The Ontario Tech women's hockey opened the new year with a 4-1 loss to the Waterloo Warriors on Sunday.
 
Waterloo's Carley Oliver finished the game with a hat trick, scoring three of the four goals during Sunday night's game. Also scoring for Waterloo, Brooklyn Cole.
 
Ontario Tech's, Mackenzie Krasowski (Keswick, Ont.) came out strong in the third period, scoring the only Ridgeback goal just 24 seconds into the period.

WHKY | Mackenzie Krasowski grabs one in the third.

FINAL
ONT – 1
WAT – 4 pic.twitter.com/w8O8vyM3oD

— Ontario Tech Ridgebacks (@OT_Ridgebacks) January 8, 2023

In net, Zoe McGee (Kanata, Ont.) had 37 saves in the loss.
 
The women's hockey team is set to hit the ice again next Friday in Toronto against TMU at 6 p.m.