October 28, 2013
W-Hockey Roundup: York upends No. 5 Queen's, No. 10 Guelph sweeps weekend
HAMILTON, Ont. - Recapping the women's hockey action from around the OUA.
October 27
Toronto 4 at Nipissing 0
Despite picking up their play as the game went on, a slow start cost the Nipissing Lakers women’s hockey team Sunday night as they were shut out by the University of Toronto 4-0.
U of T controlled the early part of the game, scoring four times on their first 13 shots and locked it down from there, even with late pressure by the Lakers to try to ruin the shutout bid.
In the final frame, the Lakers did outshoot U of T 11-5, but it was too little, too late as Nipissing settled for a split of a pair of home games this weekend.
With the loss, the Lakers drop to 2-5-0 on the season.
Jackie Rochefort was back in between the pipes for the Lakers, as she got both starts this weekend.
The Lakers will look to bounce back from this loss next weekend when they travel down Highway 17 to Sudbury to take on the Laurentian Voyageurs in the first meeting of the two northern rivals.
Both teams currently have identical records and are tied in the standings with four points.
Source: Nipissing Sports Info
Ryerson 5 at Laurentian 0
The Laurentian Voyageurs were back in action a day after they beat the Toronto Varsity Blues 3-2. The Voyageurs were set to face off against the Ryerson Rams on Sunday afternoon at Countryside Arena. The Rams took control of the game early and finished strong outshooting the Voyageurs 30-23 en route to a 5-0 victory over the Voyageurs.
Jessica Hartwick (Brampton, ON) and, Claire Sabine (London, ON) led the offence for the Rams, as both tallied a goal and an assist in the win.
The Voyageurs started off slow, only managing 11 shots in the first two periods. However, they came out flying in the third doubling their shot count. The Voyageurs were unable to beat Emma Crawley (Herring Cove, NS) who turned away all 23 shots to record her first shutout of the season.
Emily Toffoli (Sudbury, ON) got the start for the Voyageurs, but was replaced by Laura Deller (Woodstock, ON) after allowing 4 goals on 25 shots. Deller played 11 minutes turning away the 4 shots she faced.
The Voyageurs continued to struggle staying out of the penalty box, playing a good portion of the game short-handed. The Rams capitalized on this going 2 for 8 on the power play. The Voyageurs struggled to capitalize on the power play going 0 for 5. The Voyageurs are currently the third most penalized team in the OUA with 88 penalty minutes.
With this loss, the Voyageurs slip to 2-5 on the year, tied for 11th in the OUA while the Rams improve to 2-4 moving into 10th. The Voyageurs next game will take place next Saturday November 2nd. The Voyageurs will stay at home to take on the Nipissing Lakers at 7:45pm at Countryside Arena. Both the Lakers and Voyageurs are currently tied for 11th both with a record of 2-5, both teams are looking for a win to swing momentum back in their favour.
Source: Laurentian Sports Info
Brock 1 at Waterloo 3
Captain Katie Dods (Kemptville) found the net twice in only her second game back from injury to lead the Warriors to a 3-1 win over the Brock Badgers on Sunday afternoon. With the win the Warriors got their record back to .500 (3-3-1) and sit in a tie for sixth spot in the OUA while Brock remains winless (0-7-0) on the season.
Rebecca Bouwhuis (Orillia) earned her third win of the season stopping all but one of Brock's 30 shots while Jenna Sosnoski gave up two goals on 32 shots in the Brock net.
After a scoreless opening frame which saw Brock outshoot Waterloo 13-5 the black and gold found their legs and took control of the game from the start of the second. Marissa Redmond (Ajax) found the net 1:32 into the period on a beautiful individual effort for her first of the season.
Dods opened up a 2-0 lead for Waterloo 13 minutes later also on her first tally of the season. On the goal defenceman Michelle Tanel (Toronto) recorded her first point as a Warrior earning a helper on the play.
The Badgers cut into Waterloo's lead two minutes later as Laura Neu continued the day of first's with her first marker of the season. After 40 minutes Brock trailed Waterloo 2-1.
Bouwhuis and the Warriors stood tall in the third and kept Brock out of the dangerous areas while Dods potted an empty netter to secure the 3-1 win.
The Warriors will host the Queen's Gaels next Saturday before starting a five game road trip that starts up north against Nipissing and Laurentian.
Source: Waterloo Sports Info
October 26
Ryerson 0 at Nipissing 1
?Finally, a one-goal game went the Nipissing Lakers women’s hockey team’s way, as they snapped their four game winless streak with a 1-0 win Saturday afternoon on home ice over the Ryerson Rams.
After their season opening win, the Lakers had dropped four straight games, but three of those games were decided by one goal. This time, the Lakers were on the right side of a tight contest and earned their second win of the season, with a 1-0 shutout triumph.
Jackie Rochefort continued her impressive season by making 23 saves for her first shutout of the season and second win.
Brooklyn Irwin scored the lone goal for the Lakers in the second period on a nice deflection just above the crease which popped the puck over the right shoulder of Rams goalie Emma Crawley.
Despite being outshot, the Lakers had a number of very good chances in the second half of the game, and once they did gain their one goal lead, their attention to detail in their own end increased.
In the final minute, with the Rams goalie pulled, the Lakers blocked five or six shots, preserving the win and the shutout.
The Lakers will look to build on this win Sunday when they host the University of Toronto.
Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. at Memorial Gardens.
Source: Nipissing Sports Info
Toronto 2 at Laurentian 3 (SO)
The Laurentian Voyageurs Women’s hockey team made history tonight with a shootout win against the Toronto Varsity Blues. It was the Voyageurs first shootout since their inauguration for the 2013-14 season and Laura Deller stopped 29 shots and led the team to a 3-2 victory.
After a scoreless first period, the Varsity Blues opened the scoring at 7:58 of the second period with Amanda Ricker getting the tally and Alie Brind’Amour with the helper.
Jessica Staats scored her first goal of the season to tie up the game at 14:03 of the third while on the power play. Toronto forward Katherine Gale was in the box serving a too many men penalty. Assists went to Amanda Pereira and Julie Hebert.
After 40 minutes the score was tied at 1 apiece, with shots 17-14 in favour of the Voyageurs.
The Blues got a quick start in the third when Toronto forward Taylor Day showed her moves with a beautiful dangle just 22 seconds into the third period.
The lead didn’t last long before Samantha Morell tied it up 6 minutes later after getting the pass from Herbert, who got her second assist of the game. Herbert blocked a Blues shot inside the defensive zone and fed Morell the puck for a break-away. Morell lost the puck but revived it and eventually sniped the puck top corner on Toronto goalie Michaela Logan. It was Morell’s fifth point in 6 games, and fourth goal of the season.
Voyageurs had a scare late in the third period when the Blues appeared to have taken the lead after a scrum around the net. The excitement didn’t last long for the Blues before the goal was waved off due to the net coming off the posts. After 60 minutes the game was at a 2-2 draw with shots 21 to 28 in favour of Toronto.
The Blues started off overtime on the power play while Pereira was serving the remainder of a tripping penalty that came at 1:17 remaining in the third. The Blues came up empty handed, but got another chance at the power play at the 3:46 mark when Maggie Brennan went off for hooking. The Voyageurs fought hard and Deller stopped 2 shots in overtime to bring it to the shootout.
Deller stopped the Blues first attempt, and Laurentian captain Hebert put them up 1-0 in the shootout after deking Logan, bringing it to her backhand and shooting the puck into an open net. Deller and Logan both stopped the second round attempts by Blues’ Courtney Brind-Amour and Voyageurs’ Victoria Medeiros. The Blues tied it up on their third attempt when Kristi Riseley went wide and got the puck past Deller. Morell got the controversial game winner on Laurentian’s third try. Logan initially appeared to have made the save on Morell, but after further review the puck was in the back of the net, giving the Voyageurs the game winner and leading them past the Blues 3-2. The game ended with shots 31-24 for Toronto and a total of 22 penalty minutes.
The Laurentian Voyagers Women’s Hockey team will be back in action Sunday October 27th against Ryerson at Countryside arena. Continue to follow your Voyagers at www.luvoyageurs.com for up-to-date news and results.
Source: Laurentian Sports Info
Guelph 2 at Waterloo 0
The Warriors dropped to 2-3-1 on the season as the Guelph Gryphons blanked Waterloo 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at the CIF. With the win Guelph improved to 5-2-0.
The Gryphons used a two-goal second period to lift them over the Warriors with goals from Christine Grant and Gina Murray. Stephanie Nehring stopped 23 shots to earn the shutout in the win. Rebecca Bouwhuis (Orillia) gave up two goals on 31 shots in the loss.
Waterloo will be back in action tomorrow afternoon looking to put a halt to their two game skid when they take on Brock. Puck drop is set for 2:30pm at the Icefields.
Source: Waterloo Sports Info
York 3 at Queen’s 2 (SO)
KINGSTON, Ont. (October 26, 2013) - The No. 5 Queen's Gaels fell in a shootout 3-2 to the York Lions on Friday night in OUA women's hockey action at the Memorial Centre in Kingston.
Clare McKellar (London, Ont.) finished with one assist to extend her point streak to four games and Caitlyn Lahonen (Sharon, Ont.) stopped 31 shots in a losing effort. York was led by Mariah Krancevich who netted a goal and a shootout goal.
In the first period the Lions Kristen Barbara scored her third goal of the season at 14:10 to put York ahead 1-0. Gaels rookie netminder Lahonen was beat only once in the period and stopped nine York shots while the Lions netminder Jessalyn Bogacki held the Gaels in check.
Queen's climbed back in the second as they got their offensive attack going. McKellar and Taryn Pilon (Peterborough, Ont.) worked the puck to Shawna Griffin (Redwood Meadows, Alta.) who potted her third goal of the season on the power play. Nadia Larocca (Mississauga, Ont.) then put Queen's ahead 2-1 with her second goal in as many nights. The Gaels added the only goals of the period but were still outshot by York 15-13 in the second and 25-20 in the game.
York evened the score in the third on a goal from Krancevich at 12:14 into the frame. The two teams stayed locked in a defensive battle for the rest of the third period and the next five minutes of overtime to force a shootout.
In the shootout the Lions struck twice on their first three attempts with goals from Krancevich and Andrea Joyce. The Gaels scored only one time off the stick of Pilon and York took the win.
The Gaels have yet to lose in regulation this season and sit at 5-0-2 on the year.
Queen's will return to action next weekend when they travel to Waterloo to take on the Warriors on Nov. 2.
Source: Queen’s Sports Info
Brock 1 at Laurier 4
WATERLOO, Ont. (Oct. 26, 2013) - The No. 4 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's hockey team played host to the Brock Badgers Saturday night. Coming off a 5-3 loss on Wednesday to the No. 10 Guelph Gryphons the Hawks were looking to rebound and would do just that with a 4-1 win over the Badgers.
Devon Skeats of Whitby, Ont., opened up the scoring for the Hawks in the first period with Jessie Hurrell of Palgrave, Ont., and Candice Styles of Orangeville, Ont., picking up helpers on the goal.
Hurrell would get a goal of her own later in the game and Jessica Prevette of Mississauga, Ont., and Dollee Meigs of Owen Sound, Ont., would each add one to round out the Hawks scoring.
Kayla Brown of Lively, Ont., would stand strong in the net for Laurier (5-2-0) kicking out 21 the 22 shots she faced in the night. Leigh Vanderveen of Niagara on the Lake, Ont., would score the lone goal for the Badgers (0-6-0).
The Hawks will next take to the ice on Sunday, November 3 when they host the No. 5 Queen's Gaels. The puck will drop at 3 p.m. at the Waterloo Recreation Complex.
Source: Laurier Sports Info
Western 5 at Windsor 0
The Lancer women's hockey team lost a 5-0 game to the visiting Western Mustangs on Saturday afternoon at South Windsor Arena.
The loss drops the Lancer record to 3-3-1 on the year, while the No. 7 ranked Mustangs move to 6-1.
After allowing two Western goals in the opening frame, the Lancers played a strong second period and kept the Mustangs off the board. However, the Lancers were unable to score themselves as the Mustang goaltender held firm in net.
In the final period, the Mustangs added three more goals to close out the scoring and take the 5-0 win.
Windsor will hit the road for their first road trip of the season next year. The Blue & Gold will face the Ryerson Rams on Friday night at 7:30pm and the Toronto Varsity Blues at 4:00pm on Saturday.
Source: Windsor Sports Info
October 25
Queen’s 5 at UOIT 2
OSHAWA, Ont. – The UOIT women’s hockey team dropped their third straight game on home ice as the No. 5 ranked Queen’s Gaels picked up a 5-2 victory over the Ridgebacks on Friday night.
After winning four straight road games to begin the season including a 2-1 overtime victory over the Gaels, UOIT has been swept on home ice with losses coming against Waterloo, Laurier and Queen’s.
The Ridgebacks could not find a way to stop Queen’s top line on Friday, as Morgan McHaffie, Taryn Pilon and Nadia Larocca combined to score 11 points. McHaffie finished the night with two goals and one assist while Pilon and Larocca had one goal and three assists apiece.
UOIT would outshoot Queen’s 6-2 in the first period, but it was the Gaels who led after 20 minutes as Clare McKellar scored her fifth goal of the season at the 13:00 minute mark.
Queen’s would score back-to-back goals in the second period, chasing UOIT starting goaltender Tori Campbell (Lethbridge, Alta.) from the game.
In the third period, Katie Dillon (Oshawa, Ont.) managed to score her first two goals as a Ridgeback, but it wasn’t enough to complete the comeback as Queen’s was able skate away with the three-goal victory. Dillon, who played four seasons with the Western Mustangs, has 41 career goals and 70 career points.
Campbell finished the night allowing three goals on 11 shots while Cassie Charette (Ottawa, Ont.) let in two goals on 11 shots. Queen’s goaltender Mel Dodd-Moher stopped 32 Ridgeback shots in her third win of the season.
Both power plays were 0-for-3 on the night.
UOIT falls to 4-3-0 on the year while Queen’s improves to 5-0-1. Queen’s is one point ahead of Western (5-1-0) for first place in the OUA standings.
The Ridgebacks will have the rest of the weekend off and will prepare for a two-game road swing against Brock (Oct. 31) and Guelph (Nov. 1).
Source: UOIT Sports Info
October 23
Guelph 5 at Laurier 3
WATERLOO, Ont. (Oct. 23, 2013) - The No. 4 ranked Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's hockey team played host to the Guelph Gryphons Wednesday for the first meeting of the season. After earning three wins in a row on the road, the Hawks looked to continue their success at home, however were unable to overcome a strong Gryphons' offence falling in a 3-5 decision.
The Gryphons jumped out to an early lead in the first on an unassisted goal from Mississauga, Ont., native Christine Grant. Grant would hit the board again in the second when she earned an assist on a goal from Kaitlyn Mora of Guelph, Ont. That left the Hawks trailing by two going into the third period.
It wasn't until the half way through the third after Guelph had extended their lead to three, that the Hawks were able to generate some offensive results. Robyn Degagne of North Bay, Ont., put the Hawks on the board with assists coming from Candice Styles of Orangeville, Ont., and Tammy Freiburger of Wingham, Ont.
The goals did not deter the Gryphons who add a fourth just seconds before Laura Brooker of Fergus, Ont., would give the Hawks their second of the game. Brooker would also earn an assist on a Golden Hawk third goal from Palgrave, Ont. native Jessie Hurrell.
Despite potting three goals on eleven shots in the third period the Hawks were unable to gain ground on the Gryphons in the 3-5 loss. Brooker, Hurrell and Heather Platt of Mississauga, Ont., all earn two points in the loss.
The Hawks will look to recover from the loss Saturday when they host the Brock Badgers. The puck drops at 7:30 PM at the Sun Life Financial Arena.
Source: Laurier Sports Info
October 27
Toronto 4 at Nipissing 0
Despite picking up their play as the game went on, a slow start cost the Nipissing Lakers women’s hockey team Sunday night as they were shut out by the University of Toronto 4-0.
U of T controlled the early part of the game, scoring four times on their first 13 shots and locked it down from there, even with late pressure by the Lakers to try to ruin the shutout bid.
In the final frame, the Lakers did outshoot U of T 11-5, but it was too little, too late as Nipissing settled for a split of a pair of home games this weekend.
With the loss, the Lakers drop to 2-5-0 on the season.
Jackie Rochefort was back in between the pipes for the Lakers, as she got both starts this weekend.
The Lakers will look to bounce back from this loss next weekend when they travel down Highway 17 to Sudbury to take on the Laurentian Voyageurs in the first meeting of the two northern rivals.
Both teams currently have identical records and are tied in the standings with four points.
Source: Nipissing Sports Info
Ryerson 5 at Laurentian 0
The Laurentian Voyageurs were back in action a day after they beat the Toronto Varsity Blues 3-2. The Voyageurs were set to face off against the Ryerson Rams on Sunday afternoon at Countryside Arena. The Rams took control of the game early and finished strong outshooting the Voyageurs 30-23 en route to a 5-0 victory over the Voyageurs.
Jessica Hartwick (Brampton, ON) and, Claire Sabine (London, ON) led the offence for the Rams, as both tallied a goal and an assist in the win.
The Voyageurs started off slow, only managing 11 shots in the first two periods. However, they came out flying in the third doubling their shot count. The Voyageurs were unable to beat Emma Crawley (Herring Cove, NS) who turned away all 23 shots to record her first shutout of the season.
Emily Toffoli (Sudbury, ON) got the start for the Voyageurs, but was replaced by Laura Deller (Woodstock, ON) after allowing 4 goals on 25 shots. Deller played 11 minutes turning away the 4 shots she faced.
The Voyageurs continued to struggle staying out of the penalty box, playing a good portion of the game short-handed. The Rams capitalized on this going 2 for 8 on the power play. The Voyageurs struggled to capitalize on the power play going 0 for 5. The Voyageurs are currently the third most penalized team in the OUA with 88 penalty minutes.
With this loss, the Voyageurs slip to 2-5 on the year, tied for 11th in the OUA while the Rams improve to 2-4 moving into 10th. The Voyageurs next game will take place next Saturday November 2nd. The Voyageurs will stay at home to take on the Nipissing Lakers at 7:45pm at Countryside Arena. Both the Lakers and Voyageurs are currently tied for 11th both with a record of 2-5, both teams are looking for a win to swing momentum back in their favour.
Source: Laurentian Sports Info
Brock 1 at Waterloo 3
Captain Katie Dods (Kemptville) found the net twice in only her second game back from injury to lead the Warriors to a 3-1 win over the Brock Badgers on Sunday afternoon. With the win the Warriors got their record back to .500 (3-3-1) and sit in a tie for sixth spot in the OUA while Brock remains winless (0-7-0) on the season.
Rebecca Bouwhuis (Orillia) earned her third win of the season stopping all but one of Brock's 30 shots while Jenna Sosnoski gave up two goals on 32 shots in the Brock net.
After a scoreless opening frame which saw Brock outshoot Waterloo 13-5 the black and gold found their legs and took control of the game from the start of the second. Marissa Redmond (Ajax) found the net 1:32 into the period on a beautiful individual effort for her first of the season.
Dods opened up a 2-0 lead for Waterloo 13 minutes later also on her first tally of the season. On the goal defenceman Michelle Tanel (Toronto) recorded her first point as a Warrior earning a helper on the play.
The Badgers cut into Waterloo's lead two minutes later as Laura Neu continued the day of first's with her first marker of the season. After 40 minutes Brock trailed Waterloo 2-1.
Bouwhuis and the Warriors stood tall in the third and kept Brock out of the dangerous areas while Dods potted an empty netter to secure the 3-1 win.
The Warriors will host the Queen's Gaels next Saturday before starting a five game road trip that starts up north against Nipissing and Laurentian.
Source: Waterloo Sports Info
October 26
Ryerson 0 at Nipissing 1
?Finally, a one-goal game went the Nipissing Lakers women’s hockey team’s way, as they snapped their four game winless streak with a 1-0 win Saturday afternoon on home ice over the Ryerson Rams.
After their season opening win, the Lakers had dropped four straight games, but three of those games were decided by one goal. This time, the Lakers were on the right side of a tight contest and earned their second win of the season, with a 1-0 shutout triumph.
Jackie Rochefort continued her impressive season by making 23 saves for her first shutout of the season and second win.
Brooklyn Irwin scored the lone goal for the Lakers in the second period on a nice deflection just above the crease which popped the puck over the right shoulder of Rams goalie Emma Crawley.
Despite being outshot, the Lakers had a number of very good chances in the second half of the game, and once they did gain their one goal lead, their attention to detail in their own end increased.
In the final minute, with the Rams goalie pulled, the Lakers blocked five or six shots, preserving the win and the shutout.
The Lakers will look to build on this win Sunday when they host the University of Toronto.
Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. at Memorial Gardens.
Source: Nipissing Sports Info
Toronto 2 at Laurentian 3 (SO)
The Laurentian Voyageurs Women’s hockey team made history tonight with a shootout win against the Toronto Varsity Blues. It was the Voyageurs first shootout since their inauguration for the 2013-14 season and Laura Deller stopped 29 shots and led the team to a 3-2 victory.
After a scoreless first period, the Varsity Blues opened the scoring at 7:58 of the second period with Amanda Ricker getting the tally and Alie Brind’Amour with the helper.
Jessica Staats scored her first goal of the season to tie up the game at 14:03 of the third while on the power play. Toronto forward Katherine Gale was in the box serving a too many men penalty. Assists went to Amanda Pereira and Julie Hebert.
After 40 minutes the score was tied at 1 apiece, with shots 17-14 in favour of the Voyageurs.
The Blues got a quick start in the third when Toronto forward Taylor Day showed her moves with a beautiful dangle just 22 seconds into the third period.
The lead didn’t last long before Samantha Morell tied it up 6 minutes later after getting the pass from Herbert, who got her second assist of the game. Herbert blocked a Blues shot inside the defensive zone and fed Morell the puck for a break-away. Morell lost the puck but revived it and eventually sniped the puck top corner on Toronto goalie Michaela Logan. It was Morell’s fifth point in 6 games, and fourth goal of the season.
Voyageurs had a scare late in the third period when the Blues appeared to have taken the lead after a scrum around the net. The excitement didn’t last long for the Blues before the goal was waved off due to the net coming off the posts. After 60 minutes the game was at a 2-2 draw with shots 21 to 28 in favour of Toronto.
The Blues started off overtime on the power play while Pereira was serving the remainder of a tripping penalty that came at 1:17 remaining in the third. The Blues came up empty handed, but got another chance at the power play at the 3:46 mark when Maggie Brennan went off for hooking. The Voyageurs fought hard and Deller stopped 2 shots in overtime to bring it to the shootout.
Deller stopped the Blues first attempt, and Laurentian captain Hebert put them up 1-0 in the shootout after deking Logan, bringing it to her backhand and shooting the puck into an open net. Deller and Logan both stopped the second round attempts by Blues’ Courtney Brind-Amour and Voyageurs’ Victoria Medeiros. The Blues tied it up on their third attempt when Kristi Riseley went wide and got the puck past Deller. Morell got the controversial game winner on Laurentian’s third try. Logan initially appeared to have made the save on Morell, but after further review the puck was in the back of the net, giving the Voyageurs the game winner and leading them past the Blues 3-2. The game ended with shots 31-24 for Toronto and a total of 22 penalty minutes.
The Laurentian Voyagers Women’s Hockey team will be back in action Sunday October 27th against Ryerson at Countryside arena. Continue to follow your Voyagers at www.luvoyageurs.com for up-to-date news and results.
Source: Laurentian Sports Info
Guelph 2 at Waterloo 0
The Warriors dropped to 2-3-1 on the season as the Guelph Gryphons blanked Waterloo 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at the CIF. With the win Guelph improved to 5-2-0.
The Gryphons used a two-goal second period to lift them over the Warriors with goals from Christine Grant and Gina Murray. Stephanie Nehring stopped 23 shots to earn the shutout in the win. Rebecca Bouwhuis (Orillia) gave up two goals on 31 shots in the loss.
Waterloo will be back in action tomorrow afternoon looking to put a halt to their two game skid when they take on Brock. Puck drop is set for 2:30pm at the Icefields.
Source: Waterloo Sports Info
York 3 at Queen’s 2 (SO)
KINGSTON, Ont. (October 26, 2013) - The No. 5 Queen's Gaels fell in a shootout 3-2 to the York Lions on Friday night in OUA women's hockey action at the Memorial Centre in Kingston.
Clare McKellar (London, Ont.) finished with one assist to extend her point streak to four games and Caitlyn Lahonen (Sharon, Ont.) stopped 31 shots in a losing effort. York was led by Mariah Krancevich who netted a goal and a shootout goal.
In the first period the Lions Kristen Barbara scored her third goal of the season at 14:10 to put York ahead 1-0. Gaels rookie netminder Lahonen was beat only once in the period and stopped nine York shots while the Lions netminder Jessalyn Bogacki held the Gaels in check.
Queen's climbed back in the second as they got their offensive attack going. McKellar and Taryn Pilon (Peterborough, Ont.) worked the puck to Shawna Griffin (Redwood Meadows, Alta.) who potted her third goal of the season on the power play. Nadia Larocca (Mississauga, Ont.) then put Queen's ahead 2-1 with her second goal in as many nights. The Gaels added the only goals of the period but were still outshot by York 15-13 in the second and 25-20 in the game.
York evened the score in the third on a goal from Krancevich at 12:14 into the frame. The two teams stayed locked in a defensive battle for the rest of the third period and the next five minutes of overtime to force a shootout.
In the shootout the Lions struck twice on their first three attempts with goals from Krancevich and Andrea Joyce. The Gaels scored only one time off the stick of Pilon and York took the win.
The Gaels have yet to lose in regulation this season and sit at 5-0-2 on the year.
Queen's will return to action next weekend when they travel to Waterloo to take on the Warriors on Nov. 2.
Source: Queen’s Sports Info
Brock 1 at Laurier 4
WATERLOO, Ont. (Oct. 26, 2013) - The No. 4 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's hockey team played host to the Brock Badgers Saturday night. Coming off a 5-3 loss on Wednesday to the No. 10 Guelph Gryphons the Hawks were looking to rebound and would do just that with a 4-1 win over the Badgers.
Devon Skeats of Whitby, Ont., opened up the scoring for the Hawks in the first period with Jessie Hurrell of Palgrave, Ont., and Candice Styles of Orangeville, Ont., picking up helpers on the goal.
Hurrell would get a goal of her own later in the game and Jessica Prevette of Mississauga, Ont., and Dollee Meigs of Owen Sound, Ont., would each add one to round out the Hawks scoring.
Kayla Brown of Lively, Ont., would stand strong in the net for Laurier (5-2-0) kicking out 21 the 22 shots she faced in the night. Leigh Vanderveen of Niagara on the Lake, Ont., would score the lone goal for the Badgers (0-6-0).
The Hawks will next take to the ice on Sunday, November 3 when they host the No. 5 Queen's Gaels. The puck will drop at 3 p.m. at the Waterloo Recreation Complex.
Source: Laurier Sports Info
Western 5 at Windsor 0
The Lancer women's hockey team lost a 5-0 game to the visiting Western Mustangs on Saturday afternoon at South Windsor Arena.
The loss drops the Lancer record to 3-3-1 on the year, while the No. 7 ranked Mustangs move to 6-1.
After allowing two Western goals in the opening frame, the Lancers played a strong second period and kept the Mustangs off the board. However, the Lancers were unable to score themselves as the Mustang goaltender held firm in net.
In the final period, the Mustangs added three more goals to close out the scoring and take the 5-0 win.
Windsor will hit the road for their first road trip of the season next year. The Blue & Gold will face the Ryerson Rams on Friday night at 7:30pm and the Toronto Varsity Blues at 4:00pm on Saturday.
Source: Windsor Sports Info
October 25
Queen’s 5 at UOIT 2
OSHAWA, Ont. – The UOIT women’s hockey team dropped their third straight game on home ice as the No. 5 ranked Queen’s Gaels picked up a 5-2 victory over the Ridgebacks on Friday night.
After winning four straight road games to begin the season including a 2-1 overtime victory over the Gaels, UOIT has been swept on home ice with losses coming against Waterloo, Laurier and Queen’s.
The Ridgebacks could not find a way to stop Queen’s top line on Friday, as Morgan McHaffie, Taryn Pilon and Nadia Larocca combined to score 11 points. McHaffie finished the night with two goals and one assist while Pilon and Larocca had one goal and three assists apiece.
UOIT would outshoot Queen’s 6-2 in the first period, but it was the Gaels who led after 20 minutes as Clare McKellar scored her fifth goal of the season at the 13:00 minute mark.
Queen’s would score back-to-back goals in the second period, chasing UOIT starting goaltender Tori Campbell (Lethbridge, Alta.) from the game.
In the third period, Katie Dillon (Oshawa, Ont.) managed to score her first two goals as a Ridgeback, but it wasn’t enough to complete the comeback as Queen’s was able skate away with the three-goal victory. Dillon, who played four seasons with the Western Mustangs, has 41 career goals and 70 career points.
Campbell finished the night allowing three goals on 11 shots while Cassie Charette (Ottawa, Ont.) let in two goals on 11 shots. Queen’s goaltender Mel Dodd-Moher stopped 32 Ridgeback shots in her third win of the season.
Both power plays were 0-for-3 on the night.
UOIT falls to 4-3-0 on the year while Queen’s improves to 5-0-1. Queen’s is one point ahead of Western (5-1-0) for first place in the OUA standings.
The Ridgebacks will have the rest of the weekend off and will prepare for a two-game road swing against Brock (Oct. 31) and Guelph (Nov. 1).
Source: UOIT Sports Info
October 23
Guelph 5 at Laurier 3
WATERLOO, Ont. (Oct. 23, 2013) - The No. 4 ranked Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's hockey team played host to the Guelph Gryphons Wednesday for the first meeting of the season. After earning three wins in a row on the road, the Hawks looked to continue their success at home, however were unable to overcome a strong Gryphons' offence falling in a 3-5 decision.
The Gryphons jumped out to an early lead in the first on an unassisted goal from Mississauga, Ont., native Christine Grant. Grant would hit the board again in the second when she earned an assist on a goal from Kaitlyn Mora of Guelph, Ont. That left the Hawks trailing by two going into the third period.
It wasn't until the half way through the third after Guelph had extended their lead to three, that the Hawks were able to generate some offensive results. Robyn Degagne of North Bay, Ont., put the Hawks on the board with assists coming from Candice Styles of Orangeville, Ont., and Tammy Freiburger of Wingham, Ont.
The goals did not deter the Gryphons who add a fourth just seconds before Laura Brooker of Fergus, Ont., would give the Hawks their second of the game. Brooker would also earn an assist on a Golden Hawk third goal from Palgrave, Ont. native Jessie Hurrell.
Despite potting three goals on eleven shots in the third period the Hawks were unable to gain ground on the Gryphons in the 3-5 loss. Brooker, Hurrell and Heather Platt of Mississauga, Ont., all earn two points in the loss.
The Hawks will look to recover from the loss Saturday when they host the Brock Badgers. The puck drops at 7:30 PM at the Sun Life Financial Arena.
Source: Laurier Sports Info
