Box Score Windsor goaltender Parker Van Buskirk made 32 saves, and Saverio Posa scored a late third period goal to pace the Lancer men's hockey squad to a 3-2 victory over Waterloo at the Columbia Icefield Arena on Friday night.
 
Matt Beaudoin and Paul Bezzo added tallies for the Lancers, who stay perfect on the season at 2-0-0. Andrew Smith and Colin Behenna scored third period goals for the Warriors, who fall to 2-1-0 on the young season. Mike Morrison made 24 saves in the loss for the Warriors.
 
The first period was not without its drama, as the physical play immediately escalated between the two rivals. Van Buskirk made some stellar saves on a number of occasions, including during an extended 5-on-3 man advantage that the Warriors couldn't capitalize on.
 
The score remained deadlocked at 0-0 after the first period.
 
The second period saw the Lancers put the pressure on the Warrior defense. Morrison was solid early on, but the Lancer power play finally got one past the Warriors keeper when Beaudoin neatly deflected Posa's waist-high point shot past Morrison.
 
The Warriors had some opportunities late in the stanza, including a partial breakaway from Riley Sonnenburg , but Van Buskirk held the score at 1-0 after two periods.
 
The Lancers extended their lead to 2-0 in the opening minutes of the third period, when Bezzo used a period of sustained Lancer pressure to find a weak spot in the coverage at the top of the slot and set up shop awaiting a pass. Kyle Hope found him, and Bezzo cranked a one-timer past Morrison's blocker to double the Windsor lead.
 
However, the Warriors came storming back scoring twice in less than two minutes to draw even. First, Smith rapped home a loose puck off a Justin Larson shot that just eluded a diving Van Buskirk. Then on a Waterloo power play, Behenna smacked a rebound through the five-hole to knot the game up at 2.
 
With less than five minutes left in regulation, Posa let fly with a shot from the point that appeared to hit something in front before skipping past Morrison. The Warriors came close in the final minute of the game, but a bouncing puck was cleared off the goal line and the Lancers secured victory.
 
The Lancers will now look for their second win of the season against the Guelph Gryphons on Saturday night as they travel to Guelph. In their OUA season opener, the Lancers defeated the Gryphons 4-2 on home ice. The puck is set to drop at 7:30pm and can be seen live at www.oua.tv.