The Lancer women's team lost a heart breaking 3-2 decision to the No. 9 Queen's Gaels in double overtime on Saturday evening in Kingston.
 
The loss eliminated the Lancers from the OUA quarter-finals, and the post season, as the win gave the Gaels a two-game series sweep over the Blue & Gold.
 
Windsor put on the offensive pressure early with much of the play in the Gaels end to start the first period. OUA leading scorer Jenny MacKnight put Windsor up 1-0 on a great individual effort. After a deke around a Gaels defender she fired a shot up over the glove of Gaels starting netminder Mel Dodd-Moher to put the Lancers ahead 1-0.
 
Minutes later the Gaels found themselves on the power play and Windsor was called for a second penalty giving the Gaels a five on three advantage for just over 30 seconds. The Gaels responded as Mary Coughlin fired a point shot and Courtenay Jacklin tipped the puck past Marissa Kozovski.
 
Just over five minutes later the Gaels took their first lead of the game as Megan Farrell made a backhanded pass out front to a wide open Jessica Wakefield who fired a wrister top shelf above the blocker of Kozovski. The Lancers led in shots 10-7 after the opening frame.
 
Special teams continued to play a big role in the game in the second period. The Gaels had a four minute power play but it was Windsor's great defensive play that told the tale as they killed off the entire attack to keep themselves in the game.
 
Neither team was able to score in the second and both teams added another seven shots to their total.
 
In the third the Lancers got even as Kayla Dodson got her first of the playoffs at 14:48. The two teams headed to overtime for the first time in the series.
 
The Gaels had a few scoring opportunities in the first overtime period and had a five on three power play chance later in the period. The Lancers were able to keep the game tied and force double overtime.
 
Queen's again applied pressure with just over a minute remaining on their power play in the second and the Lancers once again held on to kill off the penalty.
 
Windsor then took over offensively with the play almost entirely in the Gaels end. Dodd-Moher continued to turn aside the Lancers and keep the Gaels in the game.
 
At 6:33 of overtime Wakefield found Kyla Crouse open in the slot and she was able to get the puck past Kozovski, who played a sensational game in net for the Blue & Gold.
 
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