HAMILTON, Ont. - The UOIT women's field lacrosse team had their season come to an end on Saturday after a thrilling 7-6 victory over the York Lions at the OUA championship.
 
"I am really proud of the way our team developed throughout the year," said head coach Liane Chornobay. "We trained hard and really came together at the end of the season. I want to congratulate all of the players on a great year and especially thank our graduating seniors for their contributions to the program."
 
In her final game for UOIT, Kristin Lemmon (Whitby, Ont.) had a day to remember as she scored the Ridgebacks final four goals of the game. Her third goal of the day came with 23 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 6-6 and force overtime. In the second three-minute overtime period, Lemmon scored the game winning goal with 19 seconds remaining to give the Ridgebacks the 7-6 win.
 
Julia Vinkovic (Oshawa, Ont.) had two goals and Elyse Lockhart (Ajax, Ont.) had one to round out scoring in the first half for the Ridgebacks in the win.
 
UOIT finished the championship with a 1-1 record after dropping their opening match 5-3 to the hosting McMaster Marauders. Lemmon had two goals against McMaster while Samantha Bullen (Whitby, Ont.) had the other.
 
Cierra Maingot (Whitby, Ont.) played in goal for UOIT and allowed just nine goals against in two games.
 
The OUA championship concludes the season for the Ridgebacks.