The Lancer women's hockey team split the weekend at home against the Nipissing Lakers (2-0 L) and Carleton Ravens (4-1 W).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED FRIDAY
Coming off a 4-1 win against Nipissing on the road, the blue and gold were set to face the Lakers again on home ice.
 
However, Nipissing took charge of flipping the script. The Lakers capitalized on an early chance, scoring at 10:55 in the first period. Then, they sealed the deal by potting one less than two minutes into the second period. Despite a valiant Lancer effort, the blue and gold were not able to overcome the early game deficit.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED SATURDAY
On Saturday, the Lancers brought a renewed energy to the rink. While the opening minutes saw teams exchange chances, the blue and gold managed to close the first period with a goal by Keana McKibbin, assisted by Bridget Cameron and Maggi DeWolf-Russ.
 
The second period was a similar scene as the Lancers found their way into the Ravens' nest to go up by 2. Phoebe Gao scored, assisted by De-Wolf Russ and Maggie Mitani.
 
The blue and gold struck again with 12:48 left on the clock in the third period to make it a 3-goal lead. DeWolf-Russ got in on the action and was assisted by Cameron and Sierra Moreau.
At 6:05, Carleton got a piece of the pie while on the powerplay, adding their first marker of the night.
 
With 2:56 to go, the puck squeaked out of a Carleton offensive break where Cameron found Mitanti for an empty-netter, adding a fourth Lancer tally.
 
UP NEXT
The Lancers hit the road next weekend to face off against the Queen's Gaels on Friday, November 1st at 7:30pm and Ontario Tech Ridgebacks on Saturday, November 2nd at 3:00pm.