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Box Score 2 The Lancer men's hockey team split a pair of games with the visiting No. 9 Lakehead Thunderwolves this weekend at South Windsor Arena.
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Windsor rebounded on Saturday night to defeat the Thunderwolves 3-0 after falling to the visitors 2-1 on Friday.
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Heading into a weekend double header against the east division leading No. 5 McGill Redman, the Lancers are 14-9-0 and in sole possession of fourth place in the OUA West division.
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On Saturday, Windsor scored right out of the gate as captain
Drew Palmer scored just 47 seconds into regulation to give Windsor a 1-0 lead.
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The Lancers continued to apply pressure throughout the period, and midway through the frame
Spencer Pommells scored a shorthanded goal, his first of two, at 10:01 to put Windsor up by a two goal margin.
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The score remained the same until there was less than a minute remaining in regulation when Pommells scored his second of the night on an empty net, giving Windsor the 3-0 victory.
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Parker Van Buskirk was solid in net for Windsor turning away 32 shots to earn his first shut-out of the season. Lakehead goaltender Jeff Bosch also had a strong night in net, making 29 saves for the Thunderwolves.
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On Friday,
Mac McDonnell scored a goal and Van Buskirk made 36 saves for the Lancers.
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Ryan Magill had a short-handed goal, Adam Restoule scored the winner at the 3:13 mark of the third period and goalie Jeff Bosch faced 33 shots for the Thunderwolves (14-5-1).
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Windsor will now head to Montreal to face the No. 5 ranked Redman for a pair of games next Friday and Saturday.
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