KINGSTON, Ont. (November 29, 2014) - The men's hockey team could not capitalize on late scoring opportunities as they were defeated 3-1 Saturday night at the Memorial Centre by the Laurentian Voyageurs. 

The Voyageurs opened the scoring in the opening frame after Sebastien Leroux buried a rebound past Queen's goaltender Kevin Bailie (Belleville, Ont.) for the powerplay marker. The Gaels responded with a powerplay tally of their own as Spencer Abraham's (Campbellville, Ont.)  point shot took a hard bounce off the end boards, deflecting off Laurentian goaltender Charlie Millen and into the back of the net. Patrick McGillis (Calgary) and Darcy Greenaway (Wilton, Ont.) were credited with the assists on Abraham's fourth of the season. 

Laurentian broke the deadlock and regained the lead on a goal from Nick Esposto in the third period. The Gaels were able to generate offensive pressure in the final minutes of regulation on the powerplay, but could not bury the equalizer. Graham Yeo added an empty-netter as the Voyageurs went on to earn the 3-1 victory. 

Final shots for the game totalled 39-35 in favour of Queen's. Bailie made 32 saves in a losing effort while Millen earned the 38 save victory. 

Assistant Coach Tony Cimellaro was disappointed in his team's performance, "We were outplayed for 60 minutes tonight, pretty much from start to finish," said Cimellaro after the tough loss.

The Gaels (8-6-1) return to action on January 2 when they travel to North Bay, Ontario to battle the Nipissing Lakers (9-7-1).