November 4, 2013
WOMEN'S HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Golden Hawks slip past Gaels with shootout win
Sunday, November 3
Queen's 2 @ Laurier 3 (SO)
WATERLOO, Ont. (Nov. 3, 2013) - Overtime was not enough to settle a game between the No. 5 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's hockey team and the No. 3 Queen's Gaels Sunday afternoon, but the Hawks managed to pick up the extra point with the shootout win to take the game 3-2.
The first period belonged to the Hawks who outshot the Gaels 8-1 with Whitby, Ont., native Devon Skeats potting an unassisted goal only 58 seconds in.
The purple and gold wouldn't be able to maintain their dominance through the rest of the game with the Gaels managing to outshoot them 23-13 in the final two periods. Morgan McHaffie of Guelph, Ont., and Shawna Griffin of Redwood Meadows, Alt., managed to each convert one of the 23 shots into a goal for the Gaels.
Getting the equalizer to send the game into overtime was rookie Montana Merante of Orangeville, Ont. The goal was Merante's first in the OUA, and fellow rookie Heather Platt of Mississauga, Ont., earned a helper on the play.
After an overtime period was unable to solve anything the game was sent to a shootout. Golden Hawk keeper Amanda Smith of Burlington, Ont., kicked out shots from four Queen's shooters to pave the way for North Bay, Ont., native Robyn Degagne to put the game away.
The Hawks will look to gain momentum from the win as they prepare for a run of four away games before returning to the Sun Life Financial Arena. The road trip begins Saturday when the Hawks head to Sudbury to take on the Laurentian Lady Vees. The puck will drop at 7 p.m. at the Countryside Arena.
Source: Laurier Sports Info
Saturday, November 2
Nipissing 1 @ Laurentian 4
It was a packed house at Countryside Arena for the inaugural, “Pink the Rink” game, as the Laurentian Voyageurs Women’s Hockey team went to battle against the Nipissing Lakers on Saturday November 2nd. The Voyageurs put in a dominant performance topping the Lakers 4-1.
Laura Deller (Woodstock, ON) got the start and continued to impress allowing 1 goal on 27 shots, and making some huge saves throughout the night. Deller now has a goals against average of 1.71, which is good for 10th best in the OUA. She also posts a save percentage of 0.955 which is 3rd best in the OUA.
Jessica Staats (Cambridge, ON) got the Voyageurs scoring started midway through the first. Jeanne Boutin (Verner, ON) and Julie Hebert (Chelmsford, ON) picked up the assists on the play.
The Voyageurs came out for the second firing on all cylinders, although they were outshot 11-6, they managed to score twice in the frame. Aoife Cox (Hamilton, ON) scored her first goal of the season to put the Voyageurs up 2-0, Renee Leclair (Coniston, ON) and Samantha Morell (Lombardy, ON) picked up the assists, the power play goal would prove to be the game winner. Victoria Medeiros (Toronto, ON) continued her hot hand scoring her third of the campaign to give the Voyageurs a 3-0 lead. Cox and Stephanie Bonin (Sudbury, ON) picked up the assists.
The third period was also dominated by the Voyageurs outshooting the Lakers 15-8 in the period. Defenseman Maggie Brennan (Ottawa, ON) notched her first OUA goal, on the power play. Amanda Pereira (Oakville, ON) and Hebert collected the assists. The Lakers were able to get one back late in the third off a deflection. Brittney Cosmo (Georgetown, ON) was credited for the goal, which was her first in OUA. Kristen Dewsbury (Oshawa, ON) and Molly Sipprell (London, ON) collected the assist.
Jacqueline Rochefort (Ajax, ON) got the start for the Lakers but was pulled in the second after allowing 3 goals on 14 shots. Sabrina Picard (Hearst, ON) came on in relief allowing 1 goal on 15 shots.
The Voyageurs struggled staying out of the penalty box, with 20 minutes in penalties, however the penalty killing units were strong allowing one power play goal on eight attempts. The Voyageurs power play unit was strong going 2 for 6 on the power play.
With the win, the Voyageurs are tied for 10th in the OUA with a record of 3-5. The Lakers slip to 11th and now posses a record of 2-6. The Voyageurs now have a few days off as their next game takes place on Saturday November 9th, at 4pm at the Copper Cliff Arena. The Voyageurs will play the 5th place Laurier Golden Hawks.
Source: Laurentian Sports Info
York 0 @ Guelph 1
Guelph, Ont. – Christine Grant scored the only goal in the shootout following a scoreless game as the Guelph Gryphons earned a 1-0 win over the York Lions Saturday night at the Gryphon Centre. The Gryphons move to 7-2-0 on the season while the Lions are 3-4-1.
"I thought we got better as the game went on," said Gryphon head coach Rachel Flanagan. "Megan Lee played an excellence game, turned aside all of our attempts. Once again Steph Nehring came up big when we needed her to, giving us an opportunity to win in it a shootout."
Stephanie Nehring made 16 saves in the win while Megan Lee (Orillia, Ont.) turned aside an impressive 38 shots.
Guelph took possession of the puck quickly against York, almost immediately down in their territory. The Gryphons set up their game early, looking for a scoring opportunity. When the Lions were able to take control of the puck, they found themselves turning it over to a persistent Guelph team. York showed lots of speed through the neutral zone toward the net, but would miss their opportunity to shoot, as they were unable to beat the Gryphons defenders. A penalty for York player Megan Finlay (Hamilton, Ont.) for holding at 3:05 would result in Guelph's first power play. The Gryphons were able to set up a few scoring opportunities, but York was able to kill the penalty. It would be Kaitlyn Mora who would come closest to a goal, charging in from the blue line, but York goalie Megan Lee would snatch it out of the air to freeze the puck.
York upped the intensity, finding more ways through the Gryphon defense but ultimately the first period would end scoreless with the Lions going into the second period on a power play after a roughing penalty for Gryphon player Jessica Pinkerton in the last few seconds of the first period.
The Gryphons started the second period unaffected by the York power play, once again taking control of the game. Kelly Gribbons had a breakaway early on in the period, which then led to a scrum in front of the net with the Lions goalie ending it by smothering the puck. The Gryphons were aggressively fighting for shots on goal, upping their total by 11 before the period hit the halfway mark. York player, Tonisha Maisonneuve (North Bay, Ont.) was called for hooking at 6:27, which put the Gryphons on the power play. The York defensemen were able to effectively box out Guelph, making it hard to set anything up in front of the net. Kimberley Wong was able to find Gribbons, who tried to tip the puck in during the power play, but they were not able to beat Lee.
The goalies for both teams were doing well to keep out the onslaught of shots in both periods, with Megan Lee blocking a total of 22 shots at the end of the second period, and Stephanie Nehring with a total of six.
Guelph started the third period on a power play after a five-minute penalty on York player Renata Bastos (Auckland, New Zealand) for tripping, which also included a game misconduct. Back and forth action had both teams in a position to score, but the Lions weren't able to set up in front of the Gryphon net, and Guelph was unable to get past Lee. The third period ended scoreless, and the game went into overtime. However, neither team could overcome the goalies in the overtime period and it would be shoot outs to end the game.
Guelph's Christine Grant would score the winning goal in the shoot out against Megan Lee, to make it 1-0 for Guelph. The Gryphons out shot the Lions with a count of 38-16.
The Guelph Gryphon women's hockey team hits the ice again on November 9th at the Gryphon Centre against the Windsor Lancers, with the puck set to drop at 2:00 p.m.
Source: Guelph Sports Info
Queen's 5 @ Waterloo 1
WATERLOO, Ont. (November 2, 2013) - The No. 3 Queen's women's hockey team (6-0-2) defeated the Waterloo Warriors (3-4-1) 5-1 on the road Saturday afternoon, keeping the Gaels in the top slot in the OUA standings.
The Gaels dominated from the opening face-off with Clare McKellar (London, Ont.) scoring in the second minute of play off an assist from Shawn Griffin (Redwood Meadows, Alta.) and Courtenay Jacklin (Regina).
The women continued their offensive pressure with McKellar scoring her second goal of the game only four minutes later, with a little help from Danelle Bishoff (Calgary). Queen's was relentless in the second period tallying another two goals, one by Griffin on a powerplay and another by Megan Farrell (Barrie, Ont.) off an assist from Taryn Pilon (Peterborough, Ont.).
The Gaels led 4-0 heading into the third period where Waterloo's Kaitlyn McDonell gave her team their first goal of the game to break up a Gaels shutout. Less than a minute later, Griffin assisted Jacklin with her first goal of the game, and the Gaels fifth.
Mel Dodd-Moher (Stittsville, Ont.) was in net for the sixty minutes of action and had a total of 30 saves on the afternoon.
The Gaels are in for a big test as they are at No.5 Laurier against the Golden Hawks on Sunday at 3pm.
Source: Queen's Sports Info
Windsor 1 @ Toronto 3
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey team defeated the Windsor Lancers 3-1 on Saturday, November 2 at Varsity Arena.
With the win, the Blues improve to 6-1-1 and move into second place in the OUA standings, one point behind the Queen's Gaels.
The Lancers opened the scoring 7:22 into the game as fourth-year forward Jenny MacKnight (Regina) buried a Kayla Dodson (Windsor) point shot rebound on the powerplay.
The Blues responded three minutes later as Courtney Brind'Amour-McClure (Waterdown, Ont.) found Amanda Ricker (Ottawa) in the slot, who slid the puck past Lancers netminder Marissa Kozovski.
First-year defenceman Autumn Garnham (Portage la Prairie, Man.) notched her first career goal with 14 seconds remaining in the first period, receiving a pass from Ricker and wiring the puck into the top corner of the net.
The Blues led 2-1 after 20 minutes of action.
Team captain Kelly O'Hanlon put the Blues up by two towards the end of the second frame. The Markham, Ont., native received a nice cross-crease pass from linemate Taylor Day and tapped it home for her second goal of the season.
Kesteris posted 34 saves in the win.
The Varsity Blues return to the ice next Saturday, November 9 as they head to Kingston, Ont., for a battle with the Queen's Gaels. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
Western 0 @ Ryerson 1
TORONTO - The Ryerson Rams showed on Saturday afternoon that they cannot only compete with the top teams in the country, they can beat them too.
A first period goal from Clare Sabine (London, Ont.), unassisted, was the only goal Ryerson (3-5) needed to defeat the number six nationally ranked Western Mustangs, 1-0.
Goaltending has been the story for the last number of games for Ryerson and it was once again at the Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens, Saturday. Ryerson turned to Alex Armstrong (Toronto) who was making her first appearance in net since Oct. 5, and was dynamite, making 25 saves for her first ever OUA shutout. Armstrong was especially solid in the final five minutes of the third period, stopping numerous Western shots as they desperately tried to even the game. The Mustangs (6-3) fired 14 shots on Armstrong in the third period but couldn't solve her.
Olivia Ross started in goal for Western making her third start of the season. She made 26 saves in the loss.
Both teams went scoreless on four powerplay opportunities.
Source: Ryerson Sports Info
Friday, November 1
UOIT 1 @ Guelph 3
Guelph, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphon women's hockey team defeated the UOIT Ridgebacks with a final score of 3-1 Friday night at the Gryphon Centre for their third win in a row. The Gryphons record moves to 6-2-0 on the year while the Ridgebacks drop to 5-4-0.
The Ridgebacks took possession of the puck quickly in the first half, taking advantage of a Gryphon team who seemed to have a hard time setting up. Although UOIT had more possession of the puck, the Gryphons were outshooting the Ridgebacks early on in the period. Michelle Sabourin (Pickering, Ont.) tried to set something up, chipping the puck over a UOIT defender to teammate Marcie Landman (Alma, Ont.) but she was not able to beat UOIT goalie Cassie Charette (Ottawa, Ont.). The first Gryphon goal came in at 5:23 with a pass from Christine Grant (Mississauga, Ont.) getting knocked away by a Ridgeback defender, straight to Jessica Pinkerton (Oshawa, Ont.) who tipped it in behind the goalie to make it 1-0, with Amanda Parkins (Kitchener, Ont.) also on the assist.
The Ridgebacks took back possession of the puck again, quickly finding ways to set up a scoring opportunity. They were trying to pass across to the front of the net, but their goal would come from Melissa Berney (Bowmanville, Ont.) who was waiting at the red line to slap one in after a pass from Katie Dillon (Oshawa, Ont.) to make it 1-1. Almost exactly two minutes later the Gryphons would respond with a goal from Christine Grant from the crease after a pass from Amanda Parkins at 11:59 to make it 2-1.
In the second period, the game developed into back and forth action, until Guelph upped the intensity. The Ridgebacks were able to make their way to the Gryphons net, but nothing was getting by Guelph goalie Stephanie Nehring (Oshawa, Ont.) and Gryphon defenders quickly dished out the puck taking it back up to Ridgeback territory. The second period ended with no goals, but Guelph was able to outshoot the Ridgebacks 9-6.
The third period started out with UOIT taking control of the puck, but Guelph battling hard to take back possession. Brittney Crawford (Guelph, Ont.) tried to slap it in from the red line looking for the top corner, but her shot was too far right. Guelph would increase the intensity once again, with their shots on goal skyrocketing, with 10 shots in the first half of the third period and the Ridgebacks trailing with only 2.
The Gryphons made their way back onto the board after a goal by Cara Sayles (Welland, Ont.) who was waiting in the crease for the pass from Amanda Parkins and Leigh Shilton (Belleville, Ont.), making it 3-1 for Guelph. The Ridgebacks were on a power play shortly after Averi Norren (Aylmer, Ont.) was called for tripping at the 16:36 mark. The Gryphons were able to kill it off, and Toronto remained scoreless in the third period. The Ridgebacks pulled their goalie in an attempt to overtake the Gryphons, but the final score would be 3-1 for the Guelph Gryphons.
The Gryphons would outshoot the UOIT Ridgebacks with a shot count of 25-16.
The Guelph Gryphon women's hockey team hit the ice again Saturday November 2nd against the York Lions at home in Guelph with the puck set to drop at 7:30.
Source: Guelph Sports Info
Windsor 3 @ Ryerson 1
TORONTO - The Windsor Lancers scored a goal with under a minute left in the second period to tie the game at one and never looked back, defeating the Ryerson Rams, 3-1 on Friday night.
For the first time in almost a month, the Rams were playing on home ice at the Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens, after a four game road trip.
Emma Crawley (Herring Cove, N.S.) was the story in goal for Ryerson, making 36 saves in the loss and kept her team close with the Lancers.
"To see Crawley stand on her head the way that she did, that’s enough motivation for our girls to get out there," said captain Nella Brodett (Edmonton, Alta.). "It’s just regrouping after the penalty kill and using that motivation that we have to go score our own goals and shots."
It was the Rams that drew first blood in the game, with Brodett driving to the net to score her first goal of the season. It was Brodett's first game back from a sprained MCL that she suffered in the season opener against the Toronto Varsity Blues.
"She always battles," said interim head coach Pierre Alain. "So even though she was double shifted in the first and she scored a nice goal driving to the net. That’s the way she can help this team, driving, working and she’ll have her chances to score goals."
After a second period that saw Windsor dominate the play in the Ryerson zone, they finally solved Crawley. Candice Chevalier scored her first of two goals on the evening on the powerplay to have the Lancers and Rams tied going into the third period.
"The first (goal) one I was really close to having it and I kind of want that one back. The other two I want back as well," said Crawley, who made her fifth straight start for the Rams in goal.
The third period was dominated again by Windsor, pinning Ryerson in their own end and making it hard for them to break out.
Alain emphasized that puck skills are what his team needs to improve on if they are going to do a better job of clearing the zone.
"To do breakouts, efficient breakouts, you have to move the puck quicker," said Alain. "It’s all about skating with the puck, looking up and supporting each other so we’re going to break the puck out much more quicker."
Source: Ryerson Sports Info
Western 1 @ Toronto 2
Second-year forward Taylor Day notched two goals in leading the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey team to a dominant 2-0 win over the No. 6 Western Mustangs on Friday night (Nov. 1) at Varsity Arena.
With the win, the Blues improve to 5-1-1 and move into fourth place, one points behind the Queen's Gaels (5-0-2), Guelph Gryphons (6-2-0) and Mustangs (6-2-0), who are all tied for first. It was the first two-goal performance in Day's career and the second time that the Blues have defeated a nationally ranked team (Guelph, Oct. 10) this season.
Day (Ilderton, Ont.) opened the scoring 11:52 into the game as she wired the puck over Western goalie Jessica Campbell's glove. The Blues outshot the Mustangs 14-5 and led 1-0 after 20 minutes of play.
The Mustangs had chances to even the score on a couple of 2-on-1 opportunities early in the second period, but Blues defencemen Mary Claire Geneau and Caitlin Maikawa stood their ground to allow Kesteris the easy save.
Day added her second of the night midway through the second period. The kinesiology major received a beautiful pass from team captain Kelly O'Hanlon, split the Western defence and made no mistake, beating Campbell top glove again to give the Blues the 2-0 lead.
The Mustangs put on the pressure in the third period but numerous blocked shots and saves from Kesteris preserved the lead. Western spoiled the shut out on a 6-on-5 advantage with 24 seconds left with a goal off the stick of Stacey Scott.
Kesteris posted 24 saves in the win.
The Varsity Blues return to action tomorrow afternoon as they host the Windsor Lancers at Varsity Arena. The puck drops at 4 p.m. Advanced tickets are on sale here. The game will also be streamed live at GoBlues.tv.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
York 1 @ Brock 3
ST CATHARINES, Ont. – The Brock University women's hockey team (1-8-0 OUA) defeated the York Lions (3-4-0 OUA) by the score of 3-1 on Friday evening at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.
The Badgers got the scoring started five minutes into the first period when Laura Neu registered her first of two goals in the game to take a 1-0 lead. Jessica Fickel and Brianne Veale picked up assists on the power play goal.
Brock found themselves shorthanded heading into the second period but that didn't hold them back as Katie Howlett was able to beat the York goalie just 24 seconds into the period to give the Badgers a 2-0 lead.
Neu drew the lone assist on Brock's second goal before adding another power play marker to push the Badgers ahead by three. Veale and Fickel teamed up again to assist on Neu's goal giving Brock a commanding 3-0 lead over the Lions.
Jenna Sosnoski's shutout bid would end late in the second period as Erin Cameron would pot the lone goal for York with Kristen Barbara and Rianna Langford picking up the assists.
Sosnoski shut the door in the third period to help lead Brock to their first win of the season while making 22 saves in the win. York's goalie, Megan Lee, stopped 35 of the Badgers' 38 shots in the loss.
The Badgers next action is November 8th and 9th when they host the Windsor Lancers and Western Mustangs. Both games are scheduled for 7:15pm.
Source: Brock Sports Info
Thursday, October 31
UOIT 5 @ Brock 2
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Brock University women's hockey team (0-8 OUA) dropped their eighth straight falling to the hands of the UOIT Ridgebacks by the score of 5-2 Thursday night at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.
Brock opened the scoring just 24 seconds into the contest as Jessica Fickel (Fort Erie, Ont.) added her second of the season. Sarah Dolden (Brampton, Ont.) and Brittney Cabral (Hamilton, Ont.) added the assists.
The teams would not score for the next 27 minutes until UOIT tied it 1-1 7:07 into the second period. The Ridgebacks Sarah Worthington beat Brock starter Claire Shaw (Rosemont, Ont.) who was making her first appearance of the season.
Just over three minutes later at 10:36, Fickel would find the back of the net on UOIT starter Cassie Charette for her second goal of the night and 35th of her career making it 2-1. With her two points tonight, Fickel moves into third all-time in Brock career points with 77 surpassing Briar Komenda (75) (2003-07).
Before the end of the second period, the Ridgebacks would tie it up 2-2 as Samantha Forchielli registered her fourth goal of the campaign.
In the third period it was all UOIT as they scored three more times on 17 shots, on route to the three goal victory. Scoring for the Ridgebacks in the third were Nicole LoPresti, Joanne Moynes and Jill Morillo.
In goal, Charette turned aside 35 of 37 shots she faced for the victory while Shaw recorded 23 saves in the loss dropping her career record to 3-9.
In their first eight games this season, Brock has outshot the opponents 249-198 scoring just nine goals (3.6%) while allowing 28. With the man-advantage the Badgers have struggled going just 2-for-39 (5.1%) on the power play.
The Badgers will look to get in the win column Friday night at 7:15pm as they host the York Lions at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.
Source: Brock Sports Info
Queen's 2 @ Laurier 3 (SO)
WATERLOO, Ont. (Nov. 3, 2013) - Overtime was not enough to settle a game between the No. 5 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's hockey team and the No. 3 Queen's Gaels Sunday afternoon, but the Hawks managed to pick up the extra point with the shootout win to take the game 3-2.
The first period belonged to the Hawks who outshot the Gaels 8-1 with Whitby, Ont., native Devon Skeats potting an unassisted goal only 58 seconds in.
The purple and gold wouldn't be able to maintain their dominance through the rest of the game with the Gaels managing to outshoot them 23-13 in the final two periods. Morgan McHaffie of Guelph, Ont., and Shawna Griffin of Redwood Meadows, Alt., managed to each convert one of the 23 shots into a goal for the Gaels.
Getting the equalizer to send the game into overtime was rookie Montana Merante of Orangeville, Ont. The goal was Merante's first in the OUA, and fellow rookie Heather Platt of Mississauga, Ont., earned a helper on the play.
After an overtime period was unable to solve anything the game was sent to a shootout. Golden Hawk keeper Amanda Smith of Burlington, Ont., kicked out shots from four Queen's shooters to pave the way for North Bay, Ont., native Robyn Degagne to put the game away.
The Hawks will look to gain momentum from the win as they prepare for a run of four away games before returning to the Sun Life Financial Arena. The road trip begins Saturday when the Hawks head to Sudbury to take on the Laurentian Lady Vees. The puck will drop at 7 p.m. at the Countryside Arena.
Source: Laurier Sports Info
Saturday, November 2
Nipissing 1 @ Laurentian 4
It was a packed house at Countryside Arena for the inaugural, “Pink the Rink” game, as the Laurentian Voyageurs Women’s Hockey team went to battle against the Nipissing Lakers on Saturday November 2nd. The Voyageurs put in a dominant performance topping the Lakers 4-1.
Laura Deller (Woodstock, ON) got the start and continued to impress allowing 1 goal on 27 shots, and making some huge saves throughout the night. Deller now has a goals against average of 1.71, which is good for 10th best in the OUA. She also posts a save percentage of 0.955 which is 3rd best in the OUA.
Jessica Staats (Cambridge, ON) got the Voyageurs scoring started midway through the first. Jeanne Boutin (Verner, ON) and Julie Hebert (Chelmsford, ON) picked up the assists on the play.
The Voyageurs came out for the second firing on all cylinders, although they were outshot 11-6, they managed to score twice in the frame. Aoife Cox (Hamilton, ON) scored her first goal of the season to put the Voyageurs up 2-0, Renee Leclair (Coniston, ON) and Samantha Morell (Lombardy, ON) picked up the assists, the power play goal would prove to be the game winner. Victoria Medeiros (Toronto, ON) continued her hot hand scoring her third of the campaign to give the Voyageurs a 3-0 lead. Cox and Stephanie Bonin (Sudbury, ON) picked up the assists.
The third period was also dominated by the Voyageurs outshooting the Lakers 15-8 in the period. Defenseman Maggie Brennan (Ottawa, ON) notched her first OUA goal, on the power play. Amanda Pereira (Oakville, ON) and Hebert collected the assists. The Lakers were able to get one back late in the third off a deflection. Brittney Cosmo (Georgetown, ON) was credited for the goal, which was her first in OUA. Kristen Dewsbury (Oshawa, ON) and Molly Sipprell (London, ON) collected the assist.
Jacqueline Rochefort (Ajax, ON) got the start for the Lakers but was pulled in the second after allowing 3 goals on 14 shots. Sabrina Picard (Hearst, ON) came on in relief allowing 1 goal on 15 shots.
The Voyageurs struggled staying out of the penalty box, with 20 minutes in penalties, however the penalty killing units were strong allowing one power play goal on eight attempts. The Voyageurs power play unit was strong going 2 for 6 on the power play.
With the win, the Voyageurs are tied for 10th in the OUA with a record of 3-5. The Lakers slip to 11th and now posses a record of 2-6. The Voyageurs now have a few days off as their next game takes place on Saturday November 9th, at 4pm at the Copper Cliff Arena. The Voyageurs will play the 5th place Laurier Golden Hawks.
Source: Laurentian Sports Info
York 0 @ Guelph 1
Guelph, Ont. – Christine Grant scored the only goal in the shootout following a scoreless game as the Guelph Gryphons earned a 1-0 win over the York Lions Saturday night at the Gryphon Centre. The Gryphons move to 7-2-0 on the season while the Lions are 3-4-1.
"I thought we got better as the game went on," said Gryphon head coach Rachel Flanagan. "Megan Lee played an excellence game, turned aside all of our attempts. Once again Steph Nehring came up big when we needed her to, giving us an opportunity to win in it a shootout."
Stephanie Nehring made 16 saves in the win while Megan Lee (Orillia, Ont.) turned aside an impressive 38 shots.
Guelph took possession of the puck quickly against York, almost immediately down in their territory. The Gryphons set up their game early, looking for a scoring opportunity. When the Lions were able to take control of the puck, they found themselves turning it over to a persistent Guelph team. York showed lots of speed through the neutral zone toward the net, but would miss their opportunity to shoot, as they were unable to beat the Gryphons defenders. A penalty for York player Megan Finlay (Hamilton, Ont.) for holding at 3:05 would result in Guelph's first power play. The Gryphons were able to set up a few scoring opportunities, but York was able to kill the penalty. It would be Kaitlyn Mora who would come closest to a goal, charging in from the blue line, but York goalie Megan Lee would snatch it out of the air to freeze the puck.
York upped the intensity, finding more ways through the Gryphon defense but ultimately the first period would end scoreless with the Lions going into the second period on a power play after a roughing penalty for Gryphon player Jessica Pinkerton in the last few seconds of the first period.
The Gryphons started the second period unaffected by the York power play, once again taking control of the game. Kelly Gribbons had a breakaway early on in the period, which then led to a scrum in front of the net with the Lions goalie ending it by smothering the puck. The Gryphons were aggressively fighting for shots on goal, upping their total by 11 before the period hit the halfway mark. York player, Tonisha Maisonneuve (North Bay, Ont.) was called for hooking at 6:27, which put the Gryphons on the power play. The York defensemen were able to effectively box out Guelph, making it hard to set anything up in front of the net. Kimberley Wong was able to find Gribbons, who tried to tip the puck in during the power play, but they were not able to beat Lee.
The goalies for both teams were doing well to keep out the onslaught of shots in both periods, with Megan Lee blocking a total of 22 shots at the end of the second period, and Stephanie Nehring with a total of six.
Guelph started the third period on a power play after a five-minute penalty on York player Renata Bastos (Auckland, New Zealand) for tripping, which also included a game misconduct. Back and forth action had both teams in a position to score, but the Lions weren't able to set up in front of the Gryphon net, and Guelph was unable to get past Lee. The third period ended scoreless, and the game went into overtime. However, neither team could overcome the goalies in the overtime period and it would be shoot outs to end the game.
Guelph's Christine Grant would score the winning goal in the shoot out against Megan Lee, to make it 1-0 for Guelph. The Gryphons out shot the Lions with a count of 38-16.
The Guelph Gryphon women's hockey team hits the ice again on November 9th at the Gryphon Centre against the Windsor Lancers, with the puck set to drop at 2:00 p.m.
Source: Guelph Sports Info
Queen's 5 @ Waterloo 1
WATERLOO, Ont. (November 2, 2013) - The No. 3 Queen's women's hockey team (6-0-2) defeated the Waterloo Warriors (3-4-1) 5-1 on the road Saturday afternoon, keeping the Gaels in the top slot in the OUA standings.
The Gaels dominated from the opening face-off with Clare McKellar (London, Ont.) scoring in the second minute of play off an assist from Shawn Griffin (Redwood Meadows, Alta.) and Courtenay Jacklin (Regina).
The women continued their offensive pressure with McKellar scoring her second goal of the game only four minutes later, with a little help from Danelle Bishoff (Calgary). Queen's was relentless in the second period tallying another two goals, one by Griffin on a powerplay and another by Megan Farrell (Barrie, Ont.) off an assist from Taryn Pilon (Peterborough, Ont.).
The Gaels led 4-0 heading into the third period where Waterloo's Kaitlyn McDonell gave her team their first goal of the game to break up a Gaels shutout. Less than a minute later, Griffin assisted Jacklin with her first goal of the game, and the Gaels fifth.
Mel Dodd-Moher (Stittsville, Ont.) was in net for the sixty minutes of action and had a total of 30 saves on the afternoon.
The Gaels are in for a big test as they are at No.5 Laurier against the Golden Hawks on Sunday at 3pm.
Source: Queen's Sports Info
Windsor 1 @ Toronto 3
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey team defeated the Windsor Lancers 3-1 on Saturday, November 2 at Varsity Arena.
With the win, the Blues improve to 6-1-1 and move into second place in the OUA standings, one point behind the Queen's Gaels.
The Lancers opened the scoring 7:22 into the game as fourth-year forward Jenny MacKnight (Regina) buried a Kayla Dodson (Windsor) point shot rebound on the powerplay.
The Blues responded three minutes later as Courtney Brind'Amour-McClure (Waterdown, Ont.) found Amanda Ricker (Ottawa) in the slot, who slid the puck past Lancers netminder Marissa Kozovski.
First-year defenceman Autumn Garnham (Portage la Prairie, Man.) notched her first career goal with 14 seconds remaining in the first period, receiving a pass from Ricker and wiring the puck into the top corner of the net.
The Blues led 2-1 after 20 minutes of action.
Team captain Kelly O'Hanlon put the Blues up by two towards the end of the second frame. The Markham, Ont., native received a nice cross-crease pass from linemate Taylor Day and tapped it home for her second goal of the season.
Kesteris posted 34 saves in the win.
The Varsity Blues return to the ice next Saturday, November 9 as they head to Kingston, Ont., for a battle with the Queen's Gaels. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
Western 0 @ Ryerson 1
TORONTO - The Ryerson Rams showed on Saturday afternoon that they cannot only compete with the top teams in the country, they can beat them too.
A first period goal from Clare Sabine (London, Ont.), unassisted, was the only goal Ryerson (3-5) needed to defeat the number six nationally ranked Western Mustangs, 1-0.
Goaltending has been the story for the last number of games for Ryerson and it was once again at the Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens, Saturday. Ryerson turned to Alex Armstrong (Toronto) who was making her first appearance in net since Oct. 5, and was dynamite, making 25 saves for her first ever OUA shutout. Armstrong was especially solid in the final five minutes of the third period, stopping numerous Western shots as they desperately tried to even the game. The Mustangs (6-3) fired 14 shots on Armstrong in the third period but couldn't solve her.
Olivia Ross started in goal for Western making her third start of the season. She made 26 saves in the loss.
Both teams went scoreless on four powerplay opportunities.
Source: Ryerson Sports Info
Friday, November 1
UOIT 1 @ Guelph 3
Guelph, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphon women's hockey team defeated the UOIT Ridgebacks with a final score of 3-1 Friday night at the Gryphon Centre for their third win in a row. The Gryphons record moves to 6-2-0 on the year while the Ridgebacks drop to 5-4-0.
The Ridgebacks took possession of the puck quickly in the first half, taking advantage of a Gryphon team who seemed to have a hard time setting up. Although UOIT had more possession of the puck, the Gryphons were outshooting the Ridgebacks early on in the period. Michelle Sabourin (Pickering, Ont.) tried to set something up, chipping the puck over a UOIT defender to teammate Marcie Landman (Alma, Ont.) but she was not able to beat UOIT goalie Cassie Charette (Ottawa, Ont.). The first Gryphon goal came in at 5:23 with a pass from Christine Grant (Mississauga, Ont.) getting knocked away by a Ridgeback defender, straight to Jessica Pinkerton (Oshawa, Ont.) who tipped it in behind the goalie to make it 1-0, with Amanda Parkins (Kitchener, Ont.) also on the assist.
The Ridgebacks took back possession of the puck again, quickly finding ways to set up a scoring opportunity. They were trying to pass across to the front of the net, but their goal would come from Melissa Berney (Bowmanville, Ont.) who was waiting at the red line to slap one in after a pass from Katie Dillon (Oshawa, Ont.) to make it 1-1. Almost exactly two minutes later the Gryphons would respond with a goal from Christine Grant from the crease after a pass from Amanda Parkins at 11:59 to make it 2-1.
In the second period, the game developed into back and forth action, until Guelph upped the intensity. The Ridgebacks were able to make their way to the Gryphons net, but nothing was getting by Guelph goalie Stephanie Nehring (Oshawa, Ont.) and Gryphon defenders quickly dished out the puck taking it back up to Ridgeback territory. The second period ended with no goals, but Guelph was able to outshoot the Ridgebacks 9-6.
The third period started out with UOIT taking control of the puck, but Guelph battling hard to take back possession. Brittney Crawford (Guelph, Ont.) tried to slap it in from the red line looking for the top corner, but her shot was too far right. Guelph would increase the intensity once again, with their shots on goal skyrocketing, with 10 shots in the first half of the third period and the Ridgebacks trailing with only 2.
The Gryphons made their way back onto the board after a goal by Cara Sayles (Welland, Ont.) who was waiting in the crease for the pass from Amanda Parkins and Leigh Shilton (Belleville, Ont.), making it 3-1 for Guelph. The Ridgebacks were on a power play shortly after Averi Norren (Aylmer, Ont.) was called for tripping at the 16:36 mark. The Gryphons were able to kill it off, and Toronto remained scoreless in the third period. The Ridgebacks pulled their goalie in an attempt to overtake the Gryphons, but the final score would be 3-1 for the Guelph Gryphons.
The Gryphons would outshoot the UOIT Ridgebacks with a shot count of 25-16.
The Guelph Gryphon women's hockey team hit the ice again Saturday November 2nd against the York Lions at home in Guelph with the puck set to drop at 7:30.
Source: Guelph Sports Info
Windsor 3 @ Ryerson 1
TORONTO - The Windsor Lancers scored a goal with under a minute left in the second period to tie the game at one and never looked back, defeating the Ryerson Rams, 3-1 on Friday night.
For the first time in almost a month, the Rams were playing on home ice at the Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens, after a four game road trip.
Emma Crawley (Herring Cove, N.S.) was the story in goal for Ryerson, making 36 saves in the loss and kept her team close with the Lancers.
"To see Crawley stand on her head the way that she did, that’s enough motivation for our girls to get out there," said captain Nella Brodett (Edmonton, Alta.). "It’s just regrouping after the penalty kill and using that motivation that we have to go score our own goals and shots."
It was the Rams that drew first blood in the game, with Brodett driving to the net to score her first goal of the season. It was Brodett's first game back from a sprained MCL that she suffered in the season opener against the Toronto Varsity Blues.
"She always battles," said interim head coach Pierre Alain. "So even though she was double shifted in the first and she scored a nice goal driving to the net. That’s the way she can help this team, driving, working and she’ll have her chances to score goals."
After a second period that saw Windsor dominate the play in the Ryerson zone, they finally solved Crawley. Candice Chevalier scored her first of two goals on the evening on the powerplay to have the Lancers and Rams tied going into the third period.
"The first (goal) one I was really close to having it and I kind of want that one back. The other two I want back as well," said Crawley, who made her fifth straight start for the Rams in goal.
The third period was dominated again by Windsor, pinning Ryerson in their own end and making it hard for them to break out.
Alain emphasized that puck skills are what his team needs to improve on if they are going to do a better job of clearing the zone.
"To do breakouts, efficient breakouts, you have to move the puck quicker," said Alain. "It’s all about skating with the puck, looking up and supporting each other so we’re going to break the puck out much more quicker."
Source: Ryerson Sports Info
Western 1 @ Toronto 2
Second-year forward Taylor Day notched two goals in leading the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey team to a dominant 2-0 win over the No. 6 Western Mustangs on Friday night (Nov. 1) at Varsity Arena.
With the win, the Blues improve to 5-1-1 and move into fourth place, one points behind the Queen's Gaels (5-0-2), Guelph Gryphons (6-2-0) and Mustangs (6-2-0), who are all tied for first. It was the first two-goal performance in Day's career and the second time that the Blues have defeated a nationally ranked team (Guelph, Oct. 10) this season.
Day (Ilderton, Ont.) opened the scoring 11:52 into the game as she wired the puck over Western goalie Jessica Campbell's glove. The Blues outshot the Mustangs 14-5 and led 1-0 after 20 minutes of play.
The Mustangs had chances to even the score on a couple of 2-on-1 opportunities early in the second period, but Blues defencemen Mary Claire Geneau and Caitlin Maikawa stood their ground to allow Kesteris the easy save.
Day added her second of the night midway through the second period. The kinesiology major received a beautiful pass from team captain Kelly O'Hanlon, split the Western defence and made no mistake, beating Campbell top glove again to give the Blues the 2-0 lead.
The Mustangs put on the pressure in the third period but numerous blocked shots and saves from Kesteris preserved the lead. Western spoiled the shut out on a 6-on-5 advantage with 24 seconds left with a goal off the stick of Stacey Scott.
Kesteris posted 24 saves in the win.
The Varsity Blues return to action tomorrow afternoon as they host the Windsor Lancers at Varsity Arena. The puck drops at 4 p.m. Advanced tickets are on sale here. The game will also be streamed live at GoBlues.tv.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
York 1 @ Brock 3
ST CATHARINES, Ont. – The Brock University women's hockey team (1-8-0 OUA) defeated the York Lions (3-4-0 OUA) by the score of 3-1 on Friday evening at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.
The Badgers got the scoring started five minutes into the first period when Laura Neu registered her first of two goals in the game to take a 1-0 lead. Jessica Fickel and Brianne Veale picked up assists on the power play goal.
Brock found themselves shorthanded heading into the second period but that didn't hold them back as Katie Howlett was able to beat the York goalie just 24 seconds into the period to give the Badgers a 2-0 lead.
Neu drew the lone assist on Brock's second goal before adding another power play marker to push the Badgers ahead by three. Veale and Fickel teamed up again to assist on Neu's goal giving Brock a commanding 3-0 lead over the Lions.
Jenna Sosnoski's shutout bid would end late in the second period as Erin Cameron would pot the lone goal for York with Kristen Barbara and Rianna Langford picking up the assists.
Sosnoski shut the door in the third period to help lead Brock to their first win of the season while making 22 saves in the win. York's goalie, Megan Lee, stopped 35 of the Badgers' 38 shots in the loss.
The Badgers next action is November 8th and 9th when they host the Windsor Lancers and Western Mustangs. Both games are scheduled for 7:15pm.
Source: Brock Sports Info
Thursday, October 31
UOIT 5 @ Brock 2
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Brock University women's hockey team (0-8 OUA) dropped their eighth straight falling to the hands of the UOIT Ridgebacks by the score of 5-2 Thursday night at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.
Brock opened the scoring just 24 seconds into the contest as Jessica Fickel (Fort Erie, Ont.) added her second of the season. Sarah Dolden (Brampton, Ont.) and Brittney Cabral (Hamilton, Ont.) added the assists.
The teams would not score for the next 27 minutes until UOIT tied it 1-1 7:07 into the second period. The Ridgebacks Sarah Worthington beat Brock starter Claire Shaw (Rosemont, Ont.) who was making her first appearance of the season.
Just over three minutes later at 10:36, Fickel would find the back of the net on UOIT starter Cassie Charette for her second goal of the night and 35th of her career making it 2-1. With her two points tonight, Fickel moves into third all-time in Brock career points with 77 surpassing Briar Komenda (75) (2003-07).
Before the end of the second period, the Ridgebacks would tie it up 2-2 as Samantha Forchielli registered her fourth goal of the campaign.
In the third period it was all UOIT as they scored three more times on 17 shots, on route to the three goal victory. Scoring for the Ridgebacks in the third were Nicole LoPresti, Joanne Moynes and Jill Morillo.
In goal, Charette turned aside 35 of 37 shots she faced for the victory while Shaw recorded 23 saves in the loss dropping her career record to 3-9.
In their first eight games this season, Brock has outshot the opponents 249-198 scoring just nine goals (3.6%) while allowing 28. With the man-advantage the Badgers have struggled going just 2-for-39 (5.1%) on the power play.
The Badgers will look to get in the win column Friday night at 7:15pm as they host the York Lions at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.
Source: Brock Sports Info
