NORTH BAY, Ont. (September 16, 2017) – The Queen's Gaels (3-2-0) were victorious with a 3-0 win in a hard-fought road game against the Nipissing Lakers (2-4-0) on Saturday afternoon.

GAME FLOW
The two teams, who have previously met in Kingston already this season, paced each other well early on with neither team able to find the back of the net early.

In total, the Gaels and Lakers each had a pair of shots on net in the opening half but neither team was able to score. Gaels starting keeper Alex Jones (Comox, B.C.) stopped both shots faced in the first 45.

The second half began with more intensity for the Gaels. In the 57th minute of the game, Inaki Hew (Singapore) struck a free kick, scoring the first goal of the game for Queen's.

 The men continued to play with control, and only five minutes later, Brevin Mackay (Ottawa) slid another goal past the Nipissing goalie to bring their lead to 2-0. Again, six minutes after the second goal, Patrick Van Belleghem (Kenora, Ont.) scored the third and final goal of the game, unassisted. The Tricolour continued to play a strong defensive game, maintaining their 3-0 lead over Nipissing.

Jones stopped another two shots in the second half to finish with a four-save clean sheet for Queen's.

BY THE NUMBERS
3 – Three yellow cards given between the two teams
4 – Four saves made by the Queen's goalie Jones
2 - Wins for Queen's over Nipissing this season
4th - Place in the OUA with two games in hand on third

UP NEXT
The Gaels take on the Laurentian Voyageurs on Sunday, September 17th, 2017 at 2:15 pm in Sudbury.