The Lancer women's hockey team fell to the host Toronto Varsity Blues 5-3 in their OUA regular season opener Saturday night in Toronto.
 
GAME FLOW
The Lancers wasted no time getting out to a 2-0 lead as Alex Reiter and Lexi Contratto scored in the first 3:34 of the game. Windsor extended their lead to three with an Amy Maitre powerplay goal with 4:45 to go in the first period.
 
The Blues managed to get on the board before the first intermission as Stephanie Ayres banged in a cross-crease pass from rookie Taylor Trussler. Windsor was up 3-1 after 20 minutes.
 
The Blues evened the score with two goals four minutes apart in the second period. Lauren Straatman scored on a tic-tac-toe play on the powerplay, before Kassie Roache tipped in a shot to tie it.
 
Toronto potted the go-ahead goal just 1:16 into the third period before adding an insurance marker to take the win.
 
UP NEXT
Windsor will look to rebound Sunday afternoon when they cross town to face the Ryerson Rams at the Mattamy Athletic Complex. Puck drop is at 4:00pm and can be seen live at oua.tv.