The Lancer women's hockey team earned a 4-2 road victory over the York Lions on Saturday night in Toronto, improving their start to the 2026-27 season.
Windsor opened the scoring in the first period and carried a 2-1 lead into the intermission. After a scoreless second period, the Lancers added two goals in the third to maintain their advantage and secure the win.
STATS
Windsor outshot York 31-21, including a 13-7 advantage in the third period. The Lancers went 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Lions finished 0-for-4. Both teams recorded 10 penalty minutes across five infractions.
Amber Esterbrooks,
Lerissa Stevenson,
Claire Chambers, and
Emily Eikelboom each scored for Windsor. Esterbrooks and Eikelboom also recorded an assist apiece, while
Bridget Cameron,
Bryn Rutledge,
Makayla Mailhot,
Dejah Howes, and
Staysha Hiebert contributed assists.
GAME FLOW
Windsor opened the scoring at the six-minute mark of the first period when Esterbrooks found the back of the net, assisted by Cameron and Rutledge. Stevenson doubled the Lancers' lead at the end of the first with an unassisted goal, putting Windsor ahead 2-0. York responded late in the period as Kaitlin Teixeira scored at 17:32, cutting the Lancers' advantage to 2-1 heading into the intermission.
Neither team found the back of the net in the second period, as Windsor maintained its one-goal lead through 40 minutes of play.
The Lancers extended their advantage early in the third period when Chambers scoted assisted by
Dejah Howes and Eikelboom. Windsor added another at 9:18 as Eikelboom converted on the power play, with assists from Hiebert and Esterbrooks, to make it 4-1.
York responded less than a minute later when Olivia Battram scored assisted by Dielle Hall-Paradis, bringing the Lions within two. However, Windsor held firm for the remainder of the contest to secure the 4-2 road victory.
UP NEXT
The Lancers will look to carry their momentum into their next matchup as they continue their 2026-27 campaign next weekend for a back-to-back against both nations capitals teams for a back-to-back.
