KINGSTON, Ont. (October 25, 2014) - Jessica Wakefield (Lucan, Ont.) collected both goals for the No.3 Gaels as they went on to defeat the No.10 Toronto Varsity Blues 2-1 Saturday afternoon at the Memorial Centre.

The lone tally of the first frame came near the midway point of the period as Wakefield buried her first of the season. Wakefield received a great feed from captain Shawna Griffin (Redwood Meadows, Alta.) in the slot and made no mistake as she slid the puck passed Toronto goaltender Nicole Kesteris. The Gaels came close to doubling their lead a few minutes later but Nadia Larocca (Mississauga, Ont.) found iron after being sent in on a partial breakaway. Caitlyn Lahonen (Sharon, Ont.) started in net for Queen's, turning aside all 10 shots that she faced in the period.

Scoring opportunities were few and far between in the middle period as each side had difficulty maintaining offensive zone pressure. Both squads came close to capitalizing on the powerplay but goaltenders Lahonen and Kesteris shut the door. The Varsity Blues knotted the score late in the frame when Taylor Day dove at a loose puck in the slot and swatted it home to the top right corner. 

The Gaels notched the game-winner in the final five minutes of the game as Wakefield deposited her second of the afternoon. Addi Halladay (North Augusta, Ont.) made a fantastic play, chipping the puck off the boards and past the Toronto defence to set up a two-on-one. Halladay then dished the puck over to Wakefield who buried it into the back of the net. The Varsity Blues generated offensive pressure after pulling their goalie in the final minute, but could not find the equalizer. 

Wakefield led all skaters with two points for the game. Final shots totalled 27 to 20 in favour of Toronto. Lahonen collected 26 saves for the win while Kesteris registered 18 in the loss.

The Gaels (4-0-0) return to action Sunday afternoon when they take on the Ryerson Rams (1-2-0). Puck drop is set for 2:30pm at the Memorial Centre.