OSHAWA, Ont. – After an unfortunate fate on Friday night the UOIT women's hockey team got some redemption on Saturday afternoon as they upset the third-place Western Mustangs 2-0.
 
Briar Hughes (Thornton, Ont.) was key in the victory as she earned her third career shutout, turning aside 25 Mustang shots.
 
The U SPORTS championship host Mustangs had a dominant opening five minutes and led 8-7 in shots after the opening period, but as the Ridgebacks settled into the game the teams were knotted 0-0.
 
Chelsea Ball (Maple, Ont.), who leads the team in goal scoring, cycled the puck deep in the Mustang zone and traded spots with captain Mikaeli Cavell (Edmonton, Alta.) and one-timed the return pass in the top right corner over Tareya Webster for her sixth of the season. UOIT held their one-goal lead after 40 minutes.
 
Alex Frigon (Dartmouth, N.S.), who scored the Ridgebacks lone goal on Friday, assisted on Mariah Wilson's (Cobourg, Ont.) goal with 5:07 to go in the game to ice the game.

The Mustangs pulled Webster with 2:32 and maintained the majority of the possession as the clock ticked down, but neither team scored as it ended 2-0. Webster made 21 saves in the loss.
 


UOIT now heads on the road next week to take on the York Lions and Guelph Gryphons. They are eight points out of a playoff spot with six conference games remaining.
 
For the Ridgebacks, their final home games of the season will be February 2 and 3 against the Waterloo Warriors and Laurier Golden Hawks.
 
QUICK LOOK AT THE RIDGEBACKS
Overall Record: 6-17-2
Conference Record: 6-10-2
 
Next Game: Saturday, Jan. 27 @ York Lions (2 p.m. – Toronto, Ont.)