's hockey team (3-13-1 OUA) dropped a 5-4 decision to the No. 10 ranked Guelph Gryphons (13-3-2 OUA) Sunday afternoon at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.
Guelph opened the scoring two minutes into the first period as Jenna Lanzarotta and Kaitlyn Mora setup Tamara Bell for her seventh goal of the season.
Brock would even the score 1-1 at the 15:17 mark of the first period, as junior Jessica Fickel (Fort Erie, Ont.) added a powerplay marker. Junior Leigh Vanderveen (NOTL, Ont.) and freshman Sarah Dolden (Brampton, Ont.) added the assists.
The Gryphons would add two more goals before the end of the first period with markers from Kandace Charbonneau and Christine Grant to take a 3-1 lead.
Three minutes into the second period, the Badgers would cut the lead to one on the powerplay, as Fickel setup junior Kaitie Phelan (Kitchener, Ont.) for her first career goal.
Guelph would regain their two goal lead 1:22 into the third period when Amanda Parkins beat Brock sophomore goaltender Emily Kelly (Port Elgin, Ont.) for her 14th goal of the season.
One minute later, Brock would make it 4-3. Phelan and Fickel setup Dolden for her second goal of the season.
Mora would give the Gryphons a 5-3 lead at 8:12 on the powerplay, recording her sixth goal of the campaign.
Dolden would add her second goal of the game and third point at 12:23 with the man-advantage, putting it past Guelph goaltender Brooke Siddall. Senior Maja Samborski (Toronto, Ont.) and Fickel added the assists.
Fickel finished the game with a four-point performance adding one goal and three assists. In the Brock record books she moves into 6th all-time in career assists surpassing Heather Allen (2001-05) with 36 assists and counting.
In goal, Kelly recorded 26 saves in the loss. Siddall registered 13 saves for her 12th win of the season.
Source: Brock Sports Info
Queen's @ Western
In a clash of two nationally ranked teams the Western Mustangs women’s hockey team came out on top, taking down the Queen’s Gaels 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at Thompson Arena. Currently ranked in eighth in the latest CIS Top 10, the Mustangs are the only team to defeat the number four Gaels in regulation this season, previously defeating them in Kingston on November 3.
The win was Western’s fourth in a row, including their second straight win over the CIS sixth ranked Laurier Golden Hawks, and the team ends the first half of the 2012-13 schedule with a 12-3-1 record. The Mustangs sit in fourth place in the OUA, five points behind the league leading Golden Hawks, and four points behind the Gaels.
Katelyn Gosling led Western in scoring on Sunday, picking up two assists, while three different Mustangs found the back of the net. Kelly Campbell was outstanding between the pipes, earning eighth win of the season and stopping 36 of 38 shots.
Queen’s came out of the gate hard, outshooting the Mustangs 13-5 in the first period. Despite the disparity in shots as well as finding themselves in penalty trouble the Western defence held and Campbell and company kept the Gaels from getting on the score sheet, making for a 0-0 tie after the opening 20 minutes.
The offence picked up in the middle frame, with Jessica Ross taking advantage of a Queen’s penalty to score her third goal of the season, this one coming on the power play less than five minutes into the period.
The Gaels answered back quickly, as Kristin Smith scored just over 90 seconds later, tying things up at one goal a piece.
Later in the period Western again utilized a strong power play attack when Stacey Scott beat Queen’s netminder Karissa Savage to put the Mustangs in front 2-1, a lead they would take into the second intermission.
Western started out the third period on the defensive, killing off a penalty that occurred at the final whistle of the second period. Despite being down a skater, Kryshandra Green was undeterred, taking a puck hard to the Queen’s net and flipping it past Savage for the shorthanded goal.
The Gaels continued to push, with Danielle Girard bringing the team within one just past the six-minute mark of the period. Queen’s had an excellent chance to even the score on a near breakaway with four seconds left, but Campbell shut the door, preserving a 3-2 Western victory.
Western now gets for the holiday break as players begin to prepare for final projects and exams. The team returns to the ice in the New Year, heading to Waterloo for a tournament from January 3-6.
Source: Western Sports Info
