TORONTO (January 28, 2018) – The Queen's Gaels (12-3-2-3) women's hockey team earned their second straight shutout victory on Sunday afternoon when they defeated the York Lions (6-0-11-3) 4-0.
Stephanie Pascal (Sudbury, Ont.) made 19 saves to record her second shutout in as many days.
GAME FLOW
Queen's got the game started on the right foot when
Hailey Wilson (Pickering, Ont.) opened the scoring at 4:20.
Alex Maw (Whitby, Ont.) stretched the Gaels lead to 2-0 at 9:42 when she sniped her second goal of the season. Although the shot count tallied 6-6, the Gaels were able to capitalize on their opportunities and head into the second period up 2-0.
The second period saw Gaels leading goal scorer
Katrina Manoukarakis (Scarborough, Ont.) score her 13th goal of the campaign on an unassisted effort at 4:04. Pascal would remain strong in the Gaels net and keep the shutout bid going into the third period.
Gaels forward
Kaylie Dennis (London, Ont.) finished off the scoring for Queen's at 4:32 with her third of the season. The final shot count for the game would favour the Gaels, 22-19.
Pascal earned the victory in net with 19 saves while Lauren Dubie took the loss in net for the Lions.
BY THE NUMBERS
2- Shutouts this weekend by
Stephanie Pascal
13- Wins by
Stephanie Pascal this season, most in the OUA
UP NEXT
The Gaels are back in action on Friday, February 2nd when they take on the Laurier Golden Hawks in Kingston. Puck drop is set for 7:30 pm and can be seen live on OUA.tv.
