KINGSTON, Ont. - (October 24, 2015) - Queen's hosted the Nipissing Lakers for their second of two homecoming games this weekend at the Memorial Centre and skated away with a comeback 3-2 overtime win.

Game Flow

A quick, yet defensive first period ended at with the score sitting at 0-0. Each team had their chances with the man advantage, as the Lakers had two chances late in the frame and the Gaels with one of their own. 

A late first period penalty by Alisha Sealey (Elora, Ont.) had the Gaels shorthanded for 1:44 coming into the second. After killing it off, they were able to draw two calls of their own. The Lakers had a second player ejected from the game for checking from behind. With a 5 on 3 a nice tic-tac-toe play ended with a tap home goal by Katrina Manoukarakis (Scarborough, Ont.). Nice passing on the play by both Alisha Sealey and Taryn Pilon (Peterborough, Ont.). With just three minutes remaining in the period, the Gaels lost control in the neutral zone with the Lakers capitalizing with a goal by Brooklyn Irwin. Just moments later it was the Lakers once again, scoring with Sam Strasburger shoving home a rebound past Caitlyn Lahonen (Sharon, Ont.). Two late goals put the Gaels on their heels, down 2-1 headed into the third period.

The Lakers played a timid and safe third, keeping the game at a 2-1 score. With 49 seconds left the Gaels drew a tripping call and pulled Lahonen to give them a 6 on 4 advantage. 20 seconds later it was once again Manoukarakis from Mary Coughlin (Amhertsburg, Ont.) tying the game up with less that 30 seconds to go.

The game went to a 4 on 4 overtime format as both teams looked for the winner. Just 42 seconds into the extra frame it was Pilon coming up with a big takeaway off the Lakers defence and firing home the overtime winner. In front of an excited homecoming crowd, the Queen's Gaels took the game by a 3-2 score.

By the Numbers

2 - Points by Manoukarakis and Pilon 
22 - Saves by Lahonen for the Gaels
3 - Penalties killed by Queen's in the win
26 - Penalty minutes racked up by the Lakers (2 game misconducts)

Final Say

"We stuck with it and really took it to them in the third period. The girls just said enough is enough and went for it. Nipissing is a great team, they play very tough and we were able to keep up the pressure to the end." - Matt Holmberg, Head Coach

Up Next

Queen's will be on the road for two more games next weekend. First up they'll face Waterloo on Saturday afternoon, followed by another matinee matchup versus Guelph on Sunday.