Box Score In the opening game of their OUA men's hockey weekend doubleheader, the Windsor Lancers scored four third period goals to come back and beat UOIT 6-4.
The rematch between the No. 5 ranked Lancers and Ridgebacks will take place at the Campus Ice Centre on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Windsor is 12-1-0 on the year while UOIT slips to 6-7-1.
Saturday's game was a seesaw battle with the team's trading goals for the majority of the game.
Matt Beaudoin would eventually score the game winner at 11:11 of the third period, as he circled in front of the net untouched and buried a wrist shot by UOIT starting goalie Jesse Raymond. Beaudoin would add an empty net goal for Windsor, giving the third year forward nine goals on the year.
First period goals by
Drew Palmer and
Kenny Bradford up the Lancers up 2-1 after twenty minutes. In the second, UOIT would out-shoot the Lancers 15-6 and score two goals of their own to take a 3-2 lead heading into the third.
Windsor exploded in the third period with four goals, including a pair from
Dylan Denomme and
Ryan Green.
Julian Luciani was the main playmaker for Windsor as he finished the night with three assists while OUA leading scorer
Spencer Pommells had two. Pommells has 28 points in 13 games, with nine being multi-point nights.
Parker Van Buskirk stopped 29 Ridgeback shots for his tenth win of the year, while across the ice Raymond ended the night with 26 saves.
Windsor's power play was 1-for-4 with UOIT going 1-for-3.
The Lancers are 7-0-0 away from home this season and are averaging 4.85 goals per game.