Women's hockey splits weekend against Guelph and Brock
By Chris Kerr
Sports Editor
November 18, 2009
After back-to-back losses on Halloween weekend, the Windsor Lancers Women’s hockey team got back on the right track with a come from behind win versus the Guelph Gryphons on Friday night.
The third ranked Gryphons took the lead just under six minutes into the game.
Guelph would add another goal at the 13:30 mark, giving them a 2-0 lead over the Lancers.
Guelph almost took a 3-0 lead while on the penalty kill when Dayna Kanis came in all alone on a breakaway.
Goalie Jamie Tessier made the save and kept the Lancers in the game.
Not wanting to lose their third straight game, the Lancers did not quit and continued to stay focused on the game.
Manon Davis scored her eighth goal of the season with just 40 seconds remaining in the period, finally putting Windsor on the board.
Jodilyn Brown and Candace Rapchak were credited with the assists.
Davis’ goal renewed the Lancers’ fighting spirit and they came out strong in the second period.
Despite a few scoring opportunities, the Lancers were unable to put the puck past Gryphons goalie Chelsey Roy.
In the third, an interference penalty to Kandace Charbonneau was the break the Lancers needed.
Rapchak redirected Kelly Meincke’s slap shot into the net to tie the game at 2.
The third period finished with the game remaining tied at 2.
Neither team could score in overtime, and the game headed into a shoot out.
Jamie Tessier was again spectacular under pressure and denied all three Gryphons shooters.
The Lancers’ first two shooters, Davis and Lindsay Hoogstraten were both stopped by Roy.
Windsor’s third shooter, Stephanie Hebert gave Windsor the win with a beautiful goal in the final round of the shoot out.
Hoping to start a win streak, the Lancers faced the Brock Badgers on Saturday afternoon. The Lancers were unable defeat the Badgers and lost 1-0.
The Windsor squad came out strong and challenged Brock goalie Beth Clause, but was unable to score.
Tessier was also strong in net for the Lancers, turning aside any shot she faced.
The Lancers continued to put offensive pressure on the Badgers.
In the first two periods alone, Windsor had 26 shots on net but Clause was a wall.
After two periods of scoreless hockey, the Badgers pulled ahead with a power play goal just under four minutes into the final period.
The Lancers were unable to tie the game and lost 1-0.
Despite 33 shots on net, the Lancers could not find an answer to the spectacular play of Beth Clause.
Tessier played a great game for the Lancers, stopping 24 of the 25 shots she faced.
The Lancers sit in sixth place in overall standings, but are not far behind the fourth and fifth place teams.
The Lancers are now set to host the Queen’s Gaels on Saturday and the UOIT Ridgebacks on Sunday.
The puck will drop for both games at 4:10 p.m. |
