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UOIT defeated RMC 5-0
Carleton defeated UOIT 8-0
 
OSHAWA, Ont. – To say it was a 'good news, bad news' weekend for the UOIT men's hockey team is an understatement.
 
The Ridgebacks opened up weekend play with a 5-0 shutout over the RMC Paladins, but followed that up with an 8-0 loss to the No. 9 ranked Carleton Ravens on home ice.
 
Colin Dzijacky (Thunder Bay, Ont.) was unbeatable on Friday, making 30 saves for his first shutout of the season. Less than 24 hours later, the second-year netminder allowed seven goals before being pulled in the third period. Four of the seven goals against Dzijacky were allowed in the first period, putting the game out of reach early on.
 
With goaltenders Brendan O'Neill and Jesse Raymond out with injuries, head coach Craig Fisher turned to Nick Fontana in relief, who made his first appearance in goal since the 2008-09 season. Fontana would allow one goal against in just under eight minutes of play.
 
UOIT was impressive in their win over RMC, with their offence spread throughout the line-up with five different veteran players scoring goals. Brendan Wise (Stouffville, Ont.), Cameron Yuill (Belleville, Ont.), Jesse Stoughton (Bobcaygeon, Ont.), Kevin George (Uxbridge, Ont.) and James Woodcroft (Milton, Ont.) were the goal scorers.
 
Wise would finish the night with one goal and two assists, bringing his career total to 59 points.
 
Special teams were also a big factor for UOIT in the win, as they scored on the power play while adding shorthanded marker. With five shorthanded goals this year, UOIT leads the entire league.
 
On Saturday, the Ravens managed to shutdown the Ridgebacks offence, holding them to just 15 shots on net. Goaltender Francis Dupuis stopped every shot he faced to earn his first shutout of the season.
 
Eight Raven skaters hat multi-point nights, including Damian Cross who scored three goals and added an assist. Joe Pleckaitis also had a four-point night with one goal and three assists.
 
With a .500 weekend, UOIT sits in sixth place with a 5-5-1 record, one point ahead of the Queen's Gaels (5-4-0) who have two games in hand. Carleton is in first place at 8-2-0 while RMC is in the basement at 0-10-0.
 
UOIT will look to rebound on Thursday night when they head to Toronto to take on the Ryerson Rams (6-3-1). Game time at the Mattamy Athletic Centre is 7:30 p.m.
 
A QUICK LOOK AT THE RIDGEBACKS
Overall Record: 6-7-2
Conference Record: 5-5-1
 
Next Game: Thu. Nov. 13 @ Ryerson