Queen's secures home ice for opening playoff round with 5-1 win over Brock
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. (February 21, 2016) - Clare McKellar (London, Ont.) registered four points helping the Gaels (13-2-7-2) finish off their regular season with a road win versus the Brock Badgers (7-3-13-1) on Sunday afternoon.
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. (February 21, 2016) - Clare McKellar (London, Ont.) registered four points helping the Gaels (13-2-7-2) finish off their regular season with a road win versus the Brock Badgers (7-3-13-1) on Sunday afternoon.
Queen's was able to pick up an important three points, solidifying fourth overall in the OUA. They jumped over the Nipissing Lakers, earning 45 points in their regular season schedule. Claire Warren (Halifax. N.S.) was in net for her first game of the season, backstopping the Gaels to the win.
Game Flow
After getting off to a fast start in their win versus Laurier on Saturday, the Gaels were at it early once again on Sunday. Jessica Wakefield (Lucan, Ont.) put one past the Badgers goaltender just 4:52 into the game. Wakefield and the Gaels weren't done in the opening frame either. 13 minutes later, she fired home her second of the game to give the visitors a big 2-0 lead. McKellar picked up her second assist on the goal as well, her sixth of the season.
Queen's held onto the two-goal lead heading into the second, and limited the Badgers to just five shots on net. The Gaels were able to keep up their pressure through the second period, and McKellar was on the scoreboard once again, this time netting her fourth goal of the year and tallying her third point of the game. Up next on the goal parade from the Gaels, was Kyla Crouse (Mount Brydges, Ont.). Just three minutes later she scored her sixth of the OUA season to give Queen's a big 4-0 lead.
Shortly after, Brock took advantage of their third power play of the game. They broke Warren's shutout, scoring their first goal of the game and cutting their deficit to three. The Gaels didn't let the goal slow down their own offence though, they were right back at it and answered less than three minutes later. McKellar continued to be red hot on the afternoon, scoring another goal, and putting up her fourth point of the game. Emily Jukosky (Stirling, Ont.) tallied her third assist of the game on the Gaels fifth goal.
The game remained at 5-1 the rest of the way, as Queen's held Brock to just seven shots on net in the third period. Warren earned a win in her first game of the OUA season, turning away 20 shots in the process.
By the Numbers
4 - points in the win for Clare McKellar, 2 goal and 2 assists
2 - assists by Alisha Sealey on the afternoon, and 2 goals by Jessica Wakefield
25 - points on the year for Katrina Manoukarakis (Scarborough, Ont.), leading the team. She also scored a team-leading 15 goals
39 - goals against as a team, the lowest in the OUA
Up Next
Queen's will head into the OUA post season in fourth place, and will take on the Nipissing Lakers who finished fifth.
Source: Queen's Gaels
