KINGSTON, Ont. (January 6, 2018) – It was deja vu on Saturday night at the Memorial Centre as the UOIT Ridgebacks (10-7-1) were back for a rematch of Friday night's game with the Queen's Gaels (11-4-3). Tonight's game ended much like Friday night's as the Gaels were able to secure another victory, this time in the form of a 3-0 shutout. Queen's controlled play from the opening whistle on the way to their fourth straight win.
 
GAME FLOW
Queen's came out flying in this one, with Eric Margo (North Vancouver, B.C.) igniting the Gaels early on with several big hits. The Tricolour were all around the net in the first period, and they were rewarded at 13:54 of the frame when Duncan Campbell (Brandon, Man.) took a great feed from Jaden Lindo (Brampton, Ont.) and buried a shot top shelf past Ridgebacks goalie Brendan O'Neill. The Gaels would keep attacking and added a second goal at 18:07 when Francesco Vilardi (Kingston, Ont.) finished off a beautiful Slater Doggett (Oakville, Ont.) rush with his first of the season.
 
Starting the second period with a 2-0 lead, the Gaels didn't take their foot off the gas. Ryan Bloom (Calgary, Alta.) finished off a great tic-tac-toe play from Doggett and Eric Ming (Williamstown, Ont.) to give the Gaels a 3-0 lead just over a minute into the frame. Queen's controlled the play for the remainder of the period but were unable to add to their lead, heading into the third period leading 3-0.
 
Although he wasn't tested much during the first two periods, Jake Brennan (Halifax, N.S.) had to be sharp for the Gaels in the third period as the Ridgebacks had many opportunities to cut into the 3-0 lead. Queen's was able to kill off a powerplay midway through the period thanks in large part to Brennan. UOIT would pull O'Neill with just under five minutes remaining to make a comeback but were unable to get any great scoring chances with the extra man. The Gaels were unable to add an empty-netter, and the game would finish with a final score of 3-0.
 
Brennan earned the shutout win in net for the Gaels, making 17 saves while O'Neill took the loss in net for the Ridgebacks.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
2- Tonight marked the second time this season Jake Brennan has pitched a shutout victory vs UOIT

UP NEXT
The Gaels will be back in action on Friday, January 12th when they take on the McGill Redmen in Montreal. Puck drop is set for 7 pm and can be seen live on OUA.tv.