TORONTO (Feb. 11, 2017) – The Queen's Gaels (9-4-8-1) defeated the York Lions (3-2-12-4) 3-0 on Saturday afternoon in OUA women's hockey action.
 
GAMEFLOW
Queen's came out strong, scoring back-to-back goals in the first period. Nine minutes in, Claire McKellar (London, Ont.) opened the scoring with an unassisted goal. One minute later, Danelle Bishoff (Calgary) scored for the Gaels, extending the lead to 2-0.  Mackenzie Stamper (Oakville, Ont.) and Kyla Crouse (Mount Brydges, Ont.) assisted on the play.

In spite of several close chances in the second, the period proved to be scoreless, allowing the Gaels to maintain a 2-0 lead heading into the third. In the third period, Hailey Wilson (Pickering, Ont.) scored an empty net goal at the end of the period, which allowed the Gaels to take a 3-0 final over the Lions.
 
Gaels goaltender Stephanie Pascal (Sudbury, Ont.) made 25 saves, shutting-out the Lions.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
25 – saves for Stephanie Pascal
18 – total penalty minutes
1 – goal each for McKellar, Bishoff and Wilson
 
UP NEXT
The Gaels take on the Brock Badgers on Feb. 17th in Napanee, Ont. The game begins at 12:00pm. and can be seen live on OUA.tv.