Windsor Lancers

The University of Windsor's women's hockey team fell 6-1 to the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks on Friday night after giving up four goals in the opening period.
 
STATS
The Lancers outshot Laurier 26-18 over the second and third periods, including a 12-5 advantage in the frame, but neither team managed to find the back of the net in the third.
 
Goaltender Rebecca Noble finished with 15 saves on 20 shots after replacing Payne Oltrop, who stopped nine of the 10 shots she faced. Laurier's Sarah Howell made 19 saves on 20 shots.
 
Lancer Emily Eikelboom secured Windsor's only goal of the night, with an assist by Makayla Mailhot. Kylie Laliberte led the Golden Hawks with three assists, while Alexa Giantsopoulos recorded a goal and an assist. Neither team converted on the power play, with Laurier going 0-for-3 and Windsor 0-for-2.
 
GAME FLOW
Laurier wasted little time opening up the scoreboard, with Marra Klassen finding the back of the net at just 1:14 into the game. Estee Fodor added a second at 4:21, assisted by Kylie Laliberte, before Alexa Giantsopoulos made it 3-0 at 7:06, also assisted by Laliberte. Abby Glandon extended the lead to four at 11:21, with Reese Halliday picking up the assist.
 
The Golden Hawks continued their offensive pressure in the second period. Caryss Kehl scored at 9:35, assisted by Giannopoulos and Laliberte, before Holly Brimacombe added Laurier's sixth goal at 12:44.
 
Windsor responded late in the period when Emily Eikelboom secured a goal at 16:09, assisted by Makayla Mailhot, putting the Lancers on the board.
 
Despite a stronger offense in the final two periods, Windsor was unable to close the gap giving Laurier the 6-1 victory.
 
UP NEXT
The women's hockey team heads to Waterloo to take on the Warriors on October 31st at 7:00pm.
 
The game can be streamed online at oua.tv.