Meigs scores OT winner as Golden Hawks edge Rams
TORONTO (February 18, 2016) - The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's hockey team bounced back from an overtime loss last week against the Toronto Varsity Blues to take a 2-1 overtime win against the Ryerson Rams on Thursday night at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.
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Meigs scores OT winner as Golden Hawks edge Rams
TORONTO (February 18, 2016) - The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's hockey team bounced back from an overtime loss last week against the Toronto Varsity Blues to take a 2-1 overtime win against the Ryerson Rams on Thursday night at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.
The Rams gained an edge over the Hawks early in the first period with a goal from Victoria Chapman of Belleville, Ont. For Chapman, the second last game in the regular season proved to be lucky for her, allowing the third year to score her first goal of the season.
After upping the intensity and shots on net in the second period, Laurier was able to pull up alongside the Rams when rookie Madison MacCulloch of Toronto, Ont., banged home a loose puck to tie the game at one. The goal was the seventh of the season for the Hawks freshman.
A goalless third period led to the two teams battling into overtime, where only one shot was needed to end the game. After picking up an assist on MacCulloch's tying goal, it was forward Dollee Meigs of Owen Sound, Ont., who managed to break the tie only one minute into overtime play and secure a win for purple and gold.
Alex Armstrong of Mississauga, Ont., was successful in the net for Ryerson, saving 28 of the 30 shots she faced, however, she could not match the speedy reflexes of Laurier's Lauren Webber of Burlington, Ont., who picked up the win by making 28 saves.
With the win over the Rams, the Hawks (10-3-8-2) move into their final game of the regular season against Queen's (11-2-7-2). The game is scheduled for Saturday February 20, on home ice at RIM Park in Waterloo. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.
Source: Laurier Golden Hawks
Mustangs finish regular season with 3-2 win over Warriors
WATERLOO, Ont. – An early third period goal from Brittany Clapham proved to be the game winner, as the Western Mustangs closed out their regular season with a 3-2 win over the Waterloo Warriors on Thursday night.
The win has the Mustangs heading into the playoffs on a three-game winning streak, and secures at least a third place seed in the OUA playoffs. Western finishes the season with 45 points and a 14-1-8-1 record, a mark that currently has the team in second place in the standings.
However, the Toronto Varsity Blues sit only one point back of the Mustangs, and have two games remaining on their schedule, meaning they could jump into second depending on their results this weekend. Regardless of how Toronto's schedule plays out, the Mustangs can finish no worse than third.
The Mustangs scored the only goal of the first period, an unassisted marker by forward Catherine O'Connor just 2:43 into the game. Western carried a majority of the play in the first and doubled the Warriors shot total in the frame, outshooting them 14-7.
Waterloo evened the score halfway through the game when Alyssa Gee took a pass from Carolyn Burke and scored to even the game at 1-1.
A goal from forward Evra Levesque six minutes later gave the Mustangs the lead once again. The tally was Levesque's fourth of the year, and came off of assists from Amanda Pereira and Lyndsay Kirkham.
Clapham extended the Mustangs lead only 39 seconds into the third period, with Stacey Scott and Brianna Iazzolino providing the assists.
Waterloo responded with just over a minute remaining, but it wasn't enough as Western claimed a 3-2 win.
The Mustangs will now have to watch the scoreboard to see where they'll end up in the standings, as well as who they'll face off with next week in the OUA Quarterfinals.
Source: Western Mustangs
