Windsor Lancers

The Lancer women's hockey team opened up the 26-27 season with a solid 5-2 victory over the Nipissing Lakers Friday on the road.
 
After exchanging goals in the opening period, Windsor took control in the second to build a two-goal advantage. Nipissing responded early in the third, but the Lancers secured the win adding two more goals late in the game.
 
STATS
Windsor finished with 23 shots on goal, while Nipissing recorded 33. Lancer goaltender Rebecca Noble made 31 saves on 32 shots to help secure the win.
 
Bridget Cameron led Windsor with two assists, while Rutledge recorded a goal and an assist. Amber Esterbrooks, Lily Crumpton, and Emily Eikelboom each added a goal. Both teams went 0-for-2 on the power play and recorded four penalty minutes each.
 
GAME FLOW
Windsor opened the scoring in the first period with Esterbrooks found the back of the net eleven mins into the game with assists from Bridget Cameron and Bryn Rutledge. Nipissing evened the score to 1-1 late in the period with one minute left following a score by Abby Lunney set up by Jill Hennessy and Lauren Dabrowski.
 
The Lancers looked to regain the lead in the second with Crumpton scoring thirteen minutes in with assists from Keana McKibbin and Freya Flook. Windsor extended its advantage taking the score 3-1 when Kendra Swanzy added an unassisted goal with just over five minutes left to go in the third period.
 
Nipissing tried to take down Windsor's lead early in the third period when Carlie Primono scored an unassisted goal at seven minutes. The Lancers didn't take long to respond when Rutledge found the back of the net off an assist from Bridget Cameron at the 13th minute, restoring the two-goal lead. Eikelboom added an empty-net goal late in the period to seal the 5-2 victory.
 
UP NEXT
Looking to build on their road victory, the Lancers will face the York Lions in Toronto on October 17th at 7:00pm. The game can be streamed online at oua.tv.