The York University Lions women's hockey team wraps up the fall semester of their 2017-18 campaign this weekend when the Nipissing Lakers and Laurentian Voyageurs visit Canlan Ice Sports
 
The Match-up: York (3-0-7-1) vs. Nipissing (5-0-3-1) and Laurentian (2-1-4-2)
 
Game Details
Nipissing – Saturday, Nov. 25 @ 2pm, OUA.tv
Laurentian – Sunday, Nov. 26 @ 2pm, OUA.tv
 
Home/Away Records
York – 2-3 at home
Nipissing – 2-3 on the road
Laurentian – 1-3 on the road
 
Current Streak
York – Lost 1
Nipissing – Won 2
Laurentian – Lost 1
 
Last Meetings
The Lakers swept the season series between the two teams last year, winning 3-2 in overtime in the first game and 3-0 in the second. Overall, the Lakers have won six straight contests over the Lions and seven of eight in total since they joined the OUA in the 2013-14 season.
 
Laurentian won both games against the Lions last season, taking one by a 4-2 score and one 3-0. The Voyageurs have won three consecutive games against the Lions, and prior to that run the Lions won three in a row themselves dating back to the 2014-15 season.
 
QUICK FACTS
 
York

• After a winless October, the Lions have alternated wins and losses in November and have a 3-3 record in that stretch, including two wins at home.
• Last weekend, the Lions defeated the Windsor Lancers 3-2 at home thanks to a goal by Courtney Gardiner with five seconds remaining on the clock. They also suffered a 1-0 loss to Waterloo on the road.
• The Lions are allowing more goals than any other team in the OUA, with an average of 3.56 per game. They are ranked ninth in conference scoring with 1.55 goals per game.
• After this weekend, the Lions don't play again until the first weekend in January when they will host the Brock Badgers at Canlan on Jan. 6.

 
Nipissing

• The Lakers had a bit of a rough start to the season, losing three of their first five contests. They have bounced back recently, however, with three wins in their last four games.
• Last weekend, the Lakers earned a pair of wins over Toronto and Ryerson by scores of 4-1 and 3-2, respectively. Their most recent loss with a 5-0 result to Guelph.
• The Lakers are ranked second in the OUA with 2.89 goals scored per game. They have struggled defensively, however, and are giving up 2.23 per game, an average that puts them 10^th in the conference.
• The Lakers were OUA silver medallists last year in just their fourth year in the league. They finished second in the OUA with 51 points and 17 wins in 24 games.

 
Laurentian

• The Voyageurs have just three wins in their first nine contests, although they've earned points in two other games with an overtime loss to first-place Queen's and a shootout loss to Ryerson, which came in their most recent contest last weekend.
• Laurentian's two regulation wins this season were both shutouts, 2-0 over Windsor and 1-0 over UOIT.
• Like the Lions, the Voyageurs are a low-scoring team this season with just 1.33 goals per game. They are also giving up 2.24 goals per game, the third-highest mark in the OUA.
• Laurentian was a playoff team last year with 37 points to finish in seventh place in the standings. They were defeated by Nipissing in the first round.

 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
York
 
D Taylor Davison – Ranks eighth overall in the OUA and second among all defenders with eight points (three goals, five assists) in 11 games. She scored the game winner against Ryerson earlier this year and is the team's overall leading scorer.
 
F Brooke Anderson – Leads all Lions' rookies with six points (one goal, five assists) in 11 games. She is tied for 21^st overall in OUA scoring.
 
Nipissing
 
F Maria Dominico – Tied for second overall in OUA scoring with 11 points (six goals, five assists) in just seven games, the fewest games played among all players in the conference's top 20. She has scored twice on the power play and has one game winner.
 
D Zosia Davis – The OUA's top offensive defender with nine points in as many games. She has one goal and a conference-best eight assists.
 
Laurentian
 
G Karen Collins – Was in the net for both of her team's shutout wins, making 67 saves in those two victories. She is 10^th in the OUA in save percentage (.945) and 12^th in goals against average (2.01).
 
F Samantha Morell – Leads the Voyageurs in scoring with five points (four goals, one assist). She has scored two game-winning goals this season.