OSHAWA, Ont. – The Ontario Tech University women's hockey team lost 4-1 Saturday afternoon to the visiting Laurier Golden Hawks.
It was a cautious start for both teams as much of the play was spent in the neutral zone. It was the home team who broke through first, taking the lead at the 6:40 mark of the period. The Ridgebacks used the momentum and pressed for a second goal, but the framed ended with Ontario Tech leading 1-0.
The intensity picked up during the middle period, as the play began to fly up and down the ice, with the teams trading chances. Like the first, the second frame saw a single goal, however this time it was the Golden Hawks tying the game 1-1. The visitors took the lead just under three minutes into the third period and added a second goal only four minutes later. An empty netter in the final minute by Laurier sealed the win.
Ontario Tech will head to Toronto next weekend for a pair of games, opening with a Friday night match against the Toronto Varsity Blues.
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Blaire Allison (Pickering, Ont.) opened the scoring, finding the puck at the top of the crease, after
Brooklyn Duff (Smithville, Ont.) and
Emily Davis-Tope (Bendigo, Australia) won a net side battle.
• Claire O'Donoghue's point shot tied the game at 13:51 of the second period.
• Jamie Watson scored twice, first giving Laurier the lead at 2:52 of the third, before sealing the win with the empty netter at 19:24.
• Chloe Davidson made it 3-1 for the Golden Hawks at 6:54 of the third.
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Briar Hughes (Thornton, Ont.) stopped 22 of 25 shots in the loss.
• Cohen Myers had 37 saves picking up the win.
Overall Record: 1-9-0
Conference Record: 0-6-0
Next Game: Friday, Nov. 8 vs. Toronto Varsity Blues (7 p.m. – Toronto, Ont.)
