Windsor, ON – Kyle Hope scored an unassisted goal in overtime Sunday to lift the Windsor Lancers to a 4-3 victory over the Brock Badgers in the deciding game of their OUA men's hockey opening-round playoff series at South Windsor Arena.
 
With the victory, the No. 7 Lancers advance to the OUA West Division semi-finals against the Lakehead Thunderwolves.
 
Brock led 2-0 after the first period of play with goals from Sammy Banga and Daniel Tanel.
 
Julian Luciani scored his first of two on the night in the second to bring the Lancers within one heading into the final frame.
 
Chad Shepley evened the score at two apiece exactly twelve minutes into the third period, before the Badgers again took a one goal lead just thirty-four seconds later on a goal from Spencer Turcotte.
 
With only three minutes remaining in regulation, Matt Beaudoin and Spencer Pommells fed the puck to Luciani who fired the puck past Adrian Volpe for this second of the night, sending the game into extra innings.
 
In the overtime frame, Windsor and Brock battled hard on both ends with each goaltender registering some great saves to keep the score deadlocked midway through the extra frame.
 
Just past the midway point, Hope shot the puck towards the net from a weird angle in the corner, catching Volpe off guard and securing a berth in the next round for the top seeded Lancers.
 
Lancer goaltender Parker Van Buskirk had a strong performance between the pipes for the Blue & Gold registering 30 saves, while his counterpart Volpe once again was tremendous in net for his team, making 38 saves in the loss.
 
Stay tuned to www.goLancers.ca for playoff information as it becomes available.