The York University Lions women's hockey team plays its final game of the final semester on Saturday afternoon when the rival Toronto Varsity Blues visit Canlan Ice Sports.
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The Match-ups: York (2-1-6-3) vs. Toronto (5-0-4-0)
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Game Details
Saturday, Nov. 26 @ 2pm, OUA.tv
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Home/Away Records
York – 2-4 at home
Toronto – 1-3 on the road
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Current Streak
York – Won 1
Toronto – Won 1
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Last Meetings
The Lions and Varsity Blues split their season series last year, with the home team winning each game. The Lions took the first 1-0 in a shootout at Canlan, and later in the year the Blues won the second 6-2. The two teams also played a pre-season game earlier this year, which was won by the Lions by a score of 4-3.
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QUICK FACTS
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York
- The Lions have already played once this week, picking up their third victory of the season with a 4-3 win over the Ryerson Rams on Thursday at Mattamy Athletic Centre thanks to goaltender Eva Hall's 40 saves.
- The win ended what was a seven game losing streak, although the Lions did pick up three points in that stretch with a trio of overtime losses to Nipissing, Guelph and Waterloo.
- The Lions are one of the lowest scoring teams in the OUA this season with an average of 2.0 goals per game.
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Toronto
- The Varsity Blues have played only nine games so far this season, the lowest total of all teams in the OUA. They have five wins on the year, including a big 6-1 victory over the Laurier Golden Hawks in their most recent outing last Friday.
- After a slow start to the year, the Blues have three wins in their last four contests. In addition to the lopsided win over Laurier, they also posted a 4-1 victory over Windsor and a 2-0 triumph over Western, as well as a 1-0 loss to Waterloo.
- The Varsity Blues are also a low-scoring team with an average of just 1.9 goals per game.
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
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York
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Justine Treadwell – Leads the Lions with four goals and is tied for second on the team with five points. She has scored one game winner, against Ryerson on Thursday night.
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Taylor Davison – The team's top rookie through the first half of the season with four points (two goals, two assists) in 10 games. She is also the Lions' top scoring defender.
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Toronto
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F Taylor Day – Leads the Blues in scoring with 10 points in only nine games. She is first in goals (five) and second in assists (five) and has scored three times on the power play.
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D Cristine Chao – Ranks first on the Blues in assists (six) and second overall in scoring with seven points. She is also the team's leading offensive defender.
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