OSHAWA, Ont. – The U Sports no. 5 ranked UOIT men's hockey team avenged a mid-week loss to Laurentian as they doubled up the Laurier Golden Hawks 4-2 on Saturday night.
 
Danny Elser of Hopewell Junction, N.Y. was locked in as he scored a goal and two assists as the Ridgebacks earned their sixth win of the year.
 
After Laurier opened up scoring 1:30 into the contest, the Ridgebacks scored three unanswered goals to take a 3-1 lead. The Golden Hawks would make things interesting as Brandon Robinson scored six minutes into the third period on the power play but Ryan Doucette (Waterloo, Ont.) would end any thoughts of a comeback by his hometown team netting his third of the season with six minutes to go.
 
Mitch Bennett (Fenelon Falls, Ont.) and Ben Blasko (Kingston, Ont.) each had multi-point games with two assists apiece while Alex Yuill (Wellington, Ont.) was the other goal scorer for UOIT.
 
Tyson Teichmann of Belleville, Ont. made 29 saves for his third win of the season. Laurier outshot UOIT 31-29.
 
UOIT will have a quick turnaround as they host the Waterloo Warriors on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Waterloo beat Queen's 5-2 on Friday in Kingston.
 
QUICK LOOK AT THE RIDGEBACKS 
Overall Record: 8-3-2
Conference Record: 6-1-0
 
Next game: Saturday, Oct. 29 vs. Waterloo (3:30 p.m.)