The York University Lions women's hockey team travelled to London, Ont., to face off with the Western Mustangs on Friday night at centre ice at the Thompson Arena. Heading into the game, the Mustangs were ranked second in the OUA but the Lions played a strong game, holding off the Mustangs until the shootout before falling to them 1-0.
 
Both teams played ferociously throughout the first three periods. That's not to say both sides didn't have ample chances. The Lions outshot the Mustangs 28-20, proving they could compete with their higher ranked opponent.
 
After three exhausting periods and a period of overtime, in which the shots continued and the Lions had five chances to the Mustangs' six, the game went to a shootout. Western scored on both of its chances, with goals by April Clark and Megan Taylor, and the Lions were not able to get the puck past Western goalie Carmen Lasis to take the loss.
 
Sophomore goaltender Lauren Dubie made 25 saves in the game and Lasis made 33.
 
The Lions fall to a 6-0-12-4 record and remain in 11^th place in the OUA standings, while the Mustangs continue to hold down second place with a 13-3-5-2 record.
 
The Lions will be back on home ice at Canlan Ice Sports on Friday at 7pm to take on the University of Toronto Varsity Blues in their final home game of the regular season.