The Windsor Lancer women's hockey team earned a convincing 6-2 victory over the visiting Carleton Ravens on Saturday, powered by a five-goal outburst over the final two periods at home.
After trailing 2-1 at the end of the first period, the Lancers responded with three unanswered goals in the second to take control of the contest. Windsor added two more in the third period to complete the comeback and secure the four-goal victory.
The blue and gold are now 3-1 on the season and sit in second place in the OUA west division standings.
STATS
Windsor outshot Carleton 31-21, including a dominant 16-6 advantage in the third period. The Lancers recorded eight shots in the second period and seven in the first, while the Ravens managed nine and six, respectively. Windsor went 1-for-4 on the power play, while Carleton converted once on two opportunities. The Ravens recorded eight penalty minutes across four infractions, compared to four minutes across two infractions for the Lancers.
Amber Esterbrooks and
Emily Eikelboom each recorded a goal and an assist for Windsor.
Lerissa Stevenson,
Bryn Rutledge,
Lily Crumpton, and
Makayla Mailhot also scored for the Lancers. Mailhot added an assist, while
Claire Chambers,
Bridget Cameron, and
Maggie Mitani contributed assists. Olwen Jones and Kennedy Vickers scored for Carleton, with Jones adding an assist.
GAME FLOW
Carleton opened the scoring early in the first period with a power-play goal from Olwen Jones. Windsor responded when Stevenson found the back of the net halfway through the first frame assisted by Eikelboom, to even the score at 1-1. The Ravens regained the lead at 13:10 with a shorthanded goal from Kennedy Vickers, assisted by Jones, giving the visitors a 2-1 advantage heading into the first intermission.
The Lancers took control in the second period with three unanswered goals. Rutledge tied the game at the midway point in the second assisted by Esterbrooks, before Crumpton scored with five minutes left in the second with an assist from Chambers to put Windsor ahead 3-2. Esterbrooks added another at in the final minute assisted by Cameron, extending the Lancers' lead to 4-2 heading into the third period.
Windsor continued to build its advantage in the final frame. Mailhot converted on the power play assisted by
Maggie Mitani, to make it 5-2. Eikelboom added the Lancers' sixth goal with Mailhot picking up her second point of the game, sealing the 6-2 victory for the home side.
UP NEXT
The Lancers will look to build on their strong performance as they continue their 26-27 regular-season campaign next week for a road trip against the Laurier Golden Hawks.
