Frustrating loss for UOIT against Brock


OUA Women's Hockey: Brock defeated UOIT 3-1

OSHAWA, Ont. – Despite outshooting Brock 43-17, the UOIT women's hockey team was unable to pick up a win on Saturday as they fell 3-1 to the Badgers.

The loss puts UOIT (13-9-1) in a tie for sixth place with the Western Mustangs (13-9-1) heading into the final day of the regular season. UOIT will look to break the tie in their regular season finale as they host the No. 3 ranked Guelph Gryphons (20-3-0) on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. Guelph will also have a lot to play for as they sit only a single point ahead of Laurier for the top-spot in the OUA.

Brock goaltender Jenna Sosnoski stole the show on Saturday afternoon making 42 saves for her ninth win of the season. After Brock was eliminated from playoff contention on Friday night, the freshman goaltender showed no signs giving up on the season as she one of her best performances, which included stopping 22 Ridgeback shots in the third period.

Jill Morillo (Whitby, Ont.) was the only Ridgeback able to beat Sosnoski as she banked a puck of a Brock defender in the first period to record her 14th goal of the season. Melissa Berney (Bowmanville, Ont.) and Victoria MacKenzie (Toronto, Ont.) recorded assists on Morillo's 64th career goal.

Just after the first penalty of a UOIT 5-on-3 power play had expired in the third period, Brock was able to capitalize off a Ridgeback turnover as they quickly turned the puck up ice on an odd-man rush. Jessica Fickel was able to beat the UOIT defender on the wing and feed Leigh Vanderveen in front of the net who was able to beat Tori Campbell (Lethbridge, Alta.) for the second time in the game.

Both teams struggled on the power play in the game combining to go 0-for-9 while UOIT allowed the game-winning goal shorthanded.

Saturday's loss put an end to the Ridgebacks' four-game winning streak.