BOX SCORE KINGSTON, Ont. – A pair of goals by
Katie Duncan (Kitchener, Ont.) and
Mary Coughlin (Amherstberg, Ont.) led the No. 7-ranked Queen's Gaels to a 5-4 win over the No. 6-ranked Guelph Gryphons in OUA women's hockey action at the Memorial Centre Saturday night.
The Gryphons got on the board quickly as Jessica Pinkerton (Oshawa, Ont.) scored a goal at 1:56 assisted by Amanda Parkins (Kitchener, Ont.). The play continued at a fast pace as the Gaels and Gryphons went head to head on the ice. The Gaels were able to get a goal on the board at 18:54 with a goal by Duncan and assisted by
Kristin Smith (Toronto, Ont.) putting the score at 1-1 to end the action-packed period.
The Gryphons regained the lead with a power play goal scored at 5:22 by Emily Corbett (Toronto, Ont.). The Gaels fired back quickly with their own power play goal scored by Coughlin and assisted by
Alisha Sealey (Elora, Ont.) and
Taryn Pilon (Peterborough, Ont.) bringing the score to 2-2. The Gaels took the lead for the first time in the game off a slap shot from
Morgan McHaffie (Guelph, Ont.) that was tapped in by Coughlin for the power play goal at 16:51, her second goal of the night. Duncan scored another power play goal for the Gaels off a slap shot from behind the red line, assisted by Pilon and
Courtenay Jacklin (Regina, Sask.). Queen's continued the offensive play as
Chantal Morais (Guelph, Ont.) added another goal just 47-seconds later at 18:50. The Gaels' three goals in under two minutes left them with a 5-2 lead at the end of the second period.
Guelph started the third period with a power play goal at 1:01 by Brittney Crawford (Guelph, Ont.). The play continued at a fast pace and the Gryphons added a goal at 17:06 scored by Corbett cutting the Gaels lead to just one at 5-4. The Gryphons pulled their goalie in the late stages, but the Gaels' defence denied Guelph a quality scoring chance.
Karissa Savage (Calgary, Alta.) had 31 saves for the Gaels and Brooke Siddall (Windsor, Ont.) stopped 21 shots for the Gryphons.
The Gaels move to 5-0-1 in the regular season, putting them atop the OUA standings, while the Gryphons fall to 4-2.
The Gaels return to action Saturday, October 27, as they play Laurier in Waterloo. Faceoff is set for 3 p.m.
