OSHAWA, Ont. – The No. 3 ranked Ottawa Gee-Gees continued their strong start this season as they topped the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks 5-1 in the first of two meetings this year.
 
Nibo Dlamini opened the scoring for Ottawa in the 15^th minute, which stood as the only goal going into halftime. The Gee-Gees were outshooting the Ridgebacks 13-3 at the break.
 
Melanie Hoekstra's (Bowmanville, Ont.) goal off a corner kick in the 49^th minute tied the game 1-1, but Ottawa took the lead back with goals by Trinity Esprit and Hailey Welsh in the 53^rd and 68^th minutes.
 

WSOC | Minutes into the second period, Ridgebacks scored their first goal of the game, making it a current tie. pic.twitter.com/0mtkz71s9Y

— Ontario Tech Ridgebacks (@OT_Ridgebacks) October 2, 2021

Emma Lefebvre and Soumaya Bouak rounded out the Gee-Gees scoring in the 69^th and 81^st minutes.
 
Alicia Chisholm (Woodbridge, Ont.) made a career-high 14 saves in the match for Ontario Tech, while Cassidy Joslin made one save in the victory for Ottawa in 77 minutes played. Mariah Harper finished the final 13 minutes of the match in goal for the Gee-Gees.
 
The Ridgebacks return to action on Thursday night at home when they host the Queen's Gaels. Kick-off at Vaso's Field is 6 p.m. or you can catch the match on oua.tv.
 
RIDGEBACKS AT A GLANCE
Overall Record (W-L-D): 0-4-1
Conference Record (W-L-D): 0-3-0

Next game: Thursday, Oct. 7 vs. Queen's Gaels (6 p.m. – Vaso's Field)