The Windsor Lancer women's hockey team earned a 5-2 victory over the visiting Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday, scoring three goals in the third period for an explosive offensive outburst in the final frame to secure the win at home.
Windsor opened the scoring in the first period and added another in the second to take a 2-0 lead heading into the final frame. Toronto responded with two goals in the third, but the Lancers countered with three of their own to maintain control and earn the three-goal victory.
STATS
Windsor outshot Toronto 26-20, including a 10-10 tie in shots during the third period. Neither team converted on the power play, with Windsor going 0-for-3 and Toronto finishing 0-for-5. The Lancers recorded 10 penalty minutes across five infractions, while the Varsity Blues had six minutes across three infractions.
Makayla Mailhot and
Emily Eikelboom each recorded a goal and an assist for Windsor. Mailhot also helped set up
Phoebe Gao's third-period goal, while Eikelboom added an assist on Gao's marker.
Bridget Cameron, Kaitlyn McKnight,
Freya Flook, and
Amber Esterbrooks also scored for the Lancers.
Bryn Rutledge contributed two assists, while
Paige Riley,
Maggie Mitani,
Staysha Hiebert, and
Keana McKibbin each recorded an assist.
Rebecca Noble made 18 saves on 20 shots in goal for Windsor to help lead the team to back-to-back wins in their last two games.
GAME FLOW
The Lancers opened the scoring at the middle point of the first period when
Bridget Cameron found the back of the net, assisted by
Bryn Rutledge and
Keana McKibbin, giving Windsor a 1-0 lead heading into the first intermission.
Windsor doubled its advantage in the second period with
Makayla Mailhot scoring with assists from
Emily Eikelboom and
Maggie Mitani, extending the Lancers' lead to 2-0 heading into the third period.
Toronto responded with two goals in the final frame, but Windsor answered with three of its own. Kaitlyn McKnight scored at 7:53, assisted by Ryleigh Horlock and Eden Gowing, before
Phoebe Gao added another just 31 seconds later, with Mailhot and Eikelboom picking up the assists to make it 4-1.
The Varsity Blues got on the scoreboard again before
Freya Flook restored Windsor's four-goal advantage at 11:20 with a shorthanded marker, assisted by Rutledge and
Paige Riley. Toronto added another goal late in the frame, but
Amber Esterbrooks sealed the 5-2 victory with a late goal in the final minutes assisted by
Staysha Hiebert to extend the Lancers win streak.
UP NEXT
The Lancers return to action next Saturday, November 14th as they welcome rivals Western Mustangs to Adie Knox Arena at 4:00pm. Tickets can be purchased at goLancers.ca/tickets, and those unable to attend can watch the game live at oua.tv.
