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Kingston, Ont. (February 8, 2009) - Queen's scored three times on the powerpay and netted a shorthanded goal to defeat the University of Toronto 5-1 in women's hockey on Sunday.
Elizabeth Kench of Gananoque, Ont., netted the Gaels only even strength goal which turned out to be the game winner.
This marks the second time this season in which the Gaels have scored five goals in a game. The first came November 30 against the Windsor Lancers.
Queen's jumped out to a two goal lead in the first period with Victoria Kaufmann of Whitby, Ont., opening the scoring on the power play. Kench netted her fourth of the season with 32 seconds left in the opening frame.
Kristin Smith of Toronto, extended the Gaels lead mid-way through the second, scoring a short-handed goal off a Varsity Blues give-a-way.
Stacey Oue of Scarborough, Ont., scored the Blues lone goal at the 15:54 mark of the second to pull Toronto within two heading into the third.
In the third period, Toronto found themselves in the penalty box four more time, leading to two more Queen's powerplay goals.
Second year defencemen Shelby Aitcheson of London, Ont., notched her first ever Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) goal to give the Gaels the 4-1 lead and Amanda Morra of Pickering, Ont., netted the fifth and final goal.
Despite leading in penalties, Toronto managed to out shoot the Gaels 36-24. Melissa John of Unionville, Ont., stood tall in net for the Gaels stopping 11 shots in the third and 33 overall.
With the victory Queen's split the weekend series with the Varsity Blues. Toronto took Saturday's match 3-2 with a late third-period goal.
The Gaels move into a tie for fifth in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) with the Brock Badgers and sit one point behind York for fourth place with one game in hand.
Queen's remains home next weekend as they play host to the undefeated Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks on Friday. The game is scheduled for 7:30pm at the Kingston Memorial Centre. Tickets are available by calling 613.533.2500.
