The Windsor Lancers men's hockey team battled through a competitive weekend, falling just short in a narrow 4-3 loss to UQTR on Friday before bouncing back with a high-scoring 6-5 victory over McGill on Saturday.  

FRIDAY STATS 

Aaron Shaw found the back of the net twice. 

Ty Toews scored one goal. 

HOW IT HAPPENED FRIDAY 

It was a quiet opening frame for the blue and gold as UQTR took an early 1-point lead. 

Shaw showed up for the Lancers early in the second period to even the score. One minute later, however, the Patriotes answered back to regain their 1-point lead. Toews then capitalized on a rebound off an offensive rush to tie things up at 2-2 heading into the third.  

The pattern continued in the final frame, with UQTR netting an early goal to pull ahead. While the Patriotes and Lancers traded goals in the final 5 minutes, the Lancers could not complete the comeback, falling 4-3.  

SATURDAY STATS 

Keegan McMullen led the Lancer effort with 2 goals.  

Johnny Ulicny, Dylan Schives, Ty Toews, and Will Ennis each added 1.  

HOW IT HAPPENED SATURDAY  

McGill opened the scoring 4 minutes in, but Windsor responded with a quick 2-goal burst. First, Toews sniped one bar-down to get the Lancers on the board before Ennis buried one from the point to put them ahead. Moments later, McMullen converted on a feed from Shaw to extend the lead to 3-1. 

Teams kept up the energy in the second period. While McGill cut the deficit to one, Schives restored the two-goal cushion with a textbook wrister. The Redbirds responded by potting 2 to tie the game at 4 heading into the break. 

In the third period, Ulicny broke the deadlock on the power play with a backhand riser. Then, McMullen went on a rush through the neutral zone to put the Lancers ahead 6-4. 

While the Redbirds scored one in the final minutes, the Lancers held on to their 1-goal lead to close out the weekend with a strong 6-5 win. 

UP NEXT 

The Lancers will now travel to North Bay to face off against the Nipissing Lakers. On Friday, February 7, the Lancers play at 7:00 pm. Then, on Saturday, February 8, the puck drop is at 4:00 pm.