The York University Lions women's hockey team was in St. Catharines, Ont., on Saturday night to face off against the Brock Badgers and suffered a 3-0 defeat at Seymour-Hannah Arena.
 
This low-scoring contest saw most of its action within the first two periods. In the opening period the Badgers' Kailey Peirson broke the games deadlock to give the home team a 1-0 lead.
 
Entering the second period York needed an answer, however Brock pulled ahead again as the Badgers scored two more times in the period to cap off the game at 3-0. Both goals came from Annie Berg.  
 
In the third period the Lions did their best to try and close the gap, outshooting the Badgers 14-2. But Brock goaltender Jensen Murphy stopped every puck fired her way en route to the shutout with 35 total saves in the game.
 
York goalie Lauren Dubie (London, Ont.) made 20 saves on the evening.
 
The loss dropped the Lions to 3-2-11-4 and the remain in 12^th place in the OUA standings with 17 points. The win was a huge one for the Badgers, putting them into a tie for eighth place with 31 points and an 8-3-9-1 record.
 
The Lions' next game will take place on Saturday when the Queen's Gaels travel to Canlan Ice Sports for a contest beginning at 2pm. The game will be the team's annual Roar for a Cure game to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society.