PREVIEW: Women’s hockey travel to Laurier and Waterloo for weekend matchups
November 6, 2024
Friday, November 8
- The Matchup: Ottawa Gee-Gees (4-4) versus Laurier Golden Hawks (5-2)
- Location: Sun Life Financial Arena
- Puck drop: 7:00 p.m.
- Last meeting: Ottawa 3, Laurier 4 (3OT) – March 12, 2004
OTTAWA GAME NOTES
- Major stat leaders
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- Goals: Arianne Gagnon – 8
- Assists: Arianne Gagnon – 7
- Points: Arianne Gagnon – 15
- Wins: Mireille Kingsley – 3
- Mireille Kingsley logged her first shutout in the Garnet and Grey as they Gee-Gees hosted York on Saturday night. The 3-0 win marked the third win for Kingsley this season.
- Arianne Gagnon leads the conference with 15 points and 8 goals, she also ranks second with 7 assists.
- The Gee-Gees are currently 1-1 in away games and will be on the road for the next two weekends (4 games) before returning home for a Nov. 23 game against Windsor.
LAURIER GAME NOTES
- Major stat leaders
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- Goals: Elle Spencer – 3
- Assists: Claire Robinson – 4
- Points: Claire Robinson – 5
- Wins: Kayla Renaud – 4
- Kayla Renaud has accounted for four of the five Golden Hawks wins this year. She leads the OUA with a 0.87 goals against average. Renaud has logged two shutouts so far this season (vs. Queens and vs. Guelph)
- Laurier is on a two-game win streak, defeating Guelph and TMU. Both teams were unable to score against the Golden Hawks.
- In their last two games, the Golden Hawks scored all three of their goals on the powerplay.
Saturday, November 9
- The Matchup: Ottawa Gee-Gees (4-4) versus #8 Waterloo Warriors (5-2)
- Location: CIF Arena
- Puck drop: 4:00 p.m.
- Last meeting: N/A
WATERLOO GAME NOTES
- Major stat leaders
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- Goals: Carly Orth – 4
- Assists: Leah Herrfort – 8
- Points: Leah Herrfort – 10
- Wins: Kara Mark – 5
- Leah Herrfort leads the OUA in assists and trails Arianne Gagnon with 10 points so far this season.
- Kara Mark has appeared in six games for the Warriors, totalling 177 saves on the season, third in the OUA.
- Waterloo ranks second in the OUA with 3.86 goals per game. A nationally ranked team, they will be looking to challenge the Gee-Gees defence.