The Lancer men's hockey team rebounded from a Friday night loss to defeat the Lakehead Thunderwolves 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Capri Pizzeria Recreation Complex.
 
With the win the Lancers evened the series and moved to 1-1 on the season.
 
STATS:
Brady Hinz, Matt Dorsy, Hunter Holmes, and Grant Spence all scored for the blue and gold, while Nathan Torchia earned the win in net with 35 saves.
 
For the blue and gold, Windsor's strong offense landed four players including Brady Hinz, Matt Dorsey, Hunter Holmes, and Grant Spence with goals of their own, while Nathan Torchia put on a show with several saves of shots on net and only allowing 1 goal.
 
Tyler Jette scored the visitors lone goal while goaltender Christian Cicigoi made 36 saves.
 
GAME FLOW
The Lancers and Thunderwolves started the game with the same intensity as Friday night's game with lots of movement up and down the rink. As Lakehead felt the pressure to come back with another win, Windsor found themselves using the built-up tension to push themselves forward and demonstrating more effective communication. With time running out of the first period, both teams struggled to find an opportunity to make a play and the game was tied at zero.
 
The second period had the blue and gold bursting with energy, desperate for a goal. With the Lancers offense locked down, Brady Hinz started off their scoring streak after the puck bounced off and found its way past Lakehead goaltender Christian Cicigoi. From there, the physicality increased as the Thunderwolves found themselves stuck and unresponsive to the Lancers offense. With 12:30 left in the period, Mason Kohn's pass to Matt Dorsey led to another goal to extend the squads lead 2-0. The Lancers last goal of the period came from Hunter Holmes  who turned on the jets from a quick turnover pass and put Windsor up 3-0 heading into the second intermission.
 
In the third period, Windsor made a team effort to prove to Lakehead they were a challenging opponent that could capitalize when they needed to most. After Nolan Gardiner was called for tripping, a domino effect of penalty after penalty saw the teams continuously pushing back for control of the game. The Thunderwolves got on the scoreboard with six minutes remaining off a shot by defenseman Tyler Jette. Lancer goaltender Nathan Torchia made a number of great saves, especially on the glove side, to prevent Lakehead from adding to their score. Grant Spence added his goal late in the game to secure the win for the blue and gold.
 
UP NEXT
The Lancers will travel to Waterloo on Friday Oct. 21, to visit the Laurier Golden Hawks for the first game of their double header weekend. The puck is set to drop at 7:00pm and can be seen live at www.oua.tv.